Prediction: Chiefs 24, Jets 17
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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| New York Jets |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 19 |
Michael Vick |
Pass: 215, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0 |
| RB 19 |
Chris Ivory |
Rush: 65, 1 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| RB 31 |
Chris Johnson  |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
| WR 21 |
Eric Decker |
Rec: 4-65, 1 TD |
| WR 42 |
Percy Harvin |
Rec: 5-45, 0 TD |
| WR 67 |
Jeremy Kerley |
Rec: 2-30, 0 TD |
| TE 22 |
Jace Amaro |
Rec: 3-35, 0 TD |
| TE 33 |
Jeff Cumberland |
Rec: 1-10, 0 TD |
| K 20 |
Nick Folk |
FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2 |
| DEF 23 |
Defense / ST |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Rank |
Player |
Projections |
| QB 16 |
Alex Smith  |
Pass: 225, 1 TD Rush: 25, 0 |
| RB 3 |
Jamaal Charles |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
| RB 34 |
Knile Davis |
Rush: 35, 0 TD Rec: 1-5, 0 |
| RB 44 |
De'Anthony Thomas |
Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 2-15, 0 |
| WR 20 |
Dwayne Bowe |
Rec: 5-70, 1 TD |
| WR 74 |
A.J. Jenkins |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| TE 13 |
Travis Kelce |
Rec: 5-50, 0 TD |
| TE 28 |
Anthony Fasano |
Rec: 2-25, 0 TD |
| K 19 |
Cairo Santos |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
| DEF 3 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
 Jets QB Michael Vick makes 1st start with NYJ. Last week, passed for 153 yards & led team with 69 rush yards on 8 att. (8.6 avg.). Needs 51 rush yards to become 1st QB in NFL history with 6,000 career. In last meeting (9/19/13 with Phi.), passed for 201 yards & TD with 99 rush yards on 4 att. (24.8 avg.)... RB Chris Ivory rushed for 43 yards & tied career-high with 2 rush TDs (most since 12/5/10). Aims for 3rd in row with TD & has 3 rush TDs in past 2. In 2 career games at KC (with Ten.), RB Chris Johnson rushed for 226 yards on 32 att. (7.1 avg.) with TD. Since entering NFL in 2008, ranks 2nd in NFL with 8,233 rush yards... Since entering NFL in 2010, WR Eric Decker has 36 TD catches, tied for most among AFC WRs (DEMARYIUS THOMAS & MIKE WALLACE). Jace Amaro (Rd. 2, No. 49 overall) leads NFL rookie TEs in catches (32) & receiving yards (285)... LB David Harris & S Dawan Landry are tied for team lead with 64 tackles each. LB Quinton Coples had season-high 1.5 sacks vs. Buf. DE Muhammad Wilkerson has 4.5 sacks in past 6. CB Kyle Wilson had 1st career sack last week.
 Chiefs Have won 4 of past 5... In past 5, QB Alex Smith has completed 98 of 137 passes (71.5 pct.) for 1,039 yards & 8 TDs vs. 1 INT with 109.7 rating. Smith's teams are 21-2-1 (.896) when he has 100+ rating... In past 6 at home, RB Jamaal Charles averages 113.3 scrimmage yards per game (498 rush, 182 rec.) with 9 total TDs (7 rush, 2 rec.). Has 6 TDs in past 4 overall (4 rush, 2 rec.). Since entering NFL in 2008, leads league with 5.5 rush avg. average (min. 600 att.). RB-KR Knile Davis had 99-yard KR-TD vs. St.L. & is 1 of 5 players in NFL history with 99+ KR-TD in each of 1st 2 seasons... WR Dwayne Bowe led team with 6 catches for 64 yards last week. Has 497 catches & needs 3 to join TONY GONZALEZ (916) as only players in club history with 500 career... LB Justin Houston has 8 sacks & FF in past 5, incl. 3 last week, & aims for 6th in row with sack. LB Tamba Hali has 3 sacks in 3 career meetings & aims for 4th in row with sack vs. NYJ.
Results and Schedule
| New York Jets |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
OAK |
H |
W 19-14 |
+5 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
GB |
A |
L 24-31 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2014-09-22 |
CHI |
H |
L 19-27 |
-8 |
| 4 |
2014-09-28 |
DET |
H |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
SD |
A |
L 0-31 |
-31 |
| 6 |
2014-10-12 |
DEN |
H |
L 17-31 |
-14 |
| 7 |
2014-10-16 |
NE |
A |
L 25-27 |
-2 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
BUF |
H |
L 23-43 |
-20 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
KC |
A |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
PIT |
H |
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| 11 |
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Bye |
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| 12 |
2014-11-23 |
BUF |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-12-01 |
MIA |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
MIN |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
TEN |
A |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
NE |
H |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
MIA |
A |
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| Kansas City Chiefs |
| Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
| 1 |
2014-09-07 |
TEN |
H |
L 10-26 |
-16 |
| 2 |
2014-09-14 |
DEN |
A |
L 17-24 |
-7 |
| 3 |
2014-09-21 |
MIA |
A |
W 34-15 |
+19 |
| 4 |
2014-09-29 |
NE |
H |
W 41-14 |
+27 |
| 5 |
2014-10-05 |
SF |
A |
L 17-22 |
-5 |
| 6 |
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Bye |
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| 7 |
2014-10-19 |
SD |
A |
W 23-20 |
+3 |
| 8 |
2014-10-26 |
STL |
H |
W 34-7 |
+27 |
| 9 |
2014-11-02 |
NYJ |
H |
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| 10 |
2014-11-09 |
BUF |
A |
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| 11 |
2014-11-16 |
SEA |
H |
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| 12 |
2014-11-20 |
OAK |
A |
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| 13 |
2014-11-30 |
DEN |
H |
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| 14 |
2014-12-07 |
ARI |
A |
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| 15 |
2014-12-14 |
OAK |
H |
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| 16 |
2014-12-21 |
PIT |
A |
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| 17 |
2014-12-28 |
SD |
H |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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NYJ
Offense |
KC
Offense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points for |
19.0 |
30.3 |
23.9 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
128.0 |
157.0 |
110.4 |
KC |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
4.61 |
4.56 |
4.12 |
NYJ |
| Completion % |
51.8% |
71.5% |
63.4% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
179.8 |
199.0 |
249.4 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
9.14 |
10.11 |
11.16 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
4.73 |
7.23 |
7.08 |
KC |
| Interceptions |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.8 |
KC |
| Fumbles lost |
1.0 |
0.3 |
0.7 |
KC |
| Sacks allowed |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2.2 |
KC |
| 3rd down conversions |
40.7% |
53.8% |
41.3% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
50.0% |
100.0% |
45.6% |
KC |
| Time of possession |
28:56 |
35:14 |
30:14 |
KC |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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NYJ
Defense |
KC
Defense |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Points against |
29.0 |
16.3 |
23.9 |
KC |
| Rushing yards |
89.0 |
100.0 |
110.4 |
NYJ |
| Rushing yards per attempt |
3.44 |
4.86 |
4.12 |
NYJ |
| Completion % |
63.6% |
55.8% |
63.4% |
KC |
| Passing yards |
241.5 |
186.3 |
249.4 |
KC |
| Passing yards per completion |
12.10 |
10.23 |
11.16 |
KC |
| Passing yards per attempt |
7.70 |
5.71 |
7.08 |
KC |
| INT return |
0.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
KC |
| Fumble recoveries |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
- |
| Sacks |
3.3 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
- |
| 3rd down conversions |
46.1% |
29.5% |
41.3% |
KC |
| 4th down conversions |
0.0% |
25.0% |
45.6% |
NYJ |
| Time of possession |
31:04 |
24:26 |
30:14 |
KC |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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NYJ |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Yards per punt return |
3.5 |
13.4 |
8.6 |
KC |
| Yards per kick return |
24.8 |
25.7 |
23.9 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per punt return |
10.3 |
9.0 |
8.6 |
KC |
| Yards allowed per kick return |
18.9 |
25.8 |
23.9 |
NYJ |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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NYJ |
KC |
NFL
Avg. |
Adv. |
| Penalties |
7.3 |
5.0 |
6.9 |
KC |
| Penalty yards |
67.5 |
38.3 |
57.5 |
KC |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 3 to 8 of the 2014 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 3 to 8 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
| New York Jets vs. Kansas City Chiefs |
| Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
| 2001 |
9 |
2001-11-11 |
KC |
NYJ |
7-27 |
NYJ |
| 2002 |
5 |
2002-10-06 |
KC |
NYJ |
29-25 |
KC |
| 2005 |
1 |
2005-09-11 |
NYJ |
KC |
7-27 |
KC |
| 2007 |
17 |
2007-12-30 |
KC |
NYJ |
10-13 |
NYJ |
| 2008 |
8 |
2008-10-26 |
KC |
NYJ |
24-28 |
NYJ |
| 2011 |
14 |
2011-12-11 |
KC |
NYJ |
10-37 |
NYJ |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.
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