Five key plays: Chiefs 27, Jaguars 20

3. So close – and then a drive. The Jaguars missed a chance to take momentum – and the lead – midway through the second quarter. With Mahomes out with an ankle injury, reserve quarterback Chad Henne – who played for the Jaguars from 2012-2017 – entered the game with the Chiefs at their two after a punt by Jaguars punter Logan Cooke. Henne threw short on second-and-three from the Chiefs 23, with Jaguars nose tackle DaVon Hamilton tipping the pass and inside linebacker Foye Oluokun not able to hold a diving interception – the closest the Jaguars came to a takeaway Saturday. The Chiefs then completed the 98-yard drive, with running back Isiah Pacheco turning in a 39-yard gain to the Chiefs 4. Henne capped the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass to Kelce for a 17-7 lead with 3:54 remaining in the second quarter. “That was obviously a turning point or momentum switch,” Pederson said, adding of the Oluokun near-interception: “You try the best you can to try to create some turnovers or some takeaways. There were a couple of chances in this game, some hands on these footballs. It would’ve been nice to have gotten one.”

4. Quiet. Too quiet. The Jaguars’ offense stagnated in the third quarter, and it wasn’t so much a key play anywhere but an overall inability to move at a critical point in the game. The Jaguars’ defense was impressive to start the second half, forcing punts on the first two Chiefs possessions. But with two chances to tie, the Jaguars’ offense managed just three first downs and punted twice. The Chiefs took advantage by moving into field-goal range late in the third quarter, extending the lead to 20-10 with a 50-yard field goal by Harrison Butker with :08 remaining in the period. The Jaguars managed 28 yards in the quarter. “Some of them, we shot ourselves in the foot,” Jaguars tight end Chris Manhertz said. “I think most of the time, it’s on us more than them. For sure, there were a lot of missed opportunities that we didn’t really capitalize…