It’s one of those contests where people are apt to say, “We’ll know a lot more after tonight’s game.”
Often, that statement is used in reference to one needing to know more before they have a pick on the game. We have had enough games already played to know all about the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars who square off tonight at EverBank Stadium. If we need to know how tonight’s game is going to go before we pick it, that is another story.
There is no reason to pick the Chiefs tonight … unless you consider they win these games consistently and come into action tonight with one less victory and one more loss than the Jaguars. That is a problem if you think Jacksonville is the play tonight.
For the Jaguars to win in front of their home fans we would need the night to end with Jacksonville having a league matching best record of four wins against a single loss and the Chiefs dropping to a losing mark of two and three.
Okay, that may not happen, but with the Jaguars you get a team that has a defense that is playing lights out and grabbing turnovers like low hanging fruit. A good defense is really a good thing to have if you want to win consistently in the National Football League. To complement their defense tonight they are getting more than a field goal on the point spread. That more often than not spells a winning combination.
But before you run off to bet on the Jags, know this. The Chiefs have a good defense too, and surprisingly it has been their offense, before last week’s explosion for 37 points against the Baltimore Ravens, that has been suspect. All World Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is working behind a porous offensive line and has limited skill players to take advantage of his extraordinary skills.