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Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars

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Chiefs WR Marquise Brown 'will miss some time' after dislocating a clavicle in 26-13 loss at Jaguars

Brown, who signed a one-year, $7 million contract in March, landed awkwardly on his shoulder following an 11-yard reception on the opening play of a 26-13 preseason loss at Jacksonville on Saturday night.

“I think he’ll miss some time," coach Andy Reid said. "We’ll just see where he’s at. He’s kind of going through it right now and we’ll know more later on.”

Reid said it was the same injury — a sternoclavicular joint dislocation — that sidelined former Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill for four games early in 2019. Coincidentally, Hill was injured on the same field in the regular-season opener that year.

Brown's injury was one of several issues for the Chiefs in their preseason opener.

Jacksonville's Parker Washington delivered the longest return under the NFL’s new kickoff rules — an ankle-breaking, 73-yarder that set up an early touchdown — and the Jaguars nearly scored three times on special teams.

“We'll get it cleaned up,” Reid said.

Washington made at least five tacklers miss before finally going down at the Chiefs’ 30-yard line. Trevor Lawrence found running back Travis Etienne for a 9-yard score four plays later to give the Jaguars the two biggest highlights of the game.

“He's a spark,” Lawrence said of Washington.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, tight end Travis Kelce and Kansas City’s other starters played a series before watching the rest from the sideline. Mahomes drove the Chiefs into field-goal range and might have done more had Rashee Rice not dropped a third-down pass over the middle.

Washington, meanwhile, made the most of every opportunity.

The second-year pro, a sixth-round draft pick in 2023 from Penn State, turned heads with the kickoff return and then added a 13-yard punt return. He later chipped in a 10-yard catch in which he slipped out of Keith Taylor’s grasp.

The Jaguars have raved about Washington since training camp opened, and he showed up under the lights. He’s expected to be the team’s No. 4 receiver in a room that includes Christian Kirk, Gabe Davis and first-round rookie Brian Thomas Jr.

Washington gave the Chiefs plenty to work on moving forward. Covering kickoffs has to be an area of emphasis for them.

After Jacksonville went ahead 18-10 on Devin Duvernay, Mecole Hardman tried to down a kickoff that bounced in and out of the end zone. Officials huddled, checked the replay and ruled it a safety.

“I think that’s kind of the first time that’s ever happened,” Jaguars coach Doug Pederson said at halftime. “With the new kickoff rule, the ball is always live, even when it hits in the end zone.”

Jacksonville’s Tank Bigsby looked like he was going to return the ensuing kickoff for a score — kicker Harrison Butker showed no interest in trying to tackle the 215-pound running back — but Bigsby tripped near midfield.

QUESTIONABLE CALL

Officials overturned Jaguars cornerback Christian Braswell’s 52-yard fumble return for a touchdown late in the third. Braswell stripped the ball from Nikko Remigio following a 29-yard reception in which he landed on the ground and got up to gain more yards.

Officials ruled Braswell touched Remigio while he was still on the ground, but few in the stands and none on Jacksonville’s sideline agreed.

ROOKIE WATCH

Thomas, the 23rd overall pick in April from LSU, had the catch of the night for Jacksonville. Thomas hauled in a 41-yarder from Beathard in the first quarter despite having cornerback Joshua Williams draped all over him. Pederson thought Williams should have been flagged for pass interference. It was Thomas’ lone reception.

Kansas City’s Xavier Worthy, selected five picks after Thomas, started but wasn’t even targeted in the game.

NOTABLE

INJURIES

The Jaguars held out eight players, including starting defensive backs Darnell Savage (shoulder) and Tyson Campbell (ankle). They also held out two starting offensive linemen: left guard Ezra Cleveland (heel) and right tackle Anton Harrison (concussion protocol).

Second-year linebacker Ventrell Miller, who missed all of last season after tearing his right Achilles tendon, left the game briefly with a right shoulder injury but later returned.

Chiefs guard McKade Mettauer limped off the field in the fourth with a left knee injury after getting caught in a pile. Rookie linebacker Curtis Jacobs also was shaken up late.

UP NEXT

The Chiefs host Detroit next Saturday.

The Jaguars host Tampa Bay next Saturday.

How can I watch Chiefs vs. Jaguars?

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Scoring Summary

KC FG 1st Period 11:58 Harrison Butker 45 Yd Field Goal
JAX TD 1st Period 9:40 Travis Etienne Jr. 9 Yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Cam Little Kick)
JAX FG 2nd Period 14:10 Cam Little 40 Yd Field Goal
KC TD 2nd Period 1:55 Carson Steele 1 Yd Run (Harrison Butker Kick)
JAX TD 2nd Period 0:26 Devin Duvernay 35 Yd pass from C.J. Beathard (D'Ernest Johnson Run for Two-Point Conversion)
JAX SF 2nd Period 0:25 Mecole Hardman tackled in the end zone for a Safety
JAX FG 3rd Period 2:23 Cam Little 47 Yd Field Goal
KC FG 4th Period 10:16 Harrison Butker 33 Yd Field Goal
JAX FG 4th Period 3:21 Cam Little 31 Yd Field Goal

Statistics

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16 1st Downs 18
9 Passing 1st downs 13
5 Rushing 1st downs 5
2 1st downs from penalties 0
2-13 3rd down efficiency 3-11
3-4 4th down efficiency 1-2
59 Total Plays 56
264 Total Yards 348
4.5 Yards per Play 6.2
9 Total Drives 10
158 Passing 246
22/27 Comp/Att 19/29
4.9 Yards per pass 7.9
0 Interceptions thrown 0
5-26 Sacks-Yards Lost 2-19
106 Rushing 102
27 Rushing Attempts 25
3.9 Yards per rush 4.1
1-2 Red Zone (Made-Att) 1-2
6-30 Penalties 3-29
0 Turnovers 0
0 Fumbles lost 0
0 Interceptions thrown 0
0 Defensive / Special Teams TDs 0
32:55 Possession 27:05

Game Information

EverBank Stadium

Location: Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 61,845 · Capacity:

2024 AFC West Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Kansas City 7 0 1.000 0 173 123
Denver 5 3 .625 0 173 120
Los Angeles 4 3 .571 0 132 91
Las Vegas 2 6 .250 0 144 210

2024 AFC South Standings

TEAM W L PCT T PF PA
Houston 6 2 .750 0 188 179
Indianapolis 4 4 .500 0 175 172
Jacksonville 2 6 .250 0 172 224
Tennessee 1 6 .143 0 120 196
Full Standings

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