On Saturday, the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will travel to Everbank Stadium to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams are playing their starters, including quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Trevor Lawrence.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Chiefs-Jaguars game, including how to watch, how to listen, the start time, and more.
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Start time: Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, 7 p.m. ET
- Channel: NFL Network
- Live stream options: NFL App, NFL+, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV
- Radio stations: 106.5 The Wolf, Jaguars Radio Network
- Starting QBs: Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawrence
- Betting lines:
- Spread: JAX -2.5
- Total: 39
- Moneyline: JAX -148, KC +124
After securing back-to-back Super Bowl titles, Patrick Mahomes and Co. begin their quest for the elusive NFL three-peat. While there hasn’t been much information on when and if the NFL will hand down a suspension to second-year wide receiver Rashee Rice for his offseason behavior, the Chiefs made some notable additions to the offense.
Kansas City signed speedster Marquise “Hollywood” Brown to a one-year, $7 million contract while also drafting Texas WR Xavier Worthy in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.
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While losing CB L’Jarius Sneed hurts, the Chiefs were not in the position to pay him the four-year $76.4 million contract Tennessee could, and they have a solid backup in Trent McDuffie to take his place. At the very least, they got a 2025 third-round pick.
While the offensive line stays relatively intact from last season, they will ask a lot from rookie second-round LT Kingsley Suamataia to protect Mahomes’ blindside. However, while the offense looks to be a bit stronger, many players left the defense to sign with other teams.
While DC Steve Spagnuolo still has the nuts and bolts of his defensive plan in place, will the newer players be able to fall into the holes created by departing veterans?
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The Chiefs have looked unstoppable the past few seasons, and while 2023 was quite the challenge at times for Mahomes, it appears the front office will not make the same mistake again. But will the investment in the offense come at the cost of a stifling defense?
2023 Stat Leaders
- QB:
- Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes, 401 cmp/497 att, 4,138 yards, 27 TD, 14 INTs
- Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, 370 cmp/564 att, 4,016 yards, 21 TDs, 14 INTs
- RB:
- Chiefs: Isaiah Pacheco, 205 carries, 935 yards, seven TDs, one fumble lost
- Jaguars: Travis Etienne, 267 carries, 1,008 yards, eleven TDs
- WR:
- Chiefs: Travis Kelce, 93 rec/121 targets, 984 yards, five TDs, one fumble lost
- Jaguars: Calvin Ridley, 76 rec/136 targets, 1,016 yards, eight TDs
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