The Kansas City Chiefs will travel for a matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Monday Night Football. The Jaguars have quietly performed well this season, bringing a 3-1 record into this game. The Chiefs sputtered early on, but they’ve won two consecutive games to bring their overall record to 2-2.
This feels like the ideal situation where we can sell high on the Jacksonville defense. They’ve been dominant through four games, ranking fifth in the NFL in points allowed (.290) per game. They do rank 12th in yards per play (5.1), and they’re allowing a touchdown on only 44.4% of their red zone series.
Although the metrics look good, I want to sell high because of their schedule. Jacksonville’s faced four terrible offenses, and it’s allowed them to find sustained defensive success that