After this touchdown, much more Jacksonville fans headed for the exits. (Getty)
Jaguars fans headed for the exits early throughout Sunday’s house opener in opposition to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, although given the home crew’s performance, you’ll be able to’t fault them. It could be another long 12 months of empty seats at EverBank Stadium and residential blackouts in Jacksonville.
And of the followers that stayed throughout the fourth quarter, quite a lot of them sure had been crimson-clad.
The Jaguars’ offense was inept, incompetent and impotent all through the sport, tallying just 178 yards, surrendering six sacks, and never shifting into Chiefs territory till late in the fourth quarter in a 28-2 loss, the primary such closing score in NFL history.
For Kansas City, it was its third straight week one blowout, however this time they weren’t the ones getting shellacked. In 2011, the Chiefs misplaced forty one-7 to Buffalo and last season fell 40-24 to the Falcons.
This 12 months, there are certainly indicators that the Andy Reid and Alex Smith period shall be far different than that disastrous 2-14 2012. After the Jaguars scored first, getting their safety on a blocked Dustin Colquitt punt, the Chiefs immediately responded, culminating with an touchdown pass from Smith to Donnie Avery. Simply three minutes into 2013, the Chiefs had a lead in regulation. That did not occur till the ninth game of 2012.
The Chiefs discovered the end zone three times in the first half, and given the 19 point lead, have been seemingly content material to wait out the second half and leave town with the win. Although a lot of that might be contributed to the absence of star operating again Jamaal Charles, who was damage on a 3rd-and-one play.
After he walked off the field, Charles limped to the locker room with what the Chiefs stated was a quad damage. He didn’t return, and in his absence, the Chiefs offense stagnated.
However, that wasn’t nearly as severe as the stagnation of the Jaguars’ offense. If Sunday represented the doable change of fortunes for the Chiefs under a new head coach, it resembled extra of the same for the Jaguars and coach Gus Bradley.
Blaine Gabbert struggled throwing downfield when he had time to pass and Maurice Jones-Drew couldn’t break anything longer than a ten yard stick with it the bottom. Gabbert also threw two interceptions, together with a choose-six to linebacker Tamba Hali, who hardly needed to transfer for the move that Gabbert threw right to him.
Jacksonville did set a franchise document, however it was for punts in a game at 11.
Gabbert played regardless of a hairline fracture of his right thumb and left the game within the fourth quarter with blood oozing from his proper hand. He was changed by Chad Henne, who drove the Jaguars inside the Chiefs’ 10 late within the fourth quarter before running out of downs.
Jacksonville fans didn’t stick around during the Chiefs’ shellacking of the Jaguars
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