
… The Jaguars had two takeaways and one turnover in the game. … All 74 Jaguars players who suited up saw playing time, whereas the Giants did not play six players who dressed. NOTES FROM THE GIANTS GAME: The game was delayed exactly one hour because of lightning and rain. … Jaguars CB Curtis Anderson played his freshman year at Pittsburgh under Chiefs offensive coordinator Paul Hackett, who was the Panthers' head coach, and Chiefs DT Tom Barndt was also on the team … Jaguars DE Jeff Lageman was a teammate of Chiefs P Louie Aquiar and CB James Hasty with the New York Jets … Jaguars CB Kevin Devine and Chiefs QB Pat Barnes and TE Tony Gonzalez were teammates at California … Jaguars OT Leon Searcy played at the University of Miami with Chiefs FB Donnell Bennett … Jaguars CB Aaron Beasley and DB Mike Logan were teammates at West Virginia with Chiefs DE John Browning … Jaguars RB James Stewart and CB Dave Thomas played at Tennessee with Chiefs CB Dale Carter, and Stewart also played at Tennessee with Chiefs C Jeff Smith … Jaguars P Bryan Barker played in Philadelphia with Chiefs CB Mark McMillian … Jaguars LB Jeff Kopp and LB Brant Boyer played with the Miami Dolphins with Chiefs PK Pete Stoyanovich … Jaguars TE Rich Griffith and LB Brant Boyer played with Chiefs C Hicham El-Mashtoub and DT Ty Parten at Arizona … Jaguars FB Kevin McLeod and Chiefs OT Victor Riley played together at Auburn … Jaguars WR Damon Dunn, Chiefs G/OT Pete Swanson and Nate Parks were teammates at Stanford … Chiefs DT Darius Holland played with Jaguars DB's Deon Figures and Chris Hudson at Colorado … Jaguars C Quentin Neujahr was a teammate of Chiefs WR Kevin Lockett at Kansas State.

Erkenbeck was on the staff in Montreal in 1978 with Pasquale. Lauderdale), DE John Browning (Miami), P Shayne Edge (Lake Cit and University of Florida, where he was a teammate of Jaguars WR Willie Jackson and RB Fred Taylor), WR Tamarick Vanover (Tallahassee and Florida State, where he played with Jaguars G/OT Todd Fordham), LB Derrick Thomas (Miami) … Jaguars special teams coordinator Larry Pasquale coached with Chiefs head coach Marty Schottenheimer and RB coach Jimmy Raye in 1979 with the Detroit Lions … Jaguars defensive line coach John Pease was a coach for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars when Chiefs president Carl Peterson was the Stars' president and general manager and Chiefs tight ends/offensive assistant coach Jim Erkenbeck was also on the staff.

Lauderdale, University of Miami), RB James Bostic (Ft. JACKSONVILLE-KANSAS CITY CONNECTIONS: Jaguars P Bryan Barker was the Chiefs' punter from 1990 to '93 … Jaguars QB Steve Matthews was a seventh-round draft choice by the Chiefs in 1994 and was claimed by the Jaguars after he was waived toward the end of the 1997 training camp … Chiefs WR Andre Rison played 10 games for the Jaguars in 1996, catching 34 passes for 458 yards and two TDs … Chiefs LB Reggie Clark played for the Jaguars in 1995 and '96 … Chiefs strength and conditioning coach Jeff Hurd was the Jagurs' assistant strength and conditioning coach from 1995 to '97 … Five Chiefs are from the state of Florida: FB Donnell Bennett (Ft. He has a record of 24-24 during the regular season and 2-2 in the postseason. A veteran of 27 years of coaching, he was previously an NFL assistant coach with the New York Giants (wide receivers, 1988-90), Green Bay Packers (wide receivers and passing game coordinator 1986-87) and Philadelphia Eagles (wide receivers, 1984-85). Coughlin compiled a record of 21-13-1 from 1991 to '93 at Boston College, and had two appearances in bowl games and a ranking of 13th in the final AP poll of 1993. He became head coach of the Jaguars on Februfollowing three successful seasons as head coach at Boston College. In 1995, Coughlin's Jaguars finished with four victories in their inaugural season. In the playoffs, the Jaguars upset the Bills and Broncos on the road before losing at New England. In their second season in 1996, the Jaguars advanced all the way to the AFC Championship game, finishing the regular season in second place in the division with a 9-7 record. The Jaguars were defeated by Denver in the Wild-Card playoffs. In 1997, the Jaguars finished 11-5 and lost the AFC Central Division championship on the fifth tiebreaker to Pittsburgh. THE COACHES: Jacksonville head coach Tom Coughlin has led the Jaguars to the playoffs each of the last two seasons, a first for an NFL expansion team.
