- Associated Press - Thursday, October 4, 2018

JACKSONVILLE (3-1) at KANSAS CITY (4-0)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE - Chiefs by 3

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Jacksonville 3-1, Kansas City 4-0

SERIES RECORD - Jaguars lead 6-5

LAST MEETING - Chiefs beat Jaguars 19-14, Nov. 6, 2016

LAST WEEK - Jaguars beat Jets 31-12; Chiefs beat Broncos 27-23

AP PRO32 RANKING - Jaguars No. 3, Chiefs No. 2

JAGUARS OFFENSE - OVERALL (15), RUSH (13), PASS (15)

JAGUARS DEFENSE - OVERALL (1), RUSH (10), PASS (1)

CHIEFS OFFENSE - OVERALL (8), RUSH (14), PASS (9)

CHIEFS DEFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (28), PASS (31)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Chiefs have won three straight in series. Jacksonville last won in November 2009. … Jaguars trying to start 2-0 on road for first time since 2007, when they beat Chiefs in Week 5. … Jacksonville is 5-1 over last two seasons against QBs with 10 or fewer starts. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has five. … Jaguars are minus-4 in turnover margin, tied for 29th in NFL. Chiefs are plus-2, tied for seventh. … Jacksonville has allowed NFL-best four TDs this season. Chiefs lead league with 19. … Jaguars QB Blake Bortles passed David Garrard for second-most yards passing (16,023) and completions (1,415) in franchise history last week against Jets. … Jacksonville K Josh Lambo needs to make two more FGs to set franchise record for consecutive makes (21). … Jacksonville has not allowed an opponent to score on its opening possession this season. Chiefs have scored 52 points in first quarters. … Jaguars WR Dede Westbrook had career-best 130 yards receiving against Jets. … Chiefs allow teams to convert 23.8 percent of third downs, best in NFL. … Kansas City coach Andy Reid needs four wins to pass Dan Reeves (201) for eighth in NFL history. … Mahomes leads NFL with 14 TD passes and no interceptions. He also has NFL-best 15 passes of at least 25 yards. … Kansas City leads NFL in scoring at 36.3 points per game. … Fantasy tip: Chiefs WR Sammy Watkins is hobbled by hamstring injury, so WR Tyreek Hill and TE Travis Kelce remain viable starters even though they face league’s best defense in Jags.

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