Four losses deepen the slide
The New York Jets dropped to 2-7 with a 35-12 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 9. It was their fourth consecutive defeat and the widest margin in that stretch. New York has scored 182 points and allowed 223 through nine games, leaving it with a minus-41 point differential. The Kansas City loss accounted for 23 points of that gap.
A wider gap in Week 9
The Jets’ previous three losses were closer: 26-19 at New England in Week 6, 28-25 against Miami in Week 7 and 38-33 against Las Vegas in Week 8. Those defeats came by a combined 15 points. Against Kansas City, New York scored its fewest points and suffered its largest defeat of the four-game skid. The Jets have allowed at least 26 points in each of those games.
Fantasy leaders diverge from weekly production
Geno Smith leads the Jets with 126.5 season PPR points, followed by Garrett Wilson at 113.7 and Braelon Allen at 105.0. Jason Sanders has 85.0, while Omar Cooper Jr. has 62.6. Week 9 produced a different order. Sanders led New York with 15.0 points, ahead of Cooper’s 13.8 and Breece Hall’s 11.7. Kenyon Sadiq added 8.9, while Smith finished with 7.4. Cooper ranked second on the team for the week despite sitting fifth among its season fantasy leaders. Smith’s lower weekly return also underscores the distinction between his team-leading season total and his latest production.
Buffalo visits next
The Jets host the Buffalo Bills in Week 10 at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 1 p.m. ET. New York enters that matchup after four straight losses, with its latest result a marked step back from the narrower margins of the previous three games.