Jaguars vs Chiefs summary: Mahomes, score, stats, highlights | NFL Divisional Playoffs

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CHIEFS WIN!!!

Despite an ankle injury to star Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs pulled off a win over the Jaguars! They will head to the Conference final next week to play the winner of the Bengals-Bills game on tomorrow!

Jaguars go for the onside kick but the Chiefs' Toney gets it

There are 20 seconds left in the game. The Jaguars managed to get within one score on a 48-yard field goal by Patterson. 

Patterson 48-yard field goal is GOOD!

Lawrence to Kirk for 5, not enough for a 1st down but enough for a field goal try at 48 yards

Lawrence pass incomplete to Jones in the end zone, 3rd and 10

Lawrence spikes to stop the clock

Lawrence throws deep to Jones again, CAUGHT for 21 yards! He falls down at the 35 and they go quick...

Lawrence complete to Jones for 11, 1st down and he gets out of bounds

Townsend punts it back to the 24, Agnew returns it but just for 9 yards to the 33

Chiefs take 2nd timeout

McKinnon gets just 5 yards, 4th and 5 Chiefs

Two-minute warning

The Chiefs are at 3rd down and 10 at their own 30 after getting the ball back on an interception. They are up by 10 points and the Jaguars' ruined two chances in a row of coming back to beat them with a fumble followed by an interception.

And the Jags interception...

The Jags fumble...

Jaguars take final timeout

Oh, the Jaguars just messed up two opportunities in a row for a comeback. 

Unsportsmanlike Conduct on Chiefs' Cook, 15 yards

Lawrence pass meant for Jones is INTERCEPTED by Watson!!! 

Lawrence to Kirk, he bobbles it but hangs on, 2nd and 6 and the clock is ticking...

On this return, Agnew gets just 5 yards

Jaguars take 2nd timeout

Jaguars get the stop at 3rd and 1!! They needed that and now they'll need to get a touchdown and field goal to tie the game. Can they do it??

Toney takes it up 5 just short of the 1st down

Jaguars take 1st timeout

Chiefs taking over at their own 3 after the fumble recovery, Pacheco takes it up 4 yards, 2nd and 6.

Chiefs' Sneed was injured during the play

​​​​​​Lawrence gets it to Agnew again but it is FUMBLED and RECOVERED by CHIEFS' Bolton!!​​​​​​​

At 3rd and 10, Lawrence scrambles away to pick up 12! 1st down!

Lawrence throws two incomplete passes in a row to Jones and Engram to bring Jaguars to 3rd down again...

Lawrence pass deep right to Jones for 18 yards, another big gain to the Chiefs 21! 

There is an Offsides call on Chiefs' Clark, declined. 

Lawrence to Engram for 16 yards to get the 1st down at the Chiefs 39

Lawrence pass incomplete to Jones brings Jags to 3rd and 10

Lawrence pass to Kirk is incomplete. Kirk was injured during the play, down on the field.

Agnewis off again!!! He takes it back 42 yards to the Jaguars 45! He was just barely tackled by Butker!! He was almost about to take it all the way!

At 2nd and goal, Mahomes gets it away under pressure on a jump pass to ldes-Scantling for 6 yards and the touchdown! Butker PAT is good. Mahomes is playing on a weak ankle but it doesn't seem to matter - he always finds a way. With 7:08 to go, the Chiefs are up by 10 again.

McKinnon brought down by Hamilton for a loss of 3, ouch!

Toney stays in bounds until the 4! He picks up 14 yards to put the Chiefs at 1st and goal!

Second penalty in a row on Jaguars! Mahomes passed it deep to Smith-Schuster for a gain of 16 Fatukasi got an Illegal Use of Hands call,

1st down Chiefs at the Jaguars 24

Jaguars' Peters gets NeutralZoneInfraction penalty, gives 5 yards to the Chiefs to put them at 2nd and inches

Mahomes to Kelce for another pickup of 15! 1st down again.

Ahh not this time! Mahomes to Kelce complete for 11 yards, 1st down Chiefs

Mahomes to Kelce was incomplete! Not something you see often from those two.

Jaguars TD! Cut the lead to 3 in the 4th quarter

Jones set up the scoring drive on a 37-yard catch and run and​​​​​​​ Etienne brings it in 4 yards to finish the job! Patterson PAT is good and the Jaguars are down by just 3 points with 11:49 left in the game. Will they make another 4th quarter comeback?

Kirkbursts through for another big pickup of 18 to put the Jaguars at 1st and goal!

And it's on the Chiefs' McDuffie for Holding. ​​​​​​​

Jones gets the 37 yards!

Lawrence lobs it down to Jones to the 23 yard line but a flag is down...

False Start on Jaguars Manhertz, 5 yards, 2nd and 9 now for Jacksonville

Lawrence gets away from the defense, takes it up 11yards to get the 1st down!

End 3rd quarter

Jaguars on offense at 2nd and 18 at the Jaguars17. They had a huge punt-return but to end the quarter, Lawrence was sacked ny Nnadi.

Lawrence pass to Jones for 12yards, 3rd and 6

Lawrence SACKED by Nnadi for a loss of 8

Agnew takes off again! He takes it 26yards to the 25!

Chiefs ahead by 10 again with just 8 seconds left in the 3rd quarter. It's been a struggle for the Chiefs, but they made it down the field far enough to get the 50-yard field goal by Butker.

Butker 50-yard field goal is GOOD!

Kelce gets the Chiefs 11 more yards to put the Chiefs right back into field goal range again

Mahomes throws to Valdes-Scantling but it's incomplete. A flag is thrown for Pass Interference on Chiefs' Smith-Schuster, takes the Chiefs out of field goal range, 3rd and 19

Mahomes pass nearly picked by Williams, but it's just a 3rd and 9 

Mahomes throws long to Gray for 27 yards! He makes the catch at the Jaguars 34.

Toney takes it back 11 yards to the Chiefs 39

Lawrence throws to Kirk in the middle but it's incomplete after Kirk slipped a few times to bring Jaguars to 4th down and they'll punt it back again

On 2nd and 8, Clark brings down Engram for a loss of 4! 3rd and 12 Jaguars. The Chiefs defense are making plays!

Hasty and Engram get Jaguars the 1st down on 3 tries and 13 yards

Townsend punts it back, Agnew makes the fair catch

Gray takes it up the middle but gets nowhere! 4th down Chiefs

The ruling on the field stands - incomplete pass, 3rd down Chiefs. The Chiefs lose a timeout for losing the challenge.

At 3rd and inches, Chiefs are saying Pacheco had the 1st down. It was ruled short but the Chiefs challenged it and officials are reviewing now.

Pacheco gets 9 yards on 2 plays, knocked out of bounds just shy of the 30-yard line

Toney takes it back 6 yards to the 20, Chiefs will take over on offense

Etienne gets just 3 and on 2nd and 7, Lawrence throws under pressure by Saunders and throws it away. At 3rd and 7, he's under pressure AGAIN and throws a bullet but it's incomplete. Jaguars will kick it back.

Etienne breaks away and takes the ball up the middle 12yards to the 37

Hasty gets 5 yards, Etienne comes in and takes it 2. At 3rd and 3, Etienne makes the play on a 3-yard run, 1st down Jags at the 25.

Agnew takes back the return for 9 yards to the Jaguars 15.

Chiefs get stopped

McKinnon gets nowhere on the 1st down, Mahomes under pressure throws it away on both the 2nd and 3rd downs, Chiefs get stopped after just one 1st down, punt it back to the Jaguars.

Pacheco for 3, Kelce for 6, and at 3rd and 1, Mahomes scrambles for 4 yards and the 1st down

2nd half underway

Chiefs take over at the 25 after the kickoff and Mahomes takes the field!

Mahomes is insisting he's good to go and he will start again in the second half

Here's a look at how that Mahomes injury happened :/

HALFTIME

The Chiefs are up at halftime, but their star quarterback Patrick Mahomes had to exit the game after an ankle injury at the end of the 1st quarter. ChadHenne stepped in for Mahomes and took the Chiefs on a touchdown run. 

The Jaguars get down the field but are stopped from getting further once they reach the Chiefs 23. They go for the field goal attempt at 4th and 2. Patterson makes the 41-yard attempt and it's a one-score game with 27 seconds left in the 1st half.

Patterson 41-yard field goal is GOOD!

Hasty gets 4, Kirk gets 4. At 3rd down and 2, Lawrence's throw is incomplete, stops the clock

Kirk picks up another 7 yards on the next play and at 2nd and 3, Lawrence tosses it to the side to Hasty, who takes it up another 7 for the 1st down at the 31

Lawrence to Kirk CAUGHT for a gain of 15 at the Chiefs 45, 1st down

Two-minute warning

Jaguars have the ball at their own 40 at 3rd and 6 after Etienne got a gain of 4 yards.

Two minutes to go in the half, Chiefs up by 10, Jags with the ball.

Lawrence lobs it down field 60 yards but Kirk couldn't hang onto it, incomplete - overthrown

Etienne gets 6, then 5! 1st down Jaguars

Mahomes out, Henne in, for now

WEEEEE! Off you go, Pacheco!

See, told you.

The Chiefs started this drive at the 2-yard line and without their starting quarterback. Backup Chad Henne led the Chiefs on a scoring drive. Pacheco took off on a 40-yard run to set up 1st and goal and Kelce caught the ball in the end zone, 1 yard. On the PAT, the Chiefs were called for a False Start on Allegretti but Butker makes it from 38 yards, no problem.

Chiefs up by 10 with 3:54 to go in the half.

It's Pacheco again with another 3 yards to the 1-yard line!

On 2nd and 10, Pacheco gets away and runs FAST 40 yards just short of the end zone to the Jaguars 4!

"Everybody shut up"

That's what the official said with his mic on..hehe

Penalty is on Jaguars' Key, Roughing the Passer, 15 yards​​​​​​​

Henne to Kelce is complete but there's a flag on the play.... 

Chiefs take 2nd timeout

Moore just gets 3 yards before he's hit by Oluokun and Jenkins, but he holds onto the ball, 3rd and 3

Henne to Kelce for 4, taken down by Jenkins at the 35, 2nd and 5

Henne completes to Toney for 8 yards and the 1st down at the 31, Chiefs still in the game

Henne pass deflected and nearly intercepted by Hamilton, 3rd and 3 Chiefs...

Henne gets it to Kelce for 6 and Pacheco for another 8 and the 1st down at the Chiefs 16. On the next play, he picks up 7 more to the 23.

Chad Henne is in at quarterback for the Chiefs while Mahomes is out with the ankle issue

Mahomes was taken off the field to assess the ankle while the Jaguars were on offense, 

Lawrence under pressure yet again, he escapes but throws it away. At 4th and 19, the Jags will punt it back.

Lawrence is SACKED by Clark for a loss of 4, 3rd and 19

Lawrence under pressure throws it away and then they get another blow on a Tripping penalty on Little for a 10-yard penalty, 2nd and 15

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Mahomes injured against Jaguars but plays on

Mahomes saying he's fine after the end of the last drive. 

Lawrence play action to Etienne for 10 yards and the 1st down, then gets it to Jones for 5, 2nd and 5

Hasty finds a hole and gets away, takes off 23 yards to the Chiefs 40!

Lawrence to Etienne for a pickup of 9. On the next play, Lawrence scrambles away to get 3 yards and the 1st down.

The Chiefs struggled to get down the field after Mahomes hurt his ankle on a tackle. They made it far enough to get within field goal range on 4th down. Butker made the 50-yard attempt and the Chiefs have taken back the lead at the start of the 2nd quarter, 14:09 to go in the half.

Butker makes the 50-yard field goal!

Mahomes scrambled under pressure to throw the ball into the ground. Jaguars thought it was a fumble, but it wasn't, he knew not to throw it to a receiver. Sets up a 50-yard FG attempt...

Mahomes to Moore and he's taken down and back by Herndon for no gain - 3rd and 3 Chiefs

End of 1st quarter

Mahomes was shaken up after a weird land on his ankle after a tackle under pressure. He's back on the field after wrapping the ankle quickly, but is quite clearly playing through some pain.

As the quarter came to an end, he'd just made a 7-yard pass to Kelce at the Jaguars 32 to bring the Chiefs to 2nd and 3.

McKinnon picks up another 2, good enough for the 1st down

Mahomes hopped over to hand it off to McKinnon for 4 yards - not looking good for him...

Chiefs take 1st timeout to wrap Mahomes' ankle but he is coming back out onto the field, albeit limping

Mahomes under pressure again but he makes another completion to Bell for 4 yards, but he is in pain and grabbing his ankle after Key fell right on it.

At 3rd and 6, Mahomes scrambles away, gets the ball out, and it is a CATCH for Watson for 12yards and the 1st down!

A Holding call on Jaguars' Lloyd gives the Chiefs an automatic 1st down, but Kelce was GOT by Robertson-Harris to lose 2 yards and take Chiefs to 3rd and 6

The Jaguars' quick response!

Mahomes' TD pass to Kelce

And the Jaguars have tied up the game!

After going 3 and out on their first drive, the Jaguars' responded with a 63-yard run from Agnew after the return to get them down the field quick. Lawrence passed to Kirk for 10 yards and the touchdown and Patterson's PAT was good. Jaguars tied with Chiefs with just around 5 minutes to go in the 1st quarter. It all happened in under 3 minutes.

Etienne gets not just the 1st down but finds the hole and takes it up another 19yards to the Chiefs 11!

Kirk took it up 7 and Agnew got another few to make it 3rd and 1 for the Jags at the Chiefs 30

Mahomes to Kelce... Touchdown!

Agnew is TAKING OFF on the return!! He took it back 63 yards to the Chiefs 39!

The Chiefs have started out hot, taking an early lead with under 8 minutes to go in the 1st quarter on their opening drive. Mahomes passed to Kelce 8 yards for the touchdown and Butker's PAT was good to put the Chiefs ahead in the 1st quarter. 

Mahomes to Kelce in the end zone goes over his head, incomplete, 2nd and goal

Mahomes passes to Kelce just avoiding a sack, and Kelce just enough yards to get the 1st down! Chiefs at 1st and goal!

Pacheco picks up 4,

3rd and 6 at the 13

Mahomes under pressure, gets away and throws the ball away, 2nd and 10

Jacksonville takes 1st timeout

Toney stays in bounds and makes the push to pick up 9, and McKinnon picks up another 5 to get the 1st down and put the Chiefs right into the red zone at the Jaguars 18.

Mahomes makes another beautiful pass to .Smith-Schuster for another 14 yards and another 1st down! The Chiefs are moving down the field quick!

Kelce gets 7, then makes another 14-yard catch for another 1st down at the 50!

Chiefs get the 1st down on the opening play on the blitz! Mahomes hands it off to Pacheco and he takes it up 12 yards

Toney takes it up 6 yards after the return to the Chiefs 17

Jaguars a quick 3 and out

Lawrence gets it to Etienne on 2nd down but on 3rd and 3, it's an incomplete - nearly intercepted! - and the Jags go 3 and out on their first drive.

Game time!!!

And we're off!! Chiefs' Butker kicked it back and the Jaguars are starting us off on offense today. It's LOUD in this stadium. Let's goooo!

The history of coaches Andy Reid and Doug Pederson

Chiefs coach Andy Reid is no stranger to the playoffs. He's one win away from winning his 20th post season game as head coach. If he accomplishes it today, he will be tied with Tom Landry for the second-most playofff wins in playoff history. 

He is also the only coach in NFL history to take two different teams to four consecutive conference championship games (Eagles 2001-2004, Chiefs 2018-2021).

The relationship between Reid and Pederson

Last year's Jaguars coach was Urban Meyer, who was fired before the end of the season, which Jacksonville finished 3-14. New coach Doug Pederson has since taken them to a 9-8 record and the to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. 

Interestingly, Pederson and Reid have a long history of working together. 

In the 90s, Reid was the Tight Ends Assistant Offensive Line Coach and Quarterbacks Coach for the Green Bay Packers while Pederson played as backup quarterback on the team. When Reid became the Eagles head coach in 1999, he recruited Pederson for the starting quarterback position and he played nine games before being released in summer 2000.

In 2009, Reid hired Pederson as the Eagles Offensive Quality Control Coach and by 2011, he was promoted to the Quarterbacks coach where he stayed for two years. Then in 2013, Reid became the head coach for the Kansas City Chiefs and hired Pederson as the Offensive Coordinator. He stayed in that role until 2015.

Of Reid's assistant coaches, Pederson is one of two who is still in the post season and one of two who have won a Super Bowl. 

Up against his former assistants in the postseason though, Reid has never lost a game. In both the regular season and playoffs, Reid is 24-8 against his former assistants. 

Snow is coming down hard in Kansas City!

We're just a little under an hour away from kickoff here in Kansas City, MO and the snowfall is coming down hard.

Chiefs vs Jaguars Injury Report

Chiefs Injury Report:

Chiefs wide receiver MecoleHardman has been on Injured Reserve since Week 9 with an abdominal and pelvis injury. He did not practice this week and was eventually ruled out on Thursday. Running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire and tight end Jody Fortson were both supposed to come off of IR this week, but neither was moved to the active roster. Instead, WR MacusKemp and C AustinReiter were elevated. 

DE FrankClark, CB L'JariusSneed and WR SkyyMoore were all on the injury report this week, but none carried a designation into today's game. 

Chiefs Inactives:

QB Shane Buechele

WR Mecole Hardman

DE Joshua Kaindoh

C Austin Reiter

T Darian Kinnard

WR Marcus Kemp

DE Malik Herring

Jaguars Injury Report:

All of the players on the Jaguars' injury report today were listed as Questionable this week. WRs KendricPryor and JamalAgnew, OLs BrandonScherff and LukeFortner, long smapper RossMatiscik and QB TrevorLawrence were all limited participants in practice on Wednesday and Thursday this week. Pryor is the only player on the inactive list today who was on the report this week.

Jaguars Inactives:

WR Kendric Pryor

CB Montaric Brown

CB Gregory Junior

LB De'Shaan Dixon

DE Jeremiah Ledbetter

Mahomes, the scrambler

In Week 10, Mahomes scrambled five times for 40 yards in their 27-17 win over the Jaguars. He has not scrambled into a sack since the 2021 AFC Championship game two years ago.

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Chiefs playoff newbs

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is no stranger to the playoffs at this point, having taken his team to the postseason for the fifth year in a row this season and with two Super Bowls and one Super Bowl victory under his belt.

But a few of the other Chiefs players will be playing in their first-ever playoff game today against the Jaguars. 

Rookies CB Trent McDuffie, DE George Karlaftis, RB Isiah Pacheco, and CB Jaylen Watson will all be playing in their first postseason game. Plus Giant first-round pick in the 2021 Draft and Chiefs playmaker Kadarius Toney will be making his playoff debut as well. 

"They understand what it takes to win."

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The Comeback Jags

On one hand, Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw four interceptions to put Jacksonville behind the Chargers 27-0 last week. On the other, he pulled off four touchdowns in the second half to not only come back, but to win the Wild Card playoff game and move on to the Divisional Round against the Kansas City Chiefs today.

This whole comeback thing is becoming a habit of the Jaguars', as they have pulled off 4th quarter comeback wins in four of their last eight games. 

Of course, facing the Chiefs at home is not going to allow the Jaguars to wait until the 2nd half to play like that. They will have to start with that agressiveness right out of the gate. On that same note, the Chiefs will have to be ready to stop the Jaguars offense out of the gate. 

How did the Chiefs and Jaguars end up here?

The Kansas City Chiefs won the top seed in the AFC and thus the first-round bye week. So they'll be playing in their first playoff game of the postseason when they take on the No. 4 Jacksonville Jaguars today. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is 27-6 after the bye week (including in the post season) and is 2-0 against the Jaguars coach Doug Pederson. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is 8-3 in the postseason with 28 touchdowns and seven interceptions. 

The Jaguars are the No. 4 seed in the AFC and last week, had a huge comeback win over the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card playoff game. They came back from a 27-0 deficit to win it 31-30 after quarterback Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes. He and Travis Etienne have been the most impactful players on the team this season, but the defense had a huge role in stopping the Chargers last week.

Both teams ended the regular season on five-game winning streaks, the Chiefs with a 14-3 record and the Jaguars with a 9-8 record. ​​​​​​​

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Hello everyone and welcome to our live text coverage of the Jacksonville Jaguars at Kansas City Chiefs Divisional Playoff game!

The game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET from ArrowheadStadium in Kansas City, MO. 

We will be here throughout the game bringing you the latest updates, scores, highlights, and commentary from the game.