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Updated Nov 3, 7:02 AM ET
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Week 9 · Sunday 1:00 PM ET · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium

KCvsNYJ

Chiefs offensevsJets defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 7 games for Chiefs, 8 for Jets. 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

Jets give up 60 yards a game to tight ends (24th), against a league average of 55. Chiefs' tight ends produce 85 (3rd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Jets are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.53 EPA per attempt. Chiefs send 3% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Wideouts get blanketed

Jets give up 121 yards a game to wide receivers (5th), against a league average of 147. Chiefs' wide receivers produce 118 (28th).

04
Wash

Explosive play rate

Call this one even. Chiefs create explosive plays on 10% of snaps (9th). Jets give them up at 9% (11th).

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 · Chiefs offense against the Jets defenseDepth charts
Jets defense · 4-3 DChiefs offense · 3WR 1TE70Benson66Caliendo52Humphrey65Smith77Moore87Kelce15Mahomes9Walker4Rice13Allen1Worthy52Enagbare91Briggs95Jackson31Bailey56Davis44Sherwood49Wallace21Stephens1Thomas2Brownlee6Belton29Fitzpatrick

Chiefs offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBPatrick Mahomes#15 · 154/232 · 1795 yds · 12 TD · 4 INT
  • RBKenneth Walker III#9 · 141 car · 770 yds · 8 TD · 22 rec
  • WRRashee Rice#4 · 20 rec · 243 yds · 2 TD · 25 tgt
  • WRXavier Worthy#1 · 27 rec · 230 yds · 1 TD · 41 tgt
  • WRCyrus Allen#13 · 5 rec · 65 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TETravis Kelce#87 · 29 rec · 410 yds · 2 TD · 42 tgt
  • LTKahlil Benson#70
  • LGMike Caliendo#66
  • CCreed Humphrey#52
  • RGTrey Smith#65
  • RTJaylon Moore#77

Jets defense · Base 4-3 D

  • RDEKingsley Enagbare#52 · 25 tackles · 2.5 sacks
  • RDTJowon Briggs#91 · 28 tackles · 2 sacks
  • LDTDarrell Jackson Jr.#95 · 23 tackles · 1 sack · 2 PD
  • LDEDavid Bailey#31 · 34 tackles · 5.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • WLBDemario Davis#56 · 52 tackles · 2 sacks · 4 PD
  • MLBJamien Sherwood#44 · 65 tackles · 5 PD
  • SLBTrevin Wallace#49 · 4 tackles
  • RCBBrandon Stephens#21 · 22 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBAzareye'h Thomas#1 · 37 tackles · 5 PD
  • NBJarvis Brownlee Jr.#2 · 15 tackles · 1 sack
  • SSDane Belton#6 · 67 tackles · 1 sack · 4 PD
  • FSMinkah Fitzpatrick#29 · 45 tackles · 1 INT · 3 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 · KC offense against NYJ defense
StatKC KC offFavors KC · Favors NYJNYJ NYJ def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.13#4
+0.02#19+0.00
Success rate
48%#6
45%#2444%
Yards per play
6.4#3
5.1#95.4
Explosive play rate
10%#9
9%#119%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.14#9
+0.12#25+0.03
Sack rate
4%#4
8%#87%
Running
Run EPA per carry
+0.09#2
-0.14#7-0.08
Yards per carry
5.3#1
3.9#154.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
40%#13
41%#1641%
Red zone TD rate
58%#19
64%#2061%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
118#28
121#5147
TE yards per game
85#3
60#2455
TE targets per game
8.7#7
7.8#177.6
RB receiving yards per game
53#1
27#1132
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Chiefs: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.893% of throws
-0.295% of throws
+0.566% of throws
Short
+0.3026% of throws
+0.3419% of throws
+0.0741% of throws

Jets: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.5312 throws
+0.0510 throws
+0.1215 throws
Short
+0.1273 throws
+0.3847 throws
+0.2982 throws

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