Yahoo Sports host Andrew Siciliano and senior NFL writer Frank Schwab react to Monday night’s thriller and why the Jags should have renewed optimism after rallying to beat Kansas City. Check out the full conversation on “Inside Coverage” – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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That’s what Trevor Lawrence needed.
That’s what the Jaguars needed.
That’s what they needed too, to beat the Chiefs, to have Trevor Lawrence come up big in a situation like that.
Now all of a sudden you’re 4 and 1; you’re you’re feeling good.
You’re feeling confident, you’re feeling like yeah, the Colts are a pretty good team.
But why can’t we win this division?
I thought it was just a massive win for the Jaguars franchise, the type of win they have not had.
Again, since they made that crazy run to the AFC Championship game so many years ago.
Remember, how the Patriots win on Sunday is not a franchise changing moment.
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They’ve won many a ring, but it was like, All right, hey, we believe now.
Now they’re in a much different position than the Jaguars are, but like, hey, we believe now.
Like we’re in this because we did this.
I think that was the same last night for the Jaguars.
National stage, Chiefs come to town, whether they’re the old Chiefs or not, I don’t care.
Patrick Mahomes is still out there, and they rallied from down two scores.
And they won, and they marched down the field at the end, and they win.
And also, I think this is On the national stage, Travis Hunter had his best game.
Statistically, does it, you know, jump off the screen?
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No, but he had that massive catch on the deep ball where he did nearly jump off your screen.
And at the end he had 3 for 64, that 44-yard play early in the game.
He probably got away with the pass interference, turning the hips of Travis, I’m sorry, turning the hips of Travis Kelsey, Travis on Travis, but he made a play defensively.
Travis Hunter looked the part.
Travis Hunter looked like that guy that you trade in the first round.
You give up a future one to move up and get, and put the big name on the marquee and sell all the jerseys.
Did he change the game?
I don’t know, but he looked like the guy that played at Colorado, and I think that was significant in that moment.
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Consider the opposite.
Consider the narrative if the Chiefs beat them, you’d say same old Jaguars.
Travis Hunter, yeah.
Mhm.
This is on the heels of Quinan Judkins having a great game in a national TV spotlight in London, and all the Browns rookies playing great.
Consider, consider what could have been the narrative today, but it wasn’t.
The Jaguars changed the narrative and changed the story, and I think that is truly worth something.