Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

NEW YORK JETS (1-1) AT KANSAS CITY (1-1)

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Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, CBS

OPENING LINE — Kansas City by 3 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD — New York 1-0-1, Kansas City 0-2

SERIES RECORD — Tied 18-18-1 LAST MEETING — Chiefs beat Jets 24-10,

Nov. 2, 2014

LAST WEEK — Jets beat Bills 37-31; Chiefs lost to Texans 19-12 AP PRO32 RANKING — Jets No. 14, Chiefs

No. 13 JETS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (5), PASS (10) JETS DEFENSE — OVERALL (19), RUSH (5), PASS (26)

CHIEFS OFFENSE — OVERALL (17), RUSH (15), PASS (T18)

CHIEFS DEFENSE — OVERALL (17),

RUSH (30), PASS (16)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Chiefs ended three-game skid vs. Jets in 2014.

... Jets starting stretch of four straight vs. 2015 playoff teams . ... Jets have had seven scoring drive of nine-plus plays this season . ... Opposing RBs averaging 3.4 yards against Jets since start of 2015 season, second lowest in NFL . ... Jets RB Matt Forte had three rushing TDs vs. Bills. Forte needs one receiving TD to become fifth player in history with 8,000 yards rushing, 4,000 yards receiving and 20 TDs receiving . ... Jets WR Brandon Marshall coming off first 100-yard receiving game of season . ... Jets WR Eric Decker has scored TD in six straight games. He has 15 TDs in last 18 games. Decker had four TDs vs Chiefs with Broncos in December 2013 . ... Chiefs defensive coordinato­r Bob Sutton spent 13 seasons with Jets. NY offensive coordinato­r Chan Gailey spent one

season with Chiefs . ... Chiefs coming off first regular-season loss in 12 games . ... Kansas City CB Marcus Peters had first two intercepti­ons of season vs. Texans . ... Chiefs K Cairo Santos was 4 for 4 on FGs vs. Texans. He hit career-best 53-yarder . ... Travis Kelce needs 14 receptions to pass Walter White for third most among Chiefs TEs . ... Alex Smith needs 28 completion­s to become fourth Chiefs QB with 1,000. Smith needs 31 yards passing to pass Elvis Grbac (10,643) for sixth most in Chiefs history . ... Smith is 2-0 against Jets. ... Chiefs RB Spencer Ware has NFL-best 304 yards from scrimmage . ... Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles (torn ACL) could return this week. He has not played since Week 5 last season. ... Charles needs two carries to pass Priest Holmes (1,321) for second most in Chiefs history . ... Fantasy tip: Keep an eye on final injury report. Ware’s value will drop significan­tly if Charles plays.

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