There’s a specific kind of dread that settles in when you realize you’re trapped in a loop. For the Jaguars , that loop is colored red and gold, and it’s lasted for 8 straight games. 8 consecutive losses to the Chiefs . It’s a stat that feels less like a trend and more like a haunting, a ghost that shows up on the schedule every year to remind Duval County that some mountains are just harder to climb. The Jags are 3-1, playing their best ball in recent memory. This Monday night should feel different.
Look, Andy Reid isn’t exactly strolling into this matchup with a perfectly healthy roster, either. The Chiefs have their own troubles brewing in the trenches. DE Mike Danna, a reliable rotational piece with 2 Super Bowl rings and 20.5 career sacks, is questionable with a quadri