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KANSAS CITY Duron Harmon Jersey , Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry and running back Spencer Ware returned to practice Wednesday, raising the possibility that both will be available for their AFC championship showdown with New England.Berry missed most of the season with a heel injury that developed in training camp, then played parts of two games against the Chargers and Seahawks. The heel began to bother him again the next week, and he did not practice last week or play in the divisional round against Indianapolis.Ware hurt his hamstring in a Week 14 win over the Ravens.Chiefs coach Andy Reid also said that right guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who was activated off injured reserve on Tuesday, would work into the mix with the starters. Whether he starts in Sunday’s game against the Patriots will not be decided until later in the week.“We’re getting our work done starting today,” Reid said, “and we’ll put it in right through Saturday.”The Chiefs have treated Berry with caution all year after the three-time All-Pro tore his Achilles tendon in last season’s opener. He remains one of their best playmakers when he’s on the field, and he’s continued to provide a vocal and emotional lift while he’s been out.He broke down the pregame huddle before last Saturday’s 31-13 victory over the Colts.One sign that Berry might be available came when Duvernay-Tardif came off IR. The Chiefs had to cut someone from the 53-man roster to make space and chose veteran safety Ron Parker.“We’ve had great communication with him, so we’re going to keep that and just see how he feels as we go,” Reid said. “Right now he feels pretty good and we’ll see how he feels at practice, and during practice. We talk to him all the time. Same with Larry and all the guys.”The only player who didn’t practice Wednesday was linebacker Dorian O’Daniel, who remains out with a calf injury. O’Daniel plays on four different special teams units.In other news, the Chiefs began to lay new sod inside Arrowhead Stadium on Wednesday after much of the field was torn up in the divisional round. Heavy snow that began last Friday and stopped just before kickoff left parts of the field mushy, particularly between the hash marks and along the sidelines.Those areas and the south end zone were getting fresh sod.Patriots coach Bill Belichick, whose team is accustomed to playing on turf, acknowledged this week that the playing surface can be important. He also said that the Patriots generally try to replicate it during practice Womens Tedy Bruschi Jersey , but that’s sometimes difficult to accomplish.“I’d say during the year we’ve practiced in most every condition we could get,” he said, “and it would be pretty unusual for something to come up that we haven’t at least approximated in the practice setting so that we can refer back to, ‘Well, when it’s like this or when this happens, we need to make this adjustment,’ because we’ve already talked about it and made it.“So, it would have to be something pretty extraordinary to fall outside of that, out of those experiences that we’ve had over the course of the year. But if it did, we would just broaden our net.”Another factor to consider is the weather: The forecast calls for more rain and snow on Saturday, followed by an arctic blast Sunday that could yield game-time temperatures in the single digits.“It don’t matter to me on game day,” Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston said. “I just hate TV timeouts and standing there. Besides that, it doesn’t matter what the temperature is when we’re playing.” The Jacksonville Jaguars are going to have to play a lot better if they are going to beat the New England Patriots in the rematch of the AFC title game next weekend.The opening weekend was ugly. Loads of penalties. Offensive struggles. A hamstring injury to leading rusher Leonard Fournette, and a near meltdown by the vaunted defense after linebacker Myles Jack gave Jacksonville a 20-9 lead with a 32-yard interception return early in the fourth quarter.For now, the Jaguars will settle for a 20-15 season-opening victory over the Giants on Sunday that spoiled the New York debuts of coach Pat Shurmur and halfback Saquon Barkley and the return of star receiver Odell Beckham Jr."We were talking about it in the locker room," said quarterback Blake Bortles , who threw a short touchdown pass and helped Jacksonville take a 13-6 halftime lead. "You never really know how Week 1 is going to go. You have an idea. You know you've been going against a pretty good defense all camp and all preseason long. But to come out and find a way to win when you didn't have your 'A' game as an offense http://www.patriotslockerroom.com/authentic-lawrence-guy-jersey , I think it's pretty special."The Jaguars won because their defense, which scored seven touchdowns last season, carried them. It limited New York to three field goals and stopped a late drive after Beckham caught passes of 21 and 19 yards to help the Giants reach the Jacksonville 36.However, the Jaguars held, unlike in the AFC title game, when the Patriots scored the final 14 points to advance to the Super Bowl.If there was a negative, it was giving up a 68-yard touchdown run to Barkley less than a minute after Jack scored. The rookie finished with 106 yards on 18 carries.Still, the win gave Jacksonville a positive note ahead of a home matchup with New England, which beat the Houston Texans 27-20.Jack, who scored on a pass tipped by Abry Jones, is looking forward to it."It's definitely on my mind. As soon as that clock hit double zero, I was already thinking about New England," he said. "I can't wait for that game, and I'm looking forward to Jacksonville being out there."Coming off a 3-13 season, the Giants refused to take solace in a good effort, not with a game at Dallas next weekend."It's disappointing when you lose," Shurmur said. "The one good thing is our team fought from the front to the back. They fought all the way through the game. Unfortunately as is the case in a lot of these games that are close Andre Tippett Jersey , we just didn't make enough plays."Here's some things we learned in the Jaguars win:O-LINE WOES: The Giants offense line remains a work in progress. The revamped group needs to give Eli Manning (23 of 37 for 224) time to find his talented receivers and open holes for Barkley.Facing a tough pass defense, Manning spent most of the game hitting short passes. There wasn't much time to look downfield.Ereck Flowers didn't have a smooth transition going from left to right tackle. He was whistled for a tripping call and a hold on the opening drive. Left tackle Nate Solder also picked up a holding call.TOO MANY FLAGS: The Jaguars biggest problem was penalties. They were called 11 times for 119 yards."We know that we can be better than that," coach Doug Marrone said. "At the end of day, we were able to get the win. If you keep on that track, that stuff will bite you."BECKHAM BACK: Stop worrying about the left ankle Beckham broke in October. In his first game in almost 11 months, the NFL's top-paid receiver was the best player on the field. He caught 11 passes for 111 yards and drew two pass interference penalties late in the first half to set up a field goal."Just being out there and competing with the best, I wish we would have gotten a win, but at the same time it's a good starting point for our team," Beckham said.INJURIES: Marrone wasn't concerned about Fournette, who finished with nine carries for 41. Backup T.J. Yeldin led the team with 14 carries for 51 yards and Bortles had four for 42. Jacksonville rushed for 137 yards."He's had it before, he knows how to treat it," Marrone said of Fournette. "That makes things pretty optimistic, which normally I'm not that optimistic."GIANTS NEW DEE: Coordinator James Bettcher's 3-4 scheme limited the Jaguars to 305 yards, including 121 in the second half. Janoris Jenkins had an interception and the Jags tight ends and receivers combined for 12 catches, with only two plays being 20 or more yards.