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Jacksonville Jaguars bold predictions for Monday Night Football vs. Kansas City Chiefs
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The Jacksonville Jaguars (3-1) are stepping into the spotlight and will take center stage as the Kansas City Chiefs (2-2) come to town for Monday Night Football .
The Jaguars are fresh off an intense win against the San Francisco 49ers last week where they handed the Niners their first loss of the season. The game made headlines for the postgame fireworks between head coach Liam Coen and Niners defensive coordinator Robert Saleh, who had to be separated from each other.
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Now the Jaguars will try to ride that fiery wave into another victory against a top-tier opponent.
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"This is going to be a blast. A ton of respect for the Chiefs. Coach (Andy) Reid, Coach Spags (Steve Spagnuola)," Coen said of the Chiefs. "Tammy Reid was one of the first people to call Ashley [Coen] and welcome her. So, it's just a lot of respect for the organization."
The Jaguars lead the league in takeaways this season, logging 13 through their first four games. They average about three per game and had a season-high four against the 49ers. The Jaguars are also ranked No. 5 in the league in points allowed per game, averaging 18 per contest so far.
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They'll need to continue the high-level play as the Chiefs, who scored 37 points against the Ravens last week, come to town. Kansas City is led by Patrick Mahomes , who Jaguars defensive coordinator Anthony Campanile was very complimentary of this week.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) leads his team onto the field before a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
"Just an exceptional player. As good as there has ever been, I think at the position," Campanile said. "Super talented, super smart, tough guy. It's a lot of work preparing for him."
The Jagaurs will potentially be without one of their top players on defense as Travon Walker missed multiple days of practice after having surgery on his wrist this week . Walker did practice on Oct. 4, opening the door to him potentially playing.
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"We're going to go right down to the wire with it," head coach Liam Coen said of Walker's status. "It's just as much as he can keep getting the swelling (down) and all that stuff."
If Walker can't play, the Jagaurs will fill his void by committee. If he misses the game it'll be the first time he's missed a game since his rookie season.
Here are three bold predictions for Jacksonville Jagaurs vs. Kansas City Chiefs :
The Jaguars will have another multi-takeaway game against the Kansas City Chiefs
Jacksonville Jaguars safety Antonio Johnson (26) celebrates his interception against the Houston Texans during the fourth quarter of an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars defeated the Texans 17-10.
It's not a fluke that the Jaguars are leading the league in takeaways. They are practicing with intentionality on a daily basis and the key emphasis on the defensive side of the ball is creating turnovers.
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Whether that's an interception or fumble, the Jaguars are focused on taking the ball away from opponents. It's a unique approach, according to veteran defensive back Jourdan Lewis .
"A lot of people don't emphasize taking the ball away in all aspects of practice," Lewis said in the locker room ahead of the game. "It's really just a mindset and the mentality of just going out there and taking the ball away."
Lewis is responsible for three takeaways this season, second-best on the team. AFC Defensive Player of the Month Devin Lloyd has a team-best four takeaways this season.
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Devin Lloyd (0) rushes for yards during the second quarter of an NFL football matchup at EverBank Stadium, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jaguars defeated the Texans 17-10. The Jaguars defeated the Texans 17-10.
Foye Oluokun and Andrew Wingard have two a piece with safeties Antonio Johnson and Eric Murray both logging one.
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"I credit the players and the coaches with that because it's something that the players take very seriously," Campanile said. "Even just culturally in the room, that's something that they want to be about and they put a lot of emphasis and effort into that every day."
The Chiefs have been relatively good about turning the ball over this season, only logging three giveaways through four weeks. This is a week where that number will likely go up.
Trevor Lawrence will have his best game of the season against the Kansas City Chiefs
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16), right, congratulates Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) after a NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-9.
Through four games Trevor Lawrence has been pedestrian, statistically.
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He's recorded 845 passing yards with five touchdowns and four interceptions. The Jaguars have had struggles offensively with penalties and drops, but Lawrence should be to the point in Coen's system where he's able to have a better offensive output than he currently does.
Those aren't bold statements to make. What is a bold statement is expecting Lawrence, who has never beaten the Chiefs in three attempts, to defeat the former Super Bowl champions and have his best performance of 2025 in the process.
Sep 28, 2025; Santa Clara, California, USA; Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence (16) celebrates a touchdown during the first half against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-Imagn Images
"It's like Liam talked about, you don't have to be Superman or anything like that, but you have to play well," Lawrence told reporters earlier this week.
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Lawrence only has one multi-touchdown game, but he also had multiple interceptions in that game.
He's only had one game with no interceptions, but he only scored one touchdown in the contest. This is the game where he puts it all together and has his best showing this season.
"I think he's done a nice job of taking the underneath, and we've converted a lot. Now, it's like, okay, let's go take some of those opportunities," Coen said about Lawrence's play. "Let's let our guys go potentially go make some plays down the field. Especially because we're going to have to beat them.
This won't be the final primetime game of the season for the Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Josh Hines-Allen (No. 41) celebrates linebacker Foye Oluokun's interception against the Carolina Panthers in Week 1. The Jaguars would create 31 regular-season takeaways.
The Jaguars were only selected for one primetime game this season. That means if they play the schedule without changes, there won't be another opportunity for them to be in the spotlight.
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But this won't be the last time they'll be on primetime this season. The NFL has the ability to flex games to primetime and there's a strong chance they will be in the spotlight once again.
"There's just not much you can say besides your tape being your resume and earning respect obviously in the way that we play and the style in which we want to play the game with," Coen said of the opportunity ahead of them. "But also winning, going and taking wins, is also really important.
"So, I think that these guys are confident but also understand that we have a great opponent coming in, but this is truly about us."
People are going to be invested in the Jaguars by the time the Monday Night Football game is over. They're ahead of schedule in the rebuild, already one win away from matching their total wins from 2024.
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With Coen's creativity, a defense that's tenacious and, of course, the uniqueness of Travis Hunter , they have a chance to become the darlings of the league.
"It's not about the Kansas City Chiefs. It's not about Patrick Mahomes. It's about us," pass rusher Josh Hines-Allen said. "If we come out there and we execute what we do, we can play against anybody in the National Football League."
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen talks to members of the media after an NFL training camp session at the Miller Electric Center, Friday Aug. 15, 2025 in Jacksonville, Fla. [Corey Perrine/Florida Times-Union]
There's been a reset on the culture in Jacksonville. Coen has the Jaguars humming right now.
They ended the long streak of west coast woes last week. This week they'll end their losing streak to the Chiefs. From there, who knows how high they'll fly.
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But it starts against the Chiefs in primetime.
"It's good teams where (the bond) just comes together," Lewis said. "It's not forced or anything like that. Everybody likes each other and everybody wants to play for each other."
Jaguars vs. Chiefs score prediction
Jaguars 27, Chiefs 20
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Can Jacksonville Jaguars slow down Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes?
