Jaguars-Chiefs: Jacksonville’s Ground Game Returns in Win

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Published: November 10, 2009

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... 170-yard output Sunday against the Chiefs fit right in with the Jaguars' previous two games, in which their rushing attack—the NFL's sixth-best through nine weeks—hit for over 150 yards, including 217 in last week's 30-13 loss to the Tennessee Titans.

Running back Maurice Jones-Drew's 97 yards against Kansas City, too, was relatively pedestrian—only slightly above his 92.1 rushing yards-per-week average.

But Jacksonville's 41 carries (29 by Jones-Drew) were a marked improvement after the Jaguars managed only 16 rushing attempts while getting blown out at Tennessee. This week, Jacksonville wore the Chiefs' defense and the game clock down, run by run, en route to a 24-6 lead late in the fourth quarter.

By the time Kansas City's offense found the end zone for their first touchdown with 2:41 left to play, it was too little: Jacksonville's 36 minutes of possession had ensured that the Chiefs' ensuing 15-point run would come too late.

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