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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- For the first time in four years, Jacksonville Jaguars general manager Dave Caldwell believes his team doesnt have to be perfect to win.Caldwell spent much of his tenure rebuilding what was one of the worst rosters in the NFL. It was a slow process at first and was ramped up the last two years by spending more than $300 million in free agency.Now, the Jaguars have their best collection of talent and their highest expectations in nearly a decade. They open the season against Green Bay on Sunday.We can match up with virtually almost anybody, Caldwell said Wednesday. Everything doesnt have to go right and we still have chances.That hasnt always been the case.Of Jacksonvilles 36 losses over the last three seasons, 22 of them were by double digits. Caldwell had one of the NFLs least-competitive teams in recent memory in 2013, and it wasnt a whole lot better the following year.The Jaguars are just 3-20 in the first two months of the season during the Caldwell era, including 1-10 in September.I remember us sitting at 0-7, 0-8, maybe 0-9 (and taking a) drink of scotch, Caldwell joked.Jacksonville is counting on those days being done. If not, Caldwell and coach Gus Bradley could be in trouble. Owner Shad Khan already has said that everyones reasonable expectation for 2016 is a winning record.Caldwell agreed.To have a winning record is probably a reasonable expectation, Caldwell said. I think hes going to make a decision at the end of 16 games and say this is going in a direction that I like or this is not going in a direction that I like.The Jaguars believe they are headed in the right direction.With quarterback Blake Bortles, tight end Julius Thomas and receivers Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns, the Jags expect to continue making strides on offense. And defensive tackle Malik Jackson, safety Tashaun Gipson and cornerbacks Jalen Ramsey and Prince Amukamara should make immediate impacts on a revamped defense.The Jaguars should have a good idea how they stack up after playing the Packers, who have made the playoffs seven straight years.Im not real huge into predictions and all that stuff, but Im confident that the product were putting out there is better than the product that weve had in the years since Ive been here, since probably `07, veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis said. Very competitive. The fight is different. The feeling is different. I can say that and be genuine in it.The Jaguars felt like 2015 would be different, too. Bradley even raised eyebrows before the season by saying its built. Then they opened the season 1-5 and essentially ruined all the positive vibes for a franchise that hasnt made the postseason since 2007.We want to be a different team. We want to come out and show people were a different team, said Jackson, who came to Jacksonville after winning the Super Bowl with Denver. I dont know if playing Green Bay to start the season is good or bad. But its what we have to do. At the end of the day, thats who they put on our schedule for the first game. ... They could have given us the Super Bowl champs and we would have gladly gone out there and played them.Winning or losing the opener realistically means little. There have been plenty of teams start slow and make the playoffs, and just as many start fast and fade down the stretch.For Caldwell, early success might be better measured in terms of how the Jaguars handle -- or overcome -- adversity.The previous years I felt like we had to be perfect just to be in a game late, where here we can overcome a bad play, a fumble, a backed-up situation, a deficit, Caldwell said. Offensively we can score quickly and defensively I think we can hold the fort down.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Chicago White Sox Shirts . JOHNS, N. Cheap White Sox Jerseys . -- Ryan Getzlaf grabbed the three pucks wrapped in tape and held them up to his chest in the Anaheim Ducks dressing room for a celebration nine seasons in the making. https://www.cheapwhitesox.com/ . 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What does is the condition the visitors will arrive in when the ball is kicked off just after 1 p.m. ET at the Georgia Dome.Last Sunday night, head coach Andy Reid took a banged up K.C. team into Denver and played 75 minutes before escaping the Rockies with a 30-27 victory. It was a rock em, sock em defensive struggle for most of the evening until Cairo Santos kicked a 34-yard field goal that caromed off the left upright and was good.Were not satisfied with this, Reid said of the victory and how it figures into the 2016 season. Were going down to play a good Atlanta team, so weve got to make sure we take care of ourselves and come back and practice the way we need to this week.Another edge for the Falcons is the game against the Chiefs sits on the schedule between two big division games for K.C. -- Denver last Sunday and Oakland coming up next Thursday.The Raiders will visit Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 8. They carry a 9-2 record into their Sunday game against Buffalo.Can the Chiefs rebound from their lengthy and emotional victory over Denver?Its that time of the season you can see the light at the end of the tunnel and if youre in position to strike, I dont think you can afford to take games off, Reid said. At this time, that cant even be an issue. Every game is so important right now.What makes it a big Sunday for the Falcons is they hold just a one-game lead in the NFC South, with the surging Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-5) nipping at their heels. After playing Kansas City, they do not face an opponent in their closing four games that has a winning record.Look too far down the line were talking about six, seven, eight weeks down the line doing what you do every day just becomes a means to an end and thats the total opposite of what we do, Falcons head coach Dan Quinn said. The main thing is being here now and how much can we improve.The game will present quite a contrast in offenses. With Matt Ryan at quarterback, the Falcons are one of the most prolific groups in the NFL, ranking among the league leaders in yards gained (third), points scored (first) and offensive touchdowns (second).Then there is quarterback Alex Smith and the Chiefs offense. Nowhere in the top levels of NFL statistics can the K.C. offense be foound.ddddddddddddThe Chiefs are ranked No. 27 in yards and have scored just 20 touchdowns. They make the top half of the league numbers in only two areas: interception percentage (only four in 402 attempts) and on fourth-down conversions (77.8 percent).Yet somehow the Chiefs continue to win -- theyve grabbed six of their last seven games and have posted a 19-4 record in regular and postseason games dating to October 2015.Sometimes there are things that dont show up on the stat sheet and you say --- man, this guy is playing at a high level, Quinn said of Smith. Its the decision-making, its creating a scramble to go for a first down and its putting the ball in the correct spot. We are all so impressed by his ability to make the right decision against the right coverage.Atlantas offensive success has been built on Ryan (114.3 passer rating with 26 touchdown throws and six interceptions), wide receiver Julio Jones (65 catches for 1,140 yards) and running back Devonte Freeman (998 offensive yards as a runner-receiver). Another factor has been the health of their offensive starters: The same five offensive linemen have opened each game.You could argue that theyre the best in the league right now, Reid said of Atlantas offense. Theyre doing a nice job; explosive in all phases.Thats not so much the case with the Falcons defense. Just this week they placed their best cover man, cornerback Desmond Trufant, on injured reserve with a torn pectoral muscle that he suffered in October.The Falcons will also face the Chiefs without defensive end Adrian Clayborn, who will miss several games with a knee injury suffered in Atlantas victory last Sunday over Arizona.The Falcons defense ranks last in the NFL in stopping the pass, giving up an average of 282 yards per game.This season, the Chiefs have not been a powerful passing attack, averaging just 231.7 yards per game and Smith has thrown only 10 touchdown passes. They do have two weapons with tight end Travis Kelce (57 catches for 675 yards) and speedy rookie wide receiver Tyreek Hill (seven overall touchdowns and 110 all-purpose yards per game). They are hoping to get Jeremy Maclin, who got back on the practice field in a limited basis after being sidelined by a groin injury.Hill was chosen as the AFC offensive player of the week for his two touchdowns against Denver. 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