Jacksonville fought back despite some early struggles, however, to find the end zone in just 35 seconds immediately after Gray’s touchdown. The Jaguars then appeared poised to do so yet again on their opening series of the second half, but a sack by defensive tackle Chris Jones on third down forced Jacksonville to settle for a field goal.
Jones, who finished the game with 1.5 sacks, contributed to a defensive effort that held the Jaguars to just 4-of-14 on third down.
The Chiefs also did a tremendous job of containing Jaguars’ tailback Travis Etienne, who entered Sunday’s game with at least 100 yards from scrimmage in each of his last five outings. Kansas City made sure to put that streak to an end, holding the Jaguars’ talented young running back to only 73 yards from scrimmage.
“It feels great. All I wanted to do was come out here and prove that we are a good run team and that we can stop the run,” said defensive tackle Khalen Saunders. “We came in and we had a goal: we wanted to stop Etienne and stop the run game. [We were] able to bag it up, and that’s always a great feeling.”
Saunders was also impactful in the passing game, recording a sack early in the second quarter. He was one of five players to tally a sack in the game, joining Jones (1.5), linebacker Leo Chenal (1.0), linebacker Willie Gay (1.0) and defensive end Carlos Dunlap (0.5). For Dunlap, it marked an even 100 sacks for his impressive career.
“Being able to get that accomplished is a huge milestone that, as a young player coming into the league, was a goal [of mine],” Dunlap said. “[I wanted to] play 10+ years, get 100+ sacks [and] to be in that elite category of the [best] guys who have ever done it. So, to get that done today and to share it with [Chris Jones], who has potential to be up there as well, was a very special moment.”
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