The Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for their Monday Night Football clash with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hours before kickoff, there were questions regarding the status of wide receiver Xavier Worthy, who was put in the injury report Sunday.
The Chiefs tagged Worthy as questionable due to ankle and shoulder injuries. However, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said the injury report was a āprecautionā¦ Worthy is fine and expected to go.ā Cameron Wolfe reported that Worthyās ankle was a bit swollen as well. With kickoff approaching, Adam Schefter of ESPN cleared all the speculation by confirming Worthy is officially active to play the Jaguars tonight.
Thatās exactly what Chiefs Kingdom wanted to hear. Worthy is key for this offense and for Andy Reidās scheme. The Chiefs are facing a tough defense in the Jaguars and Worthy will probably be a key part of the gameplan.
Worthy elevates everyone
Not only is Worthy a key piece of the offense for his production, but the threat of facing him opens up so many space for his teammates. Patrick Mahomes can either look for Worthy and his speed, or use Worthy as a decoy to find other weapons like Travis Kelce or JuJu Smith-Schuster.
The Chiefs saw how important Worthy was last week. Kansas City was having troubles moving the chains without him, and as soon as he came back, the offense opened up and they scored 37. Mahomes had his best game of the season and it was thanks to Worthy.
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Jaguarsā defense is no joke
Jacksonville leads the NFL in takeaways. Theyāve forced at least three turnovers in every game of the season. This not only stops the opposing team to score, but puts their own offense in short fields lots of the times.
On the flip side, the Chiefs also have a good defense. Even if these teamsā are regarded as offensive teams, itās their defenses that are pulling the strings right now. The defense that can harm the most will guide its team to a win.
