Chiefs had the wrong kind of ‘double dip’ in loss to Jaguars and it proved costly
Certainly, a lot of things went wrong for the Chiefs in their 31-28 loss to the Jaguars on “Monday Night Football.”
Among them was a potential interception that was missed by three Chiefs players as KC held a 14-0 lead in the second quarter. The Jaguars took advantage of the Chiefs’ charity, scoring a touchdown later in the drive.
Still, the Chiefs were in position to seize control of the game with a potential scoring “double dip.”
The Chiefs won the opening coin toss and took the ball to start the second half. Football teams strive to score at the end of the first half and again to start the third quarter. That’s where the “double dip” term comes from.
After the Jaguars’ first touchdown, the Chiefs had a seven-point lead and the ball with 2 minutes, 38 seconds to go before halftime. The ball was on the Jaguars’ 35-yard line, so the Chiefs didn’t need to move far to get in range for at least a field-goal attempt before the half.
The Chiefs’ offense had 168 yards on its previous two drives, which both ended with touchdowns.
But on their final drive of the first half, the Chiefs picked up a meager 2 yards on three plays and had to punt. The first play was a pass to Xavier Worthy that lost 6 yards and put the Chiefs behind the sticks. Fortunately for KC, the Jaguars couldn’t move the ball and halftime arrived.
The Chiefs got the ball with a seven-point lead and a chance to pad their advantage to start the second half.
An Isiah Pacheco run didn’t gain any yards to open the drive. Patrick Mahomes threw an 8-yard pass to Travis Kelce, but on third down, Mahomes’ pass to Marquise “Hollywood” Brown was incomplete. The Chiefs were forced to punt again.
Instead of a scoring “double dip,” the Chiefs had a three-and-out “double dip.” Remarkably, those were the only two three-and-outs for the Chiefs on Monday night.
Rather than seize control of the game, the offense sputtered at the wrong time.
The Jaguars’ pick-six was a huge play. So was Trevor Lawrence’s fall-down touchdown run that won the game. And the 13 penalties and litany of special-team errors didn’t help either. But the inability to get any points when a “double dip” was set up perfectly also doomed the Chiefs on Monday.
This story was originally published October 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM.
