Month: October 2018

The most hyped matchup of the young season will happen in Kansas City on Sunday, when the Kansas City Chiefs’ top-scoring offense will take on Jacksonville’s No. 1 scoring defense.

With Patrick Mahomes already playing like a wunderkind quarterback, the Chiefs are averaging 36.2 points a game and the Jaguars are giving just 14 points a game.

It will be the biggest test yet for Mahomes and the Chiefs’ high-flying offense.

Ditto for a Jaguars defense that has yet to face an offense as potent as that of the Chiefs.

Still, despite all the hype, this matchup may not decide the game.

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Five quick takes on Week 4 in the NFL:

1. At the quarter pole, there are just two unbeaten 4-0 teams left — the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC and the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC. The teams are scheduled to meet Nov. 19 on ESPN in Mexico City. It could be the game of the year, but the Chiefs can’t look ahead with the next three games against the Jacksonville Jaguars, New England Patriots and Cincinnati Bengals. The Rams, meanwhile, have to play three road games against the Seattle Seahawks, San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos to get to 8-0 at the halfway pole.

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