From the FanPosts -Joel

The Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars, two teams who came into this year with high expectations. The Chiefs having just lost to the Patriots in the divisional round of the playoffs, and the Jaguars filled with young stars on both sides of the ball. Since the season has begun the teams have seemingly gone in opposite directions. The Chiefs sit at 5-2 half a game back from first place in their division, and the Jaguars at 2-5 at the bottom of the AFC South. A matchup that appears to be a should win for the Chiefs, and rightfully so. The Chiefs have been known in the past to play down to their opponents and lose these types of games but must win this game handily to show they belong with the rest of the elite AFC teams.

Here are my top three matchups of the game:

Travis Kelce vs. Jaguars Backfield

Last week Travis Kelce had his biggest game of the season going seven receptions, 101 yards, and one touchdown against the Colts who rank 32nd against TEs according to Football Outsiders. On Sunday, Kelce will be facing the 12th ranked defense against TEs, and will likely be matched up often against LBs Telvin Smith and Paul Posluszny, both of whom are playing well ranked 14th and 22nd in the NFL respectively according to Pro Football Focus.

However, last week against the Titans the Jaguars gave up over 100 yards for the first time all season to a TE. In the game the Jaguars gave up four receptions and 75 yards to Delanie Walker and one reception for 30 yards to Phillip Supernaw.

With Spencer Ware and Jamaal Charles out look for Nick Foles to feed his tight end as he did against the Colts, and Kelce should be in for a big game. I'm expecting at least 70 yards and a touchdown in a matchup win for the Chiefs.

Yeldon and Ivory against Chiefs front seven

The Jaguar's top backs T.J. Yeldon and Chris Ivory have so far combined for 103 attempts, 349 yards, and two touchdowns through seven games. The Jaguars have failed to establish the run this season, partly because the Jaguars are 32nd in time spent leading the game this season. The Chiefs have had several injuries to starters in the front seven, Jaye Howard (Questionable), Allen Bailey (IR), Josh Mauga (IR), and Justin March (IR), which may be partly responsible for the Chiefs 23rd ranked rush defense.

Even with all of the other injuries the Chiefs are facing, the Jaguars will need to control the clock and limit the Chiefs opportunities to score. However, against three of the top five offenses in the NFL over the last three weeks the Chiefs have only allowed 206 rushing yards to running backs. The outlook isn't good for Yeldon or Ivory against the Chiefs front seven.

Charcandrick West against Jaguars front seven

This week, Charcandrick West starts his first game of 2016 with Spencer Ware in concussion protocol, and Jamaal Charles out for another eight weeks. In 2015, West averaged only 3.96 yards per carry and and 3.71 against the Colts 29th ranked rushing defense on 14 carries.

The Jaguars similarly rank 27th in rush defense according to Football Outsiders, and have allowed 127.4 rush yards per game this season. West will likely carry the load for most of the game as his only backup is Bishop Sankey, who was picked up earlier this week.

If the Jaguars are able to keep West in check, it'll force the Chiefs to attack the Jaguars secondary, which is their strength. The Chiefs will also be dealing with a hurting Maclin who is questionable. I expect the Chiefs to help make life easy for West and attack down the field to guys like Chris Conley and Tyreek Hill to open up the running game for West.

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The Jaguars have disappointed so far this season with poor play in all phases of the game. Offensive coordinator Greg Olson was fired this last Saturday as a scapegoat for the Jaguars offensive woes. In the preseason and last season the Jags offense had appeared explosive at times, and it would be wrong to completely sleep on them. The Chiefs are in a three horse race for first place in the AFC west, and must dominate to prove they won't play down to their opponents level as they've done in years past. I expect the Chiefs to be aggressive in this game early, and if the Jags can't win on third down or stop West this game is the Chiefs game to lose.

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