Jaguars vs excessive reaction leaders: Lawrence is back? Washed butker?

Maybe the Jacksonville jaguars defeating the Kansas City 31-28 chiefs are not the greatest upheaval of the big scheme of things, but he reports that the Jaguars have arrived as AFC player. The Jaguars have made a statement in what was their biggest match of the season to date, improving at 4-1 and dropping the chiefs at 2-3.

Jacksonville has certainly changed the culture under the head coach Liam Coen, corresponding to his total victories compared to last year and emerged as the largest challenger of the Indianapolis colts in AFC South. The jaguars are only the fourth team with a route of green touch from the last two minutes of the fourth quarter against the chiefs with Patrick Mahomes in the quarter -Arrière – and the first to withdraw the feat in four years.

In a match where the jaguars proved that they were a competitor, there was a lot to withdraw from the Thriller on Monday. Excessive reactions also warm up, depending on the end of the game. What are the excessive reactions and what are the justified realities?

Jaguars are an eliminatory team

Excessive reaction or reality: Reality

Before this force test on Monday evening with the chiefs, it was just to ask if the jaguars were ready for grande hours. It turns out that this group under Coen is more than ready.

Jacksonville made a book for Pound with Kansas City, exchanging the head five times in the second half after erased an early deficit of 14-0. The jaguars scored 21 unanswered points, then took the best blow from the Chiefs of Mahomas to steal a victory. Jacksonville did not overturn, while Trevor Lawrence led a journey of seven games and 60 yards in the last minute – crowned with a precipitated touch in which he fell to start the game – with 23 seconds to play.

Jaguars are a tenacious team with an opportunistic defense and a quarter that is starting to regain their confidence. It is a dangerous combination, especially for a team that now has consecutive victories against good opponents in San Francisco and Kansas City. Jacksonville looks like a team that will play in mid-January.

Excessive reaction or reality: Overreaction

Butker was horrible for the chiefs this season, having a kick error in the five games. He cost the chiefs on Monday evening with his inability to kick the limits or in the landing area.

The chiefs had just worn the jaguars on a 12-year-old and 86 yards crowned by a touch of Kareem Hunt to take a 28-24 advance with 1:45 to play. They seemed ready to survive a 12 -lap battle with the Jaguars.

During the kick -off that followed, Bustker could not bring the ball into the landing area, while it cut it off the limits on the 5 yards line. Penalty on chefs – and Jaguars obtained the ball at the 40 yards line. Trevor Lawrence needed 60 meters in 1:45. He scored in just 1:17 in what seemed to be a stress -free reader, thanks to the right position on the field that Bustker offered them.

This kick -off error adds to Butker’s difficulties. He was kicking in four consecutive games before Monday evening, and perhaps his attention to details on kicks assigned other aspects of his game.

The chiefs will go up with Bustker through his difficulties because of his history with the franchise and his ability to change things. This leash is shortened, however, the week.

Trevor Lawrence is back

Excessive reaction or reality: Overreaction

Lawrence undoubtedly had her best match of the season against a defense of the chiefs which entered Monday ranked fifth in points authorized per game (19.0), leading the offensive of the 24 -point jaguars in the victory (seven came to a defensive touch). He finished 18 out of 25 for 221 yards and a touchdown with an interception (95.6 note) while rushing for 54 yards and two scores.

To cap the strong performance, Lawrence marked the winning touch with 23 seconds to give the Jaguars victory. He finished 3 of the 4 for 48 yards and carried out two races for seven yards on the final disc, also benefiting from a pass interference which canceled an interception before marking the winner.

As the Jaguars continue to win, Lawrence’s confidence continues to grow. The figures passing are not stellar (completion rate of 60.4%, 78.2 passers -by), but it makes enough games to help the jaguars win.

Monday’s performance was a huge step in the right direction, but Jacksonville needs this level of play of his deductible quarter-rear regularly from week to week. With this defense, Lawrence has a margin of error – but the jaguars do not beat the chiefs without him. This should be the case more often.

End of game errors will cost the chiefs for the West West

Excessive reaction or reality: Overreaction

Let’s discuss what happened in the last series of chiefs after taking an advance of 28-24 with 1:45 to play. Butker launched the ball out of the limits, Jaylen Watson missed a break from Pass on the completion of 33 yards from Lawrence to Brian Thomas Jr., Chamarri Conner committed passing interference on an interception of Bryan Cook, and the chiefs could not drop Lawrence after having lagged to the melee line – then scored.

This series of errors led to the defeat and left Kansas City seated 2-3 after five games. The chiefs had the jaguars where they wanted them and collapsed late, but that should not end up costing them the division.

Kansas City is just a game behind Los Angeles and Denver in AFC West, and the chiefs play broncos and loaders twice. AFC West returned to the Chiefs, which came back to the division race.

A 2-3 departure is not the worst thing in the world for the chiefs after a start of 0-2, but the delay errors could be loomed in January. However, the chiefs will have the opportunity to win the division against Denver and Los Angeles – which makes the defensive series final more a footnote than a fatal blow.