No kidding.

In every one of their four victories, the Jaguars coming out on top has been the most improbable scenario. Against Kansas City, the game appeared to be over three different times with the Chiefs going home as the victors, only to see the Jaguars hang around and make something happen. “We like to play it as a sixty minute contest,” head coach Jack Del Rio said after the game.

Del Rio said before the season that good teams find a way to win, and the Jaguars have certainly done that. Down 16-14, Kansas City missed the extra point, stopped the Jaguars on 4th and 1 at their own 32, missed a 41-yard field goal and dropped two sure interceptions of passes thrown right to their cornerbacks. All of those things kept the Jaguars in the game, and they took advantage of it.

After the missed field goal, the Jaguars went on their game winning drive scoring with about a minute and a half to play on a 14 yard touchdown pass from Byron Leftwich to Cortez Hankton. It’s Hankton’s second touchdown catch in two games. He’s the kind of hero the Jaguars are getting production from that keeps them in games and eventually puts them over the top.

Quarterback Byron Leftwich has poise in the game ending situations and finds the open receiver in Bill Musgrave’s offensive scheme. Leftwich was 24 of 36 for 298 yards with two touchdowns and ran for one. Good numbers for the third week in a row, but this time they came in a victory. Two different times in the game, Leftwich looked like he was going to the sidelines with an injury (shoulder, ankle) but in both cases he stayed in the game and got the job done.

"I knew all I needed was about 30 seconds to get my pain tolerance to kick in and I would be all right," said Leftwich in the locker room after getting some treatment. Smith was more adamant in his praise for Leftwich. “When the game is on the line, I believe in my quarterback," said Smith who caught seven passes for 91 yards. "He showed poise. He showed the will to win. He showed fight. You can look him in the eye and say, 'This guy wants to win.' If we lose, he's going to die on the field. He was hurt, but he wanted to stay in there. And he got it done."

A couple of things really stood out in this game. The pass rush was very effective not only causing Trent Green problems but also sacking him six times. The Jaguars had only five sacks all season coming into this game. “Let’s talk about those defensive ends,” Del Rio joked after the game. The end position has been the subject of much debate all year and even more so after losing both Paul Spicer and Lionel Barnes to injuries.

No faulting their effort or production though against a very solid Kansas City offensive line. And despite not getting the kind of production he’s used to running the football, Fred Taylor showed why he’s considered a home run threat every time he touches the ball. After catching a little swing pass in the flat, Fred outran two Chiefs defenders who both had the angle on him on his way to a 64-yard touchdown. There might be fast guys in the league, but Taylor’s as fast as anybody. Combine that with 225 lbs of power and it’s a very potent combination.

The Chiefs are the first of three straight opponents the Jaguars have that are coming off their bye week. Next week it’s the Colts in Indianapolis and the following week it’s Houston, also on the road. The worst the Jaguars can be at the halfway point of the season is 4-4, with the second half of the schedule looking a little more favorable than the first.