Chiefs vs Jetsinjury report, prediction and how to watch

Injury report, prediction and how to watch for Chiefs vs Jets: everything you need to know before the game.

The Kansas City Chiefs (5-2, second in the AFC West) host the New York Jets (2-6, third in the AFC East) in Week 9 of the NFL season.

Kickoff is Sunday, November 8, at 12:00 p.m. Mexico City time at Arrowhead Stadium. The Chiefs arrive on a two-game losing streak, the Jets on a three-game skid.

Match preview

The Chiefs are 5-2 and sit second in the AFC West, but they carry a two-game losing streak. They fell 20-3 to Seattle in Week 7 and 28-24 at Denver last Sunday, a game in which they led after the first quarter and at halftime.

Kansas City averages 23.9 points per game and allows 18.7. Patrick Mahomes <cite index="13-6">is averaging 256.4 yards per game and threw for 321 yards and three touchdowns last week</cite>. <cite index="14-6">He has 1,795 yards, a 66.4% completion rate, 12 touchdowns and four interceptions</cite>.

Arrowhead has been a safe harbor: 3-0 at home, including a 22-6 win against the Chargers in Week 6. On the road, the Chiefs won 30-27 in Las Vegas and 24-10 in Miami.

The Jets are 2-6, third in the AFC East and winless in the division (0-2). They have lost three straight: 38-33 to Las Vegas, 28-25 to Miami and 26-19 to New England. They led the Raiders at halftime and could not hold on.

New York scores 21.3 points per game and allows 23.5. The Jets are 1-3 on the road, and their only recent win was 17-12 against Cleveland in Week 5. QB Geno Smith <cite index="13-3">has a passer rating above 100 in five of his last six road games</cite>.

The Jets' defense <cite index="15-3">has 20 sacks, compared with nine for Kansas City</cite>. Rookie edge David Bailey <cite index="6-7,6-8">has 5.5 sacks while playing 81% of the defensive snaps</cite>. <cite index="14-5">New York allows 194 passing yards per game, fifth-best in the league</cite>. The Jets have only <cite index="15-8">one interception through eight games</cite>.

Kansas City has won four of the last five meetings. The Jets won 38-31 in 2017, and the Chiefs took the most recent game, 23-20 in 2023. In the all-time series, <cite index="21-2">Kansas City leads 21-19 with one tie</cite>.

This is a standard Sunday afternoon game with no prime-time spotlight. The Chiefs want to stop the slide before the AFC West gets tight. Discipline matters: <cite index="15-11">they were flagged 11 times in Denver</cite>. The Jets want to end a three-game skid and earn their first divisional win.

Injury report

Chiefs: <cite index="2-4">CB Mansoor Delane (shoulder), DT Omarr Norman-Lott (knee) and DL Peter Woods (neck) are Out. WR Nikko Remigio (hip) is Questionable</cite>. LT Josh Simmons remains on injured reserve with a back injury.

Jets: <cite index="2-3">WR Garrett Wilson (concussion) and LB Trevin Wallace (groin) are Out. Edge Joseph Ossai (ankle), S VJ Payne (knee), DL Harrison Phillips (ankle) and CB Nahshon Wright (back) are Questionable</cite>.

<cite index="2-2">RB Breece Hall (quad) is set to return</cite> after full practices Thursday and Friday. Edge David Bailey (groin) also practiced fully on Friday and carries no designation.

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