On Saturday, the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will travel to Everbank Stadium to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars. Both teams are playing their starters, including quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Trevor Lawrence.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Chiefs-Jaguars game, including how to watch, how to listen, the start time, and more.
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
- Start time: Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, 7 p.m. ET
- Channel: NFL Network
- Live stream options: NFL App, NFL+, Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV
- Radio stations: 106.5 The Wolf, Jaguars Radio Network
- Starting QBs: Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawrence
- Betting lines:
- Spread: JAX -2.5
- Total: 39
- Moneyline: JAX -148, KC +124
The Jaguars hope to avenge a horrible end to the 2023 season. After starting the year 8-3, the Jaguars lost five of their last six games, fell out of first place in the AFC South, and missed the playoffs entirely. Now, with reputations and jobs on the line, the Jags hope to make a comeback, but it will be tough.
Despite Trevor Lawrence’s regression late last season, the fourth-year quarterback has continued to progress with each NFL season.
WR Christian Kirk remains with the team, while the offseason brought in Gabe Davis, Devin Duvernay, and rookie Brian Thomas Jr. to round out the receiving core. With Lawrence getting the start in today’s game, it will be interesting to see how he meshes with his new receivers.
Travis Etienne returns to Jacksonville, looking toward another solid season in the backfield. He’s crossed the 1,000-yard mark in both his seasons in the league and while his yardage was down in 2023, he had a career-high of eleven touchdowns and no fumbles. He even increased his productivity out of the backfield as a pass catcher, hauling in career-highs for receptions (58), yards (476), and one TD.
The Jaguars muscled up on defense, bringing in DT Arik Armstead to team up with Josh Hines-Allen and Travon Walker to bolster the defensive line.
While they released CB Darious Williams, the Jaguars brought in Ronald Darby and Darnell Savage to shore up the secondary. The Jaguars will need to see improvement on both offense and defense from last season to compete in a surprisingly competitive AFC South.
2023 Stat Leaders
- QB:
- Chiefs: Patrick Mahomes, 401 cmp/497 att, 4,138 yards, 27 TD, 14 INTs
- Jaguars: Trevor Lawrence, 370 cmp/564 att, 4,016 yards, 21 TDs, 14 INTs
- RB:
- Chiefs: Isaiah Pacheco, 205 carries, 935 yards, seven TDs, one fumble lost
- Jaguars: Travis Etienne, 267 carries, 1,008 yards, eleven TDs
- WR:
- Chiefs: Travis Kelce, 93 rec/121 targets, 984 yards, five TDs, one fumble lost
- Jaguars: Calvin Ridley, 76 rec/136 targets, 1,016 yards, eight TDs