The Kansas City Chiefs faced the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 8 in Week 1 of the 2019 NFL season. Here are highlights from the game.
Entering this game, people expected to see an interesting matchup between Tyreek Hill and Jalen Ramsey, and an interesting showdown between the Chiefs’ offense and the Jaguars’ defense in general. We were also ready for the return of Patrick Mahomes and the emergence of Nick Foles.
Things didn’t quite go as planned.
Hill wound up hauling in just a pair of passes for 16 years before exiting the game with a shoulder injury; he was later ruled out. Sammy Watkins took over as the No. 1 wideout and he and hauled in nine passes for 198 yards and three touchdowns — an impressive showing for Watkins, who came up clutch.
Nick Foles suffered a fractured clavicle and was ruled out. Foles completed five of eight pass attempts for 75 yards and a touchdown. He was replaced by rookie Gardner Minshew, who was drafted in the sixth round of the draft. Minshew was off to a super hot start, completing his first 16 passes without a single incompletion. He ended up finishing 22-for-25 with 275 yards and two touchdowns, plus an interception.
Other notable stats include those of Patrick Mahomes (25-for-33, 378 yards, three touchdowns), LeSean McCoy (10 rushes, 81 yards), Damien Williams (13 rushes, six receptions, 65 scrimmage yards, touchdown), Travis Kelce (three receptions, 88 yards), Leonard Fournette (13 rushes, four receptions, 94 scrimmage yards), D.J. Chark (four catches, 146 yards, touchdown), Chris Conley (six catches, 97 yards, touchdown), and Dede Westbrook (five catches, 30 yards, touchdown).
Highlights
Sammy Watkins broke one off 🔥🔥🔥 @sammywatkins pic.twitter.com/kYjUnABsJP
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
Chiefs offense already looking unstoppable 👊 pic.twitter.com/t1Ltji7zq1
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
Mahomes already getting tricky with it 👀 pic.twitter.com/8A7WmEPDy3
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
FOLES JUST DROPPED IT RIGHT IN THE BUCKET 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/A4YKGAwnCg
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
TWO FIRST QUARTER TOUCHDOWNS FOR SAMMY WATKINS 🏃♂️ @sammywatkins pic.twitter.com/1WclllgsjN
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
Minshew off to a strong start 💪 pic.twitter.com/TfcGQo1ADg
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
Damien Wilson stripped 'em clean 🤟🤟@dwilson_6 pic.twitter.com/4pnmNtZPdl
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
#Damedash has some serious flare 🕺#KCvsJAX 📺: KCTV5 pic.twitter.com/YN7mOQIwZF
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 8, 2019
Gardner Minshew is out here ballin out 💪 @GardnerMinshew5 pic.twitter.com/t8IUnsGrqA
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) September 8, 2019
Note: The CBS truck dealt with an electricity failure that caused there to be no footage for roughly the final six minutes of the game.
Parting Words
Momentum is key. It just looks like one game in the standings, but mentally, there is a huge difference between an 0-1 start and a 1-0 start. The Chiefs become one of (what will soon be) 16 undefeated teams, a number that will decrease next week as the Chiefs hope to advance to 2-0.
