It was a huge turn of events that has the momentum firmly on the Kansas City sideline.
The Jaguars drove 59 yards in eight plays, and faced fourth-and-goal at the Chiefs 1. Trevor Lawrence tried to reach the ball over the top of the pile on a quarterback sneak, and Nick Bolton knocked it away before it crossed the plane. George Karlaftis recovered at the 3.
Replay upheld the call on the field.
On the Chiefs’ first play from their own 3, Kareem Hunt ran for 33 yards before safety Andrew Wingard pushed him out of bounds.
The Chiefs went 97 yards in only five plays.
Mahomes, who had a 16-yard completion to Hollywood Brown and a 34-yarder to Tyquan Thornton, ran the final 9 yards for a touchdown.
The Chiefs lead 14-0.
Mahomes is 12-of-14 for 162 yards and a touchdown.
The Chiefs got lucky.
They scored on a 2-yard throw from Patrick Mahomes to Travis Kelce on third-and-goal. Officials, though, threw a flag for offensive pass interference.
JuJu Smith-Schuster freed up Kelce with a rub that took out cornerback Jourdan Lewis and safety Eric Murray.
Mahomes quickly argued with officials that Smith-Schuster was within 1 yard of the line of scrimmage when he took out Murray, which would have made the play legal. ESPN rules analyst Russell Yurk said officials should have stuck with pass interference.
The Chiefs lead 7-0 with 4:02 left in the first quarter.
The big play on the nine-play, 72-yard drive was Mahomes’ 32-yard throw to Tyquan Thornton on an all-out blitz by the Jaguars. The Jaguars challenged Thornton’s catch, but the play stood after replay.
Mahomes is 9-of-11 for 107 yards, and Kelce has three catches for 17 yards.
That gives Kelce the team record for all-purpose yards at 12,357, topping Dante Hall (12,356). Running back Jamaal Charles and tight end Tony Gonzalez rank third and fourth on the list.
The touchdown was the 79th of Kelce’s career.
Chiefs wide receiver Xavier Worthy is officially active for Monday Night Football.
Worthy was added to the injury report Sunday with an ankle injury after the team landed in Jacksonville. His ankle was reportedly “a bit” swollen, prompting the late questionable designation.
Worthy hurt his shoulder in Week 1 when he collided with teammate Travis Kelce. He has a torn labrum that he is playing through and was listed with that injury all week.
He was a full participant in all three practices.
The Chiefs, though, will not have defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott (shoulder) or cornerback Kristian Fulton (ankle). They are among the team’s inactives after being questionable to play.
The Chiefs’ other inactives are tight end Jared Wiley, running back Elijah Mitchell, offensive lineman Hunter Nourzad and defensive end Malik Herring.
Jaguars edge rusher Travon Walker (wrist) will not play.
He had wrist surgery this week but returned to practice on Saturday with a cast on his left wrist. The Jaguars listed him as questionable to play.
The Jaguars’ other inactives are linebacker Yasir Abdullah (hamstring), offensive lineman Wyatt Milum (knee), defensive lineman Danny Striggow and defensive tackle Khalen Saunders Sr.
The Jaguars made a change to their roster ahead of Monday night’s game against the Chiefs.
They have signed tight end Quintin Morris to the active roster off of the practice squad. They released running back Cody Schrader.
Morris was elevated to play in the last three games for the Jags. He played three offensive snaps and 54 special teams snaps in those appearances.
Morris also appeared in 45 games for the Bills over the last three seasons. He had 15 catches for 146 yards and three touchdowns in Buffalo.
Schrader played in one game for the Rams before the Jaguars signed him off of their practice squad. He did not see any game action during his time with the team.
Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was downgraded to questionable on Sunday, but he should still be on the field for Monday night’s matchup against the Jaguars.
Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Worthy is expected to play tonight. He was downgraded on the injury report as a precaution.
Worthy has been dealing with a shoulder injury since Week 1, returning to play in the Week 4 win over the Ravens. He was a full participant in practice all week.
But Kansas City added an ankle injury to Worthy on the report, as the receiver was reportedly dealing with some swelling on Sunday.
Worthy helped stretch the field for Kansas City last Sunday, recording five receptions for 83 yards. He also took two carries for 38 yards to finish with 121 yards from scrimmage in the 37-20 win.
