Chiefs’ Spencer Ware ruled out vs. Jaguars with concussion

Jacksonville running back Denard Robinson sustained a back strain in the first quarter.

With Nick Foles starting at quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs in place of a concussed Alex Smith, the propensity for their NFL Week 9 matchup with the Jacksonville Jaguars to be ugly was unavoidable.

The Chiefs defense answered the challenge forcing 3 turnovers and stuffed Jacksonville on 4th down with less than 2 minutes to play. But his pass on fourth-and-3 at the Kansas City 32 was batted to the ground and the Chiefs ran out the clock.

No flag was thrown and Kelce disagreed, and voiced his displeasure to a nearby official, who then threw his flag – for unsportsmanlike conduct. Jacksonville had another scoring chance, but turned the ball over one downs. Head coach Gus Bradley has gotten a very long leash during his time with Jags, and it may be time for the team to go in another direction. “It was a awful decision, but just have to learn from it and keep going”.

Meanwhile, Coach Dirk Koetter indicated running back Antone Smith and defensive end Howard Jones both suffered season-ending knee injuries against the Falcons.

Offense: Nathaniel Hackett, 36, will coach his first game as the Jaguars’ offensive coordinator after Greg Olson was sacked following the Jaguars’ 36-22 debacle of a loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thursday Night Football.

When Nick Foles entered the Chiefs’ Week 8 game against the Indianapolis Colts, he looked like the player who set the National Football League on fire as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles a couple of years back.

Jags head coach Gus Bailey decided he needed something different in his offense and fired coordinator Greg Olson two days after taking a 36-22 thumping from Tennessee in a Thursday night game on October 27. At 2-6, the Jaguars season is effectively over.

Situation: Trailing 19-7 in the fourth quarter, the Jaguars had second-and-goal from the Chiefs’ 1-yard line.

Foles wound up going 16 of 22 for 223 yards and two touchdowns without an interception. When a team gets beat as bad as the Chiefs did up front, they rarely win. A well-designed play from offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett had quarterback Blake Bortles roll to his right and target receiver Allen Hurns, who ran a corner route to the pylon on the right side of the end zone. He finished 20-of-33 for 187 yards and the score. Jacksonville linebacker Myles Jack left with a hip injury.

“Two days isn’t going to fix anything, but hopefully it’s kind of a reminder, refreshment – I guess – as far as things to focus on, things to do and things to do in a routine”, Bortles said.