Chiefs have history on their side against Jaguars in Week 2

Justin Churchill — College Football & NFL Trending News Writer

Sep 12, 2023 10:18 PM EDT

It's been a long time since the Kansas City Chiefs started a season with a loss, since 2014, to be exact, where they lost to the Tennessee Titans 26-10. The loss to the Detroit Lions is a loss, nonetheless, but it's nothing to panic about, at least not enough to think the Chiefs are done.

They have a tough opponent coming up in Week 2 in the Jacksonville Jaguars, who won their Week 1 matchup over the Indianapolis Colts 31-21.

They made the playoffs last year, had the epic 27-point comeback against the Los Angeles Chargers, and then had their party spoiled by Patrick Mahomes, on one leg, I might add.

But for all we know, this could be different. The Jaguars could be much better than the Chiefs this time around. Or, it could be the same as the last time the two met. We don't really know. But we do know that history is certainly on the Chiefs' side.

Chiefs & Andy Reid have historically dominated Jaguars

Let's put it this way: the last time Andy Reid lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars, and this goes back to his days in Philadelphia with the Eagles, too, Patrick Mahomes was just 11 years old.

Last season, the Chiefs played the Jagausr twice. The first game saw the Chiefs win pretty handily despite the score showing just a 10-point win. In the playoffs, the second one was much closer; the Chiefs pulled it out by just one touchdown.

Before that, the Chiefs beat the Jaguars in 2019, where Sammy Watkins had nine catches for a career-high 198 yards and three touchdowns. The Chiefs won that game 40-27.

Before that, they beat the Jaguars in 2018, 2016, 2013, and 2010 and lost to them in 2006.

It's fair to say the Chiefs have more than