Jaguars can't slow down Mahomes, fall 27-17 to Kansas City Chiefs. Here are our takeaways.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Jacksonville Jaguars (3-7) entered their Week 10 matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs (7-2) after a victory over the Las Vegas Raiders last week that snapped a five-game losing streak.

They'll begin the bye week following a loss, though, after falling 27-17 to the Chiefs on the road. Today's 10-point loss marked the first loss this season in which the Jaguars lost by more than one possession.

Despite recording three turnovers throughout the contest, the Jaguars never had the lead against the Chiefs. They scored on just one turnover by Kansas City, netting seven points on all three turnovers combined.

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It's been four years since the Jaguars last played at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. Jacksonville entered that contest in Week 5 of the 2018 season at 3-1, but left with a loss, falling 30-14.

The loss began a seven-game losing streak, ultimately with the team winning two more games to go 5-11 just a year after reaching the AFC Championship game.

The last time the two teams met was in 2019 with the Jaguars falling 40-26 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville.

Today marked the 14th time the two teams have played each other. The Chiefs hold the series lead at 8-6.

Prior to the contest, the Jaguars made five players inactive, including receiver Kendric Pryor, offensive lineman John Miller, outside linebacker De'Shaan Dixon, cornerback Tevaughn Campbell and safety Tyree Gillespie.

Both tight end Evan Engram (back) and safety Rayshawn Jenkins (concussion) were deemed active. Engram was removed from the injury report on Friday, while Jenkins had to go through one more round of the concussion protocol on Saturday. He entered the contest as questionable to play.

Jaguars don't capitalize on stolen possessions

The Jaguars made a shrewd move to open the game with an onside kick and recovery after the Chiefs elected to receive the opening kickoff.

They also forced and recovered two fumbles throughout the day, once at the seven-yard-line by safety Rayshawn Jenkins against Chiefs rookie RB Isiah Pacheco and another just before halftime after Jaguars linebacker Caleb Johnson forced a fumble against Chiefs up-man, tight end Jody Fortson.

None of the stolen possessions ended in points for Jacksonville, which set the tone for the entire first half of the contest. Without points, Jacksonville appeared to be reeling before the Chiefs could even get on the board themselves.

Once they settled down, Kansas City was able to execute three scoring drives through the first half of the game. Jacksonville punted twice and missed a field goal on all three possessions that were taken away from the Chiefs.

Jaguars kicker Riley Patterson missed a 41-yard kick to end of the first half, unable to cut the Chiefs' lead to just 10. Instead, Jacksonville entered halftime trailing 20-7.

Near the end of the contest, Jaguars safety Andre Cisco recorded an interception on Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. Jacksonville scored off the turnover, but that would be the team's final opportunity to do so.

Jaguars allowed far too many wide-open plays for Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs

It goes without saying that leaving players wide open against the Chiefs is a bad move for any team in the league.

Yet, Jacksonville did just that on multiple occasions Sunday, allowing four wide-open scores through three quarters from Mahomes to four pass-catchers, including tight ends Noah Gray and Travis Kelce, along with receivers Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Kadarius Toney.

On the Chiefs' longest play from scrimmage, a 46-yard pass from Mahomes to Kelce, the Jaguars left the future Hall of Fame TE wide open during the first quarter of the contest. Through three quarters, Mahomes had completed 21 of 28 passes for 263 yards and four touchdowns.

Mahomes finished the game having completed 26 of 35 passes for 331 yards and four TDs.

Trevor Lawrence, Christian Kirk show promise despite loss

Though Jacksonville was unable to come away with a win against Kansas City on Sunday, quarterback Trevor Lawrence flashed plenty of promise throughout the contest. He completed 29 of 40 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns until the team's final possession of the game.

Lawrence finished with 259 yards and two touchdowns on 29 completions.

With the run game nonexistent for the team — just 75 yards on the ground —  Jacksonville was forced to pass and Lawrence was able to follow through. That included a late TD toss to Christian Kirk from 19 yards out.

Though the Jaguars were unable to convert many of their opportunities into points, outside of a dropped pass in the first quarter, Kirk also continued to showcase his talents catching seven passes for 75 yards and a touchdown through three quarters of action.

He finished the game with nine receptions for 105 yards and two scores.

Kirk entered the contest having caught five touchdowns and tied his career-high for touchdowns in a single season at six in the first half, breaking his career-high with a TD reception in the fourth quarter. Kirk caught two third-down conversions.

Jaguars enter bye week without much momentum

The Jaguars had an opportunity to make good on their victory over the Raiders last week and enter the bye week with incredible momentum, upsetting one of the top teams in the league.

Still, they were unable to finish the game and multiple drives off which ultimately led to their demise. The Jaguars will be without a game next week after opting to take a late-season bye week, a couple of weeks following the team's trip to London.

Jacksonville will come out of the bye week with seven games remaining, including four road contests.

Demetrius Harvey is the Jacksonville Jaguars reporter for the Florida Times-Union. You can follow him on Twitter at @Demetrius82.

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