The Chiefs had to fight tooth and nail to beat the Jags earlier today at Arrowhead Stadium.  Trent Green had another so-so game as he completed 14 of 21 passes for 181 yards with 1 TD and 2 INT.  He also carried the ball 4 times for 12 yards (3.0 ypc).  Damon Huard made a short appearance as he completed 2 of 3 passes for 54 yards.  Larry Johnson had another very busy and good game today.  Johnson carried the ball 33 times for 138 yards (4.2 ypc) and 3 TDs.  He also caught 5 passes for 22 yards.  Eddie Kennison saved his best game for when the Chiefs really needed it as he caught 6 passes for 144 yards and a TD.

The Chiefs defense didn’t play well at all on defense as the Jags ran the ball 22 times for 113 yards (5.1 ypc).  The Jags also completed 23 of 40 passes for 284 net yards passing.

The Chiefs also scored a TD on a blocked Chris Hanson punt that was recovered in the endzone by Bernard Pollard.

The Jaguars have lost two tough games in a row.  The Chiefs broke a 3-game losing streak last week with a 20-9 win over the Oakland Raiders.

The Jaguars will be running the football the minute they step off of the team bus in KC.  Fred Taylor (1,120 yards rushing), Maurice Drew (895 yards rushing) and QB David Garrard (235 yards rushing) should all find alot of running room against a Chiefs defense that is allowing 121.0 yards rushing per game and 4.1 yards per carry.  The Jaguars don’t really have much speed at WR, so they will try to spread the ball around when they decide to throw the football.

The Chiefs will run Larry Johnson (1,651 yards rushing) right at the Jaguars defense which is allowing 86.0 yards rushing per game and only 3.4 yards per carry.  The Chiefs will also keep the passes short which should help out Trent Green who has looked lost at times this season.  Green must always be aware of who Rashean Mathis is covering, because he’s the big playmaker on the Jaguars defense.

The Chiefs should win this game because they generally play well at home, while the Jaguars are not a very good road team.

The Kansas City Chiefs can clinch a playoff berth with:  a win, a Denver loss and Cincinnati and Tennessee both lose or tie.

The Chiefs are a very big long shot to make the playoffs.  If Coach Edwards would’ve coached a little better against the Cleveland Browns, the Chiefs would be in a much better situation than they are right now.  I know hindsight is always 20/20, but maybe the Chiefs should have kept starting Damon Huard for a little while longer as Trent Green still looks rusty.

The Chiefs built up a 17-6 lead in the first half and then cruised to victory.  Trent Green had an off day completing only 14 of 28 passes for 148 yards with 1 TD and 1 INT.  Larry Johnson carried the ball 31 times for 135 yards (4.4 ypc) and a TD.  Tony Gonzalez caught 5 passes for 67 yards.  Samie Parker added 3 catches for 48 yards.

Derrick Johnson led the way for the Chiefs with 9 tackles and a fumble recovery.  Jarrad Page had 2 tackles, a sack and 2 interceptions.  The Raiders carried the ball 24 times for 112 (4.7 ypc).  The Raiders also completed 27 of 37 passes for 195 net yards passing.

The Chiefs improved to 8-7 with this win and kept their slim playoff hopes alive.

how do you get a losing record worse then last year?

Thanks to Herm Edward. Do to the fact that he did improve the defanse alittle but he also slowed down the offanse, heck might thus well put them on pause. 19pts in two games! come on thats not the kind of chiefs offanse used to run in years.

face it folks- next year gonna be diffrent, hoping the coaching staff will be diffrent someone who can open up the offanse again, but i guess thats just wishfull thinking.

HAY COACH EVERYONE IS FUSTRATED WITH YOUR WAYS- YOUR BORING US NICE JOB ON THAT…..