<strong><span class="subhead">Alleman gets start at guard</span></strong></p><p> Guard Andy Alleman, wide receiver Chris Chambers and safety DaJuan Morgan made their first starts for the Chiefs.</p><p> Alleman started at right guard in place of Mike Goff. Goff missed practice time during the week because of a sore shoulder, but he was well enough to be active Sunday, so the decision to elevate Alleman could have been performance-related.</p><p> &ldquo;There were a couple of mistakes,&rdquo; said Alleman, acquired in an August trade with Miami. &ldquo;Games are never as bad as you think or as good as you think. For the most part, I think individually I did all right. Obviously, collectively and individually, it wasn&rsquo;t good enough.&rdquo;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Wade among inactive players</span></strong></p><p> Starting wide receiver Bobby Wade not only didn&rsquo;t start, he didn&rsquo;t even play. The Chiefs kept five receivers active: Chambers, Dwayne Bowe, Mark Bradley, Terrance Copper and Lance Long.</p><p> Wade was second on the Chiefs with 20 catches and two touchdowns.</p><p> Also inactive for the Chiefs were tight ends Brad Cottam and Jake O&rsquo;Connell, defensive backs Jon McGraw and Donald Washington, offensive lineman Ikechuku Ndukwe and linebacker Pierre Walters.</p><p> Matt Gutierrez was the third quarterback.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Defensive surprise for Chiefs</span></strong></p><p>After primarily using a 3-4 defensive front most of this season, the Jaguars surprised the Chiefs on Sunday by lining up in a 4-3 configuration, and that was enough to slow Kansas City&rsquo;s already-unreliable offense. </p><p>&ldquo;We had prepared for a 3-4 all week,&rdquo; Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel said. &ldquo;The 4-3 definitely threw us for a little loop early on.&rdquo;</p><p>Jacksonville had experimented with both schemes early in the season before settling on the 3-4 a few games into the regular season. The Jaguars sacked Cassel three times, and the Chiefs had problems moving the ball until late in the fourth quarter. After a field goal on Kansas City&rsquo;s first possession, the Chiefs went three-and-out on three consecutive series.</p><p>&ldquo;We really thought we&rsquo;d be able to affect more quarterback pressure with the 3-4 and bringing guys from different angles and whatnot,&rdquo; Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said. &ldquo;It never really materialized from a pressure standpoint on the quarterback.</p><p>&ldquo;If you look at our numbers in our 3-4 front, it&rsquo;s been very good. People have not been able to run on us. We just wanted to get a little more speed on the field.&rdquo;</p><p>The Chiefs combined for 60 yards rushing Sunday, and second-year running back Jamaal Charles had a team-high 36 yards in six carries. Chiefs coach Todd Haley said the Chiefs hadn&rsquo;t practiced last week with facing the 3-4 in mind.</p><p>&ldquo;That was different from what we&rsquo;ve seen,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;For sure something different than what we prepared for.&rdquo;</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Niswanger plays despite injury</span></strong></p><p>Center Rudy Niswanger started Sunday&rsquo;s game despite injuring a knee two weeks earlier. The team initially feared that the injury, which affected Niswanger&rsquo;s medial collateral ligament, could end his season. </p><p>Niswanger was hurt in a 37-7 loss to San Diego, and he was able to be examined a few days later because his knee didn&rsquo;t swell as much as the team expected. Haley said a few days after Niswanger injured his knee that it was a &ldquo;significant&rdquo; injury, but the examination revealed less damage than was originally thought. </p><p>Left tackle Branden Albert also returned to the starting lineup after missing the last two games because of an injured ankle. Backup lineman Wade Smith suffered an apparent leg injury during a Jacksonville punt return, and he was on crutches in the Chiefs locker room Sunday afternoon.</p><p><strong><span class="subhead">Jones-Drew gets a workout</span></strong></p><p>A week after suggesting that his team needed to put more emphasis on running back Maurice Jones-Drew, Del Rio said that Sunday&rsquo;s performance was a positive step for one of the league&rsquo;s best rushers.</p><p>Jones-Drew, who rushed for 177 yards in just eight carries a week ago, had 29 carries Sunday for 97 yards. His longest run was for 10 yards.</p><p>&ldquo;We obviously made a conscious effort to get Maurice involved early and often,&rdquo; Del Rio said. </p><p>Haley said after Sunday&rsquo;s loss that Jones-Drew was the best rusher that Kansas City had faced in 2009. The Chiefs kept him out of the end zone until 4:26 remained.