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The Best Matchup of Week Five: JAX vs. KC


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2 minutes ago, No Place To Hyde said:

One thing I notice about Bortles. He tends to play bigger in big games. Bortles May be a punchline but he's serviceable for that team. 

Let's hope.  He certainly played well against the Pats.

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On 10/3/2018 at 10:42 PM, billsherd said:

Should I start Mahomes?

Zerovolts says 90% chance of steady rain. Steady rain and the jags d are not a good recipe for success. I might wait till just before kickoff to put him in. Also depends on your other qb matchup.

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REPORTERS' NOTEBOOK
 
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Telvin Smith was all smiles this week when asked about facing the AFC's only undefeated team. James Palmer reports from Jacksonville on the defense's thoughts on playing Patrick Mahomes.
 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith, a defensive captain, walked to the podium for his weekly Wednesday press conference with the kind of grin on his face you only see from a man who might know something that you don't.
 
"Why are you smiling so much?" a reporter asked, as Smith continued laughing and smiling several minutes into his press conference.
 
"Listen. Listen. Ask me that after the game," Smith said, laughing throughout his response. "Ask me, 'Why were you smiling? What was so funny?' "
 
You could tell by the way Smith talked about Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes that the defense in Jacksonville is well aware of the hype. Mahomes was named AFC Offensive Player for the month of September -- his first month as a starter in the NFL.
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Jaguars believe they can match Chiefs' speed

 

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Tyreek Hill is fast. Like superfast. Potentially historically fast.
 
The Kansas City Chiefs receiver ran a 4.19-second 40-yard dash at his pro day, which would eclipse the fastest 40 in NFL combine history (Bengals receiver John Ross ran 4.22 in 2017). He also was timed at 4.25 seconds at a Nike SPARQ Camp.
 
That speed -- as well as that of receiver Sammy Watkins and running back Kareem Hunt -- is one of the first topics that comes up when discussing the Chiefs’ offense.
 
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive players say they’re ready for it on Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium. They also believe they can match it.
 
“They’re a fast group, but we’re a fast group,” linebacker Telvin Smith said. “Like we said, this is going to be the best against the best. Make your move. We’re going to make our move.
 
“Come out and be ready to play.”
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What are The MMQB Staff's favorite NFL Week 5 bets?

 

Jacksonville Jaguars (+3) at Kansas City Chiefs
The Chiefs are a red-hot 4-0, but they're also coming off a short week, on the road, after their comeback win in Denver on Monday Night Football. That's a tough turnaround in anticipation of facing the stingiest defense in the league, allowing just 14 points and 259.2 yards per game to opponents. The Chiefs offense is loaded with playmakers, but Jacksonville is the one team with the ability to match up. The Jaguars have a physical front, speedy defenders on the back end and are excellent at diagnosing a team's tendencies, as we saw in Week 2 against the Patriots. — Jenny Vrentas
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5 hours ago, 26CornerBlitz said:

 

......These numbers are HEAVILY skewed by the 49ers game where Mahomes went right 14 times and left only once.  He's been balanced in the other games.  Good luck with thinking his tendancy is going right.....he goes where the best chance to complete the pass is.

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Kansas City Chiefs 30, Jacksonville Jaguars 14

1. Any hopes of a Jaguars comeback were dashed at the end of the first half. After safety Tashaun Gipson became the first player to pick off Patrick Mahomes this season, Blake Bortles experienced the nightmare sequence of a lost fumble, a pick-six on a screen pass to defensive end Chris Jones and another interception that bounced off the back of his own offensive lineman's helmet and into cornerback Steven Nelson's hands in the end zone. Under pressure from edge rusher Dee Ford, he unfurled a third interception at the goal line early in the fourth quarter and added yet another in the end zone as time expired in the final frame. One of the byproducts of Bortles' sloth-like elongated throwing motion is an exceptionally high number of passes deflected at the line of scrimmage, which has contributed to his NFL-high 71 interceptions and 13 pick-sixes since entering the league in 2014. He's had much worse throwing exhibitions this year, but the five turnovers were a killer on the road.
 
2. Myles Jack's inability to contain Travis Kelce is emblematic of the stiff challenge defenses face against Andy Reid's scheming and Patrick Mahomes' arm talent. Jack is the best coverage linebacker on one of the NFL's premier defenses, but it's asking a lot to stay disciplined enough not to bite on Tyreek Hill's pre-snap motion, run step-for-step with an All Pro tight end and make a play at the catch point when Mahomes delivers a perfect strike. Through four games this season, all tight ends combined had managed just 135 yards on 14 receptions against Jacksonville. Kelce had five catches for 100 yards by the start of the fourth quarter on Sunday. The Chiefs are so creative and deploy so many different weapons that defenses are forced to pick their poison each week.
 
3. Although opportunistic with the five takeaways, Kansas City's overly generous defense was far from a shutdown unit, surrendering a career-high 430 passing yards to Bortles. It didn't help matters that Bob Sutton's three most important players failed to finish the game. Jones was ejected for throwing a cheap shot, Ford was booted for a pair of personal fouls and outside linebacker Justin Houston was sidelined with a hamstring injury. Prior to his exit, Ford continued his impressive contract-year campaign, tallying three QB hits, a pass deflection and a forced fumble. He's going to get paid next offseason if he can avoid the injury bug.
 
-- Chris Wesseling
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