DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS
DATE: Saturday, January 21, 2023
TIME: 4:30 PM ET
STADIUM: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
REFEREE: Shawn Hochuli
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER Chiefs lead all-time series, 8-6
STREAKS Chiefs have won past 6
LAST GAME 11/13/22: Jaguars 17 at Chiefs 27
LAST GAME AT SITE 11/13/22
PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY
LEADER First meeting in postseason
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (10-8 – AFC SOUTH – NO. 4 SEED)
HEAD COACH: DOUG PEDERSON
PLAYOFF RECORD 5-2
VS. OPPONENT 0-2
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
PLAYOFF RECORD 8-7
CHAMPIONSHIPS 0
LAST POSTSEASON
GAME W 31-30 vs. L.A. Chargers (1/14/23 – AFC-WC)
VS. COMMON OPPONENTS
7-3: Den (0-1), Hou (1-1), Ind (1-1), LAC (2-0),
LV (1-0), Ten (2-0)
PTS. FOR 23.8
OFFENSE 357.4
PASSING Trevor Lawrence: 387-584-4,113-25-8-95.2
RUSHING Travis Etienne: 220-1,125-5.1-5
RECEIVING Christian Kirk: 84-1,108-13.2-8
PTS. AGAINST 20.6
DEFENSE 353.3
SACKS Josh Allen: 6
INTs Many tied: 3
TAKE/GIVE + 5 (27/22)
PR Jamal Agnew: 8.2
KR Jamal Agnew: 26.0
PUNTING (NET) Logan Cooke: 49.3 (43.8)
KICKING Riley Patterson: 126 (36/37 PAT; 30/35 FG)
JAGUARS TEAM NOTES
• JAGUARS clinched 1st AFC South division title since 2017 & is 1st team in NFL history to win playoff game the season after finishing with worst record in NFL (or tied for worst).
• JACKSONVILLE completed 3rd-largest comeback in postseason history (27-point deficit) on Super Wild Card Weekend.
• DOUG PEDERSON is 1 of 8 active HCs to win SB (LII in 2017 with Phi.). Is 4th Jax. HC to lead franchise to postseason.
JAGUARS OFFENSIVE NOTES
• QB TREVOR LAWRENCE set career highs with 4,113 pass yards, 25 TD passes & 95.2 rating in 2022 & is 2nd Jax. QB ever (Blake Bortles in 2015) with 4,000+ pass yards & 25+ TD passes in season. Passed for 288 yards & 4 TDs last week & became 6th QB in NFL history with 4+ TD passes in 1st-career playoff start. Had 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 106.1 rating in Week 10 meeting. Has 0 INTs in 5 of his past 6 road starts.
• RB TRAVIS ETIENNE totaled 1,441 scrimmage yards (1,125 rush, 316 rec.) in 2022 & is 4th Jax. player ever with 1,100+ rush yards in single season. Had 121 scrimmage yards (109 rush, 12 rec.) last week & has 100+ scrimmage yards in 4 of past 5. Had 73 scrimmage yards (45 rush, 28 rec.) in Week 10 meeting.
• WR CHRISTIAN KIRK led team with career-highs in catches (84), rec. yards (1,108) & rec. TDs (8) in 2022. Had 8 catches for 78 yards & TD last week. Had season-best 9 catches for 105 yards & 2 TDs in Week 10 meeting.
• WR ZAY JONES set career highs with 82 catches & 823 rec. yards this season. Had 8 catches for 74 yards & TD last week & aims for his 3rd in row in postseason with rec. TD. Had 8 catches in Week 10 meeting.
• WR MARVIN JONES had 1st-career playoff TD catch last week.
• TE EVAN ENGRAM ranked tied-3rd among TEs with career-best 73 catches in catches & 4th with 766 rec. yards this season. Had 7 catches for 93 yards & TD last week in 1st-career playoff game.
JAGUARS DEFENSIVE NOTES
• LB FOYESADE OLUOKUN led NFL in tackles for 2nd-straight year, with 184 in 2022. Led team with 13 tackles last week, his 10th game this season with 10+ tackles, tied-most in NFL, incl. postseason.
• LB JOSH ALLEN had sack last week in 1st-career playoff game. Has TFL in 5 of his past 6. Had 6 tackles in Week 10 meeting.
• LB DEVIN LLOYD ranked 3rd among rookies with 115 tackles this season. Had 5 tackles, TFL & PD last week. Had FR in Week 10 meeting.
• DE ROY ROBERTSON-HARRIS led team with career-high 4 TFL with 2 PD & had sack last week. Aims for his 3rd in row with sack.
• S RAYSHAWN JENKINS ranked 6th among DBs with career-best 112 tackles this season. Had 7 tackles & PD last week. Had FF in Week 10 meeting.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (14-3 – AFC WEST – NO. 1 SEED)
HEAD COACH: ANDY REID
PLAYOFF RECORD 19-16
VS. OPPONENT 6-2
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
PLAYOFF RECORD 17-21
CHAMPIONSHIPS 3: 1960, 1969 (IV), 2019 (LIV)
LAST POSTSEASON
GAME L 27-24 vs. Cincinnati (OT) (1/30/22 – AFC-C)
VS. COMMON OPPONENTS
8-1: Den (2-0), Hou (1-0), Ind (0-1), LAC (2-0), LV
(2-0), Ten (1-0),
PTS. FOR 29.2
OFFENSE 413.6
PASSING Patrick Mahomes: 435-648-5,250-41-12-105.1
RUSHING Isiah Pacheco (R): 170-830-4.9-5
RECEIVING Travis Kelce (TE): 110-1,338-12.2-12
PTS. AGAINST 21.7
DEFENSE 328.2
SACKS Chris Jones: 15.5
INTs Juan Thornhill, L’Jarius Sneed: 3
TAKE/GIVE -3 (20/23)
PR Kadarius Toney: 6.1
KR Isiah Pacheco (R): 20.6
PUNTING (NET) Tommy Townsend: 50.4 (45.6)
KICKING Harrison Butker: 92 (38/41 PAT; 18/24 FG)
CHIEFS TEAM NOTES
• KANSAS CITY clinched 7th-straight AFC West division title, tied for 2nd-longest streak of division titles in NFL history. Can became 3rd team ever to appear in 5 consecutive Champ. Games.
• ANDY REID has 19 career postseason wins, tied 3rd-most ever by HC.
• CHIEFS led NFL in total offense (413.6 yards per game) for 3rdconsectuive season & led in scoring offense (29.2 points per game).
• KANSAS CITY had 7 players selected to 2023 Pro Bowl Games.
CHIEFS OFFENSIVE NOTES
• QB PATRICK MAHOMES led NFL with 5,250 pass yards & 41 TD passes in 2022, joining Drew Brees as only players ever with 2 career seasons of 5,000+ pass yards & 40+ TD passes. Had 275+ pass yards & 3+ TD passes in each of 3 games in 2021 postseason. Has 7 career playoff games with 3+ TD passes, 4th-most all-time. Has 300+ pass yards in each of 3 career starts vs. Jax. with 3+ TD passes in each of past 2.
• RB JERICK MCKINNON led RBs with 9 rec. TDs in 2022, tied-most by RB in single season in SB era. Finished reg. season with TD catch in 6 straight games, longest streak ever by RB. Has 441 scrimmage yards (110.3 per game) in his past 4 postseason games.
• RB ISIAH PACHECO ranked 4th among rookie RBs with 830 rush yards & 2nd with 5 rush TDs, both 3rd-most ever by KC rookie.
• TE TRAVIS KELCE led TEs with 110 catches (tied 2nd-most ever by TE in single season) & 1,338 rec. yards (4th-most ever by TE in single season) in 2022. Had TD catch in each of 3 games in 2021 postseason & has 95+ rec. yards in 6 straght playoff games, longest streak in NFL history. Needs 99 rec. yards to surpass Rob Gronkowski (1,389) for most career postseason rec. yards ever by TE.
• WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER had 3rd-career season with 900+ rec. yards (933) in 2022. Has rec. TD in 2 of 3 career playoff games.
CHIEFS DEFENSIVE NOTES
• DT CHRIS JONES ranked tied-4th in NFL with 15.5 sacks in 2022 & is 1 of 5 players with 7+ sacks in each of past 5 seasons. Finished reg. season with sack in each of final 3 games. Had 1.5 sacks in Week 10 meeting.
• DE FRANK CLARK had 6th-career season with 5+ sacks (5). Has 11 career postseason sacks, most among active players.
• DE GEORGE KARLAFTIS ranked 3rd among rookies with 6 sacks in 2022 & had 0.5+ sacks in 6 of final 7 games of season. Had 2 PD in Week 10 meeting.
• LB NICK BOLTON ranked 2nd in NFL with career-high 180 tackles in 2022, most by KC player in single season since at least 2000.
• CB L’JARIUS SNEED was 1 of 2 players this season with 100+ tackles (108), 3+ sacks (3.5) & 3+ INTs (3). Aims for his 3rd in row in playoffs with PD.
