Kansas City gets back on track
The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New York Jets 35-12 at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 9, ending a two-game losing streak and moving to 6-2. The 23-point victory followed losses of 28-24 at Denver in Week 8 and 20-3 at Seattle in Week 7. Kansas City's 35 points against the Jets exceeded its combined output of 27 points in those defeats.
A positive season margin
The Chiefs have scored 202 points and allowed 143, giving them a plus-59 differential through eight games. Their past four results split evenly between wins and losses. Before the two road defeats, Kansas City beat the Los Angeles Chargers 22-6 in Week 6. The Chiefs allowed a combined 18 points in those two recent wins, compared with 48 in the two losses.
Walker sets the fantasy pace
Kenneth Walker III leads Kansas City's listed season fantasy performers with 196.4 PPR points. He also topped the group in Week 9 with 36.3, more than double the next-highest total among those players. Travis Kelce supplied 17.3 PPR points against the Jets, followed by Patrick Mahomes at 16.5, Xavier Worthy at 10.8 and Rashee Rice at 9.9. Mahomes ranks second among the listed season leaders with 142.0 points, ahead of Kelce's 99.3. Worthy and Rice remain nearly level at 66.8 and 66.2, respectively. Walker has provided the strongest season-long fantasy return of that group, while little separates the two receivers in total PPR production.
Atlanta comes next
Kansas City visits the Atlanta Falcons in Week 10 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for Nov. 15 at 1 p.m. ET. The Chiefs head back on the road after restoring their scoring output against New York. Their previous two road games produced the losses at Denver and Seattle.