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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 9 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

NYJvsKC

Jets offensevsChiefs defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Jets, 7 for Chiefs. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

NYJ offenseKC offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Tight ends feast

Chiefs give up 10.0 targets a game to tight ends (31st), against a league average of 7.6. Jets' tight ends produce 7.9 (12th).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Chiefs are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.62 EPA per attempt. Jets send 8% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Field goals, not touchdowns

Jets score a touchdown on 46% of red zone trips (32nd). Chiefs allow 42% (4th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Jets average +0.04 EPA per play (11th). Chiefs allow -0.04 (10th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

NYJ Jets

7Geno SmithQB · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INTEPA per dropback +0.15 · 12th20Breece HallRB · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 20th5Garrett WilsonWR · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgtEPA per target +0.3915Adonai MitchellWR · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgtEPA per target +0.71 · 7th31David BaileyLeft Defensive End · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD5.5 sacks · T-9th in the NFL56Demario DavisWeakside Linebacker · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD2 sacks

KC Chiefs

15Patrick MahomesQB · 154/232 · 1795 yds · 12 TD · 4 INTEPA per dropback +0.14 · 14th9Kenneth Walker IIIRB · 141 car · 770 yds · 8 TD · 22 recEPA per touch +0.05 · 14th87Travis KelceTE · 29 rec · 410 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgtEPA per target +0.52 · 7th1Xavier WorthyWR · 27 rec · 230 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgtEPA per target -0.0656George KarlaftisLeft Defensive End · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD2 sacks20Nohl WilliamsLeft Cornerback · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD1 INT
The series · Jets and Chiefs since 1999, and this season's records11 meetings

The Chiefs lead the series 6–5 since 1999 (they first met in 2001). They have won the last 2. Oct 1, 2023, at MetLife Stadium: the Chiefs won 23–20. Zach Wilson started at quarterback for the Jets and Patrick Mahomes for the Chiefs; Robert Saleh and Andy Reid coached.

Jets at home5–2the Jets' record
In Kansas City0–4the Jets' record
Most pointsJets 38 · Chiefs 352017 · 2020
Biggest winJets by 27 · Chiefs by 262011 · 2020

The last 5

2023 · Wk 4KC 23 at NYJ 20
2020 · Wk 8NYJ 9 at KC 35
2017 · Wk 13KC 31 at NYJ 38
2016 · Wk 3NYJ 3 at KC 24
2014 · Wk 9NYJ 10 at KC 24

2026 records

JetsChiefs
Overall2–65–2
Division0–23–1
Conference2–35–1
Other conference0–30–1
Home1–33–0
Away1–32–2
Last 5LWLLLWWWLL
StreakLost 3Lost 2
Points a game21.3 – 23.523.9 – 18.7

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Jets' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Jets offense against the Chiefs defenseDepth charts
Chiefs defense · 4-3 DJets offense · 3WR 1TE74Fashanu64Parham71Myers66Tippmann70Membou85Taylor7Smith20Hall5Wilson15Mitchell11Cooper91Anudike-Uzomah92Tonga95Jones56Karlaftis23Tranquill32Bolton31Bassa5Delane20Williams22Canady27Conner17Gilman

Jets offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBGeno Smith#7 · 165/239 · 1913 yds · 12 TD · 3 INT
  • RBBreece Hall#20 · 51 car · 163 yds · 1 TD · 10 rec
  • WRGarrett Wilson#5 · 43 rec · 527 yds · 3 TD · 63 tgt
  • WROmar Cooper Jr.#11 · 12 rec · 248 yds · 2 TD · 13 tgt
  • WRAdonai Mitchell#15 · 16 rec · 265 yds · 1 TD · 27 tgt
  • TEMason Taylor#85 · 17 rec · 136 yds · 2 TD · 23 tgt
  • LTOlu Fashanu#74
  • LGDylan Parham#64
  • CJosh Myers#71
  • RGJoe Tippmann#66
  • RTArmand Membou#70

Chiefs defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEFelix Anudike-Uzomah#91 · 11 tackles · 1 sack
  • RDTKhyiris Tonga#92 · 13 tackles · 1 PD
  • LDTChris Jones#95 · 13 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 2 PD
  • LDEGeorge Karlaftis#56 · 24 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT · 8 PD
  • WLBDrue Tranquill#23 · 52 tackles · 2 PD
  • MLBNick Bolton#32 · 67 tackles · 2 PD
  • SLBJeffrey Bassa#31 · 14 tackles
  • RCBMansoor Delane#5 · 26 tackles · 1 INT · 5 PD
  • LCBNohl Williams#20 · 32 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 7 PD
  • NBJadon Canady#22 · 3 tackles
  • SSChamarri Conner#27 · 22 tackles · 1 sack · 1 PD
  • FSAlohi Gilman#17 · 29 tackles · 1 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · NYJ offense against KC defense
StatNYJ NYJ offFavors NYJ · Favors KCKC KC def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.04#11
-0.04#10+0.00
Success rate
46%#11
40%#444%
Yards per play
5.6#11
5.1#85.4
Explosive play rate
11%#5
8%#99%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.13#10
-0.01#12+0.03
Sack rate
9%#26
4%#317%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.09#19
-0.13#9-0.08
Yards per carry
4.3#12
3.4#24.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#23
40%#1541%
Red zone TD rate
46%#32
42%#461%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
157#12
121#3147
TE yards per game
51#21
66#2555
TE targets per game
7.9#12
10.0#317.6
RB receiving yards per game
31#14
42#2632
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Jets: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.898% of throws
+1.864% of throws
+0.978% of throws
Short
+0.1131% of throws
+0.0110% of throws
+0.1940% of throws

Chiefs: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.6220 throws
+0.2611 throws
-0.137 throws
Short
-0.1559 throws
+0.1358 throws
-0.0386 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.