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JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- The
Kansas City Chiefs
look to build on a clutch victory in Week Four when they head to Jacksonville to take on the sliding Jaguars Sunday.
After opening the season with three losses - matching their total from all of 2003 - the Chiefs responded with a 27-24 win at Baltimore.
Priest Holmes
ran for 125 yards and two touchdowns as the Chiefs held the ball for nearly 40 minutes in the victory. On Sunday, their powerful running game will battle a defense that has allowed just 3.9 yards per carry, but was battered by San Diego last week.
Holmes, the 2001 NFL rushing leader, has been held to 87.5 yards in his last two meetings with the Jaguars.
Kansas City's performance vs. the Ravens looked very much like the offensive juggernaut that rolled up the most yards in the AFC last year.
The Jaguars opened up at 3-0 for the first time since 1998 and had controlled the games with their defense. During the run, they held their opponents to less than nine points a game.
But a visit by the high-flying
Indianapolis Colts
in Week Four led to a track meet in which Jacksonville fell short, 24-17. In their next outing, a 34-21 loss to San Diego, the Jaguars surrendered a season-high 176 yards rushing despite facing the Chargers backup
Jesse Chatman
for the bulk of the affair.
Chatman took over for an injured
LaDainian Tomlinson
and ran for 103 yards and a touchdown as San Diego opened up a 20-point lead by the end of the third. It was the first game this year for Jacksonville that was decided by more than seven points.
The Chargers recorded what was the most rushing yards vs. the Jaguars since 2002 when Pittsburgh gained 219 in a 25-23 win.
Matchup to watch: Chiefs perennial Pro Bowl right guard
Will Shields
faces defensive tackle
Marcus Stroud
.
Series: Jacksonville leads, 3-1
Next week: Kansas City hosts Atlanta, October 24. Jacksonville visits Indianapolis, October 24.
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