JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- It was Kansas Citys most lopsided season-opening victory in 50 years, a perfect start to the Andy Reid era. Alex Smith threw two early touchdown passes, Kansas Citys defence dominated all day and the Chiefs handled the Jacksonville Jaguars 28-2 on Sunday. Jamaal Charles ran for 77 yards and a touchdown before leaving with a quadriceps injury, but that was about the only negative for guys in red. "You want to win every game you possibly can in the National Football League, thats what you strive for. You work so stinking hard for every week, then you cherish it," said Reid, who spent the previous 14 years in Philadelphia. The last time Kansas City won its opener by such a wide margin was 1963, a 59-7 victory against Denver. This one looked like it was headed in that direction after Smith threw two TD passes in the first quarter, both with short fields. He had a 5-yarder to Donnie Avery, a play that followed a 36-yard punt return by Dexter McCluster. Smith added a 3-yarder to backup tight end Junior Hemingway, which came two plays after Brandon Flowers intercepted Blaine Gabberts badly underthrown deep pass. Flowers returned it 32 yards to give the Chiefs great field position. "We could see this coming with our defence," Chiefs linebacker Derrick Johnson said. "We want to put something on film and let everyone see that the Chiefs defence is for real. ... Our defensive line dominated their offensive line; its that simple." Charles made it 21-2 with his 2-yard scamper in the second period. He left the game in the third -- after getting sandwiched by linebackers Geno Hayes and Paul Posluszny -- but returned for two carries before calling it a day in the fourth. "He did go back in for a play after he got stepped on, then we pulled him out," Reid said. "It was a quad and you dont mess with those. I think hes going to be OK. He did a nice job. He gives us great versatility there. He ran the ball hard. I thought he played good football." The defence was even better. Not only did the Chiefs sack Gabbert six times and post a shutout, they allowed Jacksonville to advance beyond its 36-yard line just twice in 15 series. "Weve just got to be better up front. Im going to say that," Jaguars centre Brad Meester said. "Weve got to do a better of creating holes and a better job of protecting for Blaine. We just didnt give him enough time back there. If we dont create holes and give him time, were just not able to get first downs." It was a stunning display of offensive futility for the rebuilding franchise. The Jaguars finished with 178 yards, but for most of the game challenged the team low of 117 yards set last year against Houston. It wasnt even close to the start Bradley wanted, but it was a clear indication of how far the team has to go. "Sometimes it takes time to find out our identity," Bradley said. "I know as a staff were going to dig deep to find out the things that we do best and well emphasize those." The Jaguars did little well Sunday. Gabbert completed 16 of 35 passes for 121 yards and two interceptions, including one Tamba Hali returned for a touchdown and a 28-2 lead in the fourth quarter. Gabbert ran off the field in the closing minutes of the game with a laceration to his right hand. He needed 15 stiches after the game. Chad Henne replaced him and led the Jaguars to the 3-yard line, but they failed to score. Maurice Jones-Drew, playing his first real game since injuring his left foot last October, ran 15 times for 45 yards. "Well see how this year turns out," Jones-Drew said. "No year is the same. Its a loss. We didnt play well as an offence. I dont know as an offence if you can do much worse than we did today." The most telling sign for Jacksonville: Bryan Anger set a franchise record with 11 punts. "We cant punt that many times. Its too many," receiver Cecil Shorts III said. "The whole offence didnt do a good job and we need to improve on that." Many outsiders had the Chiefs pegged as a team that could make a significant turnaround under Reid. Not only did they return four Pro Bowlers on defence, but the offence was supposed to be improved with Reid calling plays and Smith executing them. Against Jacksonville, things were mostly smooth. Notes: Chiefs played without starting RG Jon Asamoah. ... Chiefs RT Eric Fisher, the first pick in Aprils NFL draft, clearly outplayed Jaguars RT Luke Joeckel, the No. 2 pick. Reid praised Fisher after his debut. Jacksonville couldnt say the same about Joeckel, who had his hands full all game. ... Jaguars CB Dwayne Gratz bruised a shin, but should be fine. Justin Upton Angels Jersey .J. -- The NHL reduced its penalty against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday for signing Ilya Kovalchuk in 2010. Cody Allen Angels Jersey . In fact, with a few improvements, this could very well be a decent team over the next few seasons. I will go into more detail when digging into the Canucks Off-Season Game Plan, which will be coming earlier this year since they are part of the non-playoff contingent, there are some reasons to think this is a favourable situation for President of Hockey Operations Trevor Linden and whomever he selects to be the new general manager. http://www.baseballangelslockroom.com/za...ngels-jersey/.m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Packers by 3RECORD VS. SPREAD — New England 7-4, Green Bay 5-5-1SERIES RECORD — Tied 5-5. Justin Bour Jersey . Didnt need any help this time. Wood beat Cincinnati for the first time in his career, repeatedly pitching out of threats for seven innings, and Chicago stalled the Reds week-long surge with a 2-0 victory Monday night. Fred Lynn Angels Jersey .I shared with him how much I appreciated all he had done for us, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said of that Thursday night farewell.COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ike Opara scored in the 17th minute and Sporting Kansas City beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Saturday night. Kansas City (15-10-6) entered with the best goals-against average in MLS (0.97) and prevented the Crew from attacking through the midfield as Jimmy Nielsen made his only save on Federico Higuains 30-yard free kick in the 77th minute. Nielsens 11th shutout moved KC to within two points of Eastern Conference leader New York. "All 10 guys worked very hard in front of me and had huge discipline in the performance today," Nielsen said. "We know Columbus has very dangerous guys up front. We wanted to avoid giving them any room to play in." The Crew (13-14-5) had a three-game winning streak stopped and are two points out of the final playoff spot in the East with two games left. "We had very few answers whether it was a final pass, maybe the final dribble for somebody to step around somebody, maybe the run was offside," Crew interim coach Brian Bliss said.dddddddddddd "Whatever it was, we came up short in having an answer in the final third." Opara took advantage of an injury to the Crews Agustin Viana to score. Viana was hit in the head while defending Opara on a corner kick and went to the turf as the Crews Tyson Wahl cleared a shot in front of goal. The ball went to Graham Zusi, who immediately serviced the ball to the opposite post where Opara had an open shot for his third goal. "Im not sure (Zusi) even knew he was on the ground before he crossed the ball in," Opara said. "It was tough. I saw the goalie come in and I saw the post and I knew I had to head the ball." ' ' '