By MARK LONG
AP Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.(AP) -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are getting
good at bouncing back from embarrassing losses.

David Garrard threw for 264 yards, including a 61-yard touchdown
pass to Mike Sims-Walker, and the Jaguars rebounded from a
lopsided loss at Tennessee with a 24-21 victory against Kansas
City on Sunday.

Up and down all season, the Jaguars (4-4) responded in similar
fashion following losses to Arizona and Seattle.

"There's only so much bouncing back you can do before there's no
more bouncing to do," cornerback Rashean Mathis said. "It's
something to hang your hat on, to know that we're going to
fight, but at the same time we have to learn to be consistent."

Consistency hasn't been Jacksonville's forte. Coach Jack Del Rio
ripped his team's defensive effort following a 30-13 loss at the
Titans last week, calling it "insulting, ugly and embarrassing."
He considered putting his players through live tackling drills
this week, but settled for an intense, full-pads practice.

He also switched back to a 4-3 defensive scheme.

It worked, at least against Kansas City (1-7). Playing without
suspended running back Larry Johnson, the Chiefs managed little
offense until late in the fourth quarter.

"We brought a different attitude to the game," Jaguars
linebacker Clint Ingram said. "It's not a time for us to start
beating ourselves on the chest and patting ourselves on the
back. It's one game. It's good that we won it, but we've still
got a lot of work to do and a lot of corrections to make and a
lot of stuff to clean up."

Indeed. With left tackle Branden Albert and center Rudy
Niswanger back in the lineup, Matt Cassel threw for 262 yards
and two scores - both to newcomer Chris Chambers.

Claimed off waivers Tuesday from San Diego, Chambers caught a
54-yard TD pass with 2:32 to play. Placekicker Ryan Succop
recovered an onside kick after it bounced off Atiyyah Ellison,
Cassel hooked up with Dwayne Bowe for 36 yards and then found
Chambers near the sideline for a 5-yard score.

The Chiefs made the 2-point conversion, cutting the lead to
24-21 with a little more than a minute to play.

But Jaguars fullback Greg Jones recovered the ensuing onside
kick, and Maurice Jones-Drew sealed the victory with a
first-down run.

"I'm glad we didn't quit," said Chambers, who finished with
three catches for 70 yards. "We can build on this."

Cassel completed 23 of 39 passes, but was sacked three times.
Bowe and Lance Long each finished with 74 yards receiving.

The Jaguars, though, refused to give the Chiefs much credit for
the comeback.

"They were throwing the ball up, and a couple of receivers made
some plays," Mathis said. "It wasn't like they were picking us
apart or anything. It was just throwing Hail Marys down the
field and they made some great grabs. That's nothing for us to
be concerned about. When we had to get after them and put the
game away, we did."

Until Cassel and Chambers connected late, punter Dustin Colquitt
had the team's three top highlights. He had a 70-yard punt, a
59-yarder, and tackled Mathis by the dreadlocks after he
returned a failed 56-yard field goal on the final play of the
first half.

"Unfortunately, we weren't able to get into a rhythm early on,"
said Cassel, who passed for 135 yards on his final two TD
drives. "The guys made some big plays. Unfortunately, it wasn't
enough at the end. We have to just start early."

The Jaguars had plenty of bright spots.

Rookies Rashad Jennings, Jarret Dillard and Mike Thomas were
impressive. Sims-Walker caught six passes for a career-high 147
yards. He had a long TD catch that made it 14-6 late in the
second quarter, then added a 45-yard reception that set up Josh
Scobee's 27-yard field goal in the third.

Jones-Drew ran 29 times for 97 yards, including a 10-yard TD run
that made it 24-6. It was his 11th TD run of the season.

The Jaguars sacked Cassel three times and allowed just 162 yards
until those two late drives - a much better effort than Del Rio
saw in Tennessee.

"It's time for us to surge as a football team," Del Rio said.
"We need that."

Notes: The game was blacked out on local television and in
secondary markets, and announced attendance was 45,516. ...
Cassel has been sacked 27 times in seven starts, including 22
the last five games. ... Jones-Drew broke Fred Taylor's
franchise record for most yards rushing through eight games.
Taylor had 690 in 2002. Jones-Drew now has 737. ... Jags WR
Torry Holt became the 10th player in NFL history with 900
receptions.