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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars have settled on a London itinerary, quite possibly for the foreseeable future.After three years of experimenting with the schedule, the Jaguars (0-3) are flying across the pond the same day they did a year ago. Its no coincidence theyre repeating the routine that ended with a 34-31 victory against Buffalo at Wembley Stadium.Jacksonville, which will leave Thursday afternoon and arrive Friday morning, is looking for similar results Sunday against AFC South rival Indianapolis (1-2).All we have in the back of our mind is that this is a business trip and it doesnt matter how long were there, defensive end Tyson Alualu said. We just have to make sure we come back with a win.That could be paramount for coach Gus Bradley, who is 12-39 in four seasons, has dropped six consecutive games and would like nothing more than to quell speculation about his job security heading into the teams bye week.The Jaguars believe they have the found the best way to prepare for the 4,200-mile flight and five-hour time difference. It took some trial and error to figure it out, though.They traveled early in the week following a home game in 2013 and lost badly. They flew across the pond right after a road game in 2014 and got blown out again. Then, instead of spending nearly an entire week in London, they went three days ahead of the game last season. History shows teams with shorter stays tend to win more often.Going over a week early is good the first time because it gives you a chance to really see everything over there, safety Johnathan Cyprien said. But now that weve been there a couple times, I like the idea of getting there on Friday. I think your body adjusts pretty quickly.Playing in London for the fourth straight year, Jacksonville requested a division game in hopes of taking advantage of having been there before. The Colts are making the trip for the first time.Jacksonville lost its first two games at Wembley by a combined score of 73-27. Now, the team feels like theres little, if any, potential for players and coaches to be shell-shocked or awe-struck by London.We know were going to go there every year, so lets take advantage of this, linebacker Paul Posluszny said. Its important for our organization, so lets do the job on the field and make it that way.Jaguars owner Shad Khan hopes to play annually in London at least until 2030. The NFL extended its agreement with Wembley last year, and Jacksonville is scheduled to play there once a year through 2020.Khan calls playing in London the No. 1 element to stabilizing the small-market franchise. The annual trip, one of Jacksonvilles 10 home games including exhibitions, accounts for 15 percent of the teams local revenue. So there are financial implications for playing there. The Jaguars just need to make it competitively advantageous.Sticking with the same schedule could help.The Jags are essentially treating it like a West Coast trip. Theyre leaving after practice Thursday and will arrive the following morning. Theyll check into the hotel and then get on the field for some light jogging. The team mandates that players sleep during the eight-hour flight, even offering sleeping pills and suggesting eye shades and noise-canceling headphones.We feel like weve been there enough times before that we know what we need to do, said defensive tackle Roy Miller, who will be playing his sixth game in London. Its business as usual now.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: http://twitter.com/AP-NFL Max Pacioretty Golden Knights Jersey . John Tavares, Thomas Vanek and Kyle Okposo were also being counted on to slow down sizzling Rangers forward Rick Nash. That plan didnt go so well early. Max Pacioretty Jersey . Catch all the action on TSN2 at 11pm et/8pm pt. The nine-time Big 12 champion Jayhawks are positioning themselves for another title, as they have run out to a flawless 6-0 mark in conference play thus far. http://www.goldenknightssale.com/customized/ . 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Subscribe today!Kansas City ChiefsOverall: 20 Title track: 71 Ownership: 27 Coaching: 25 Players: 28 Fan relations: 48 Affordability: 47 Stadium experience: 33 Bang for the buck: 13 Change from last year: +18Their fans seem to have settled into a comfortable spot with regard to the Chiefs. While theres certainly frustration that the Chiefs havent been to the Super Bowl since 1970, the fans seem to appreciate that their team is making the effort.Whats goodThe Andy Reid era has been one of relative success for the Chiefs, and the fans agree, ranking him 25th overall. From 2007 through 2012, the Chiefs had four seasons when they won no more than four games. So this recent stretch has been an improvement, just not better than division rival Denver: KC has yet to win an AFC West title and is just 1-2 in the postseason. For a team that hasnt recently made a trip deep into the playoffs, the Chiefs have a lot of talent -- players ranking is also up 14 spots this year, to 28th.Whats badThe Chiefs claimed their first playoff victory in 22 years last January in the wild-card rouund, breaking an eight-game playoff losing streak.dddddddddddd But it doesnt feel to a lot of their fans that theyre any closer to the Super Bowl, judging by a 71st-place ranking in title track. The Chiefs never threatened to lead in their 27-20 divisional-round playoff loss to the New England Patriots, but they did dominate time of possession by more than 15 minutes, giving hope that the wannabe Chiefs are gaining on the perennial powers in the AFC. 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