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Week 9 · 2026-11-08 · 13:00 · GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium (outdoors) · grass
Last 5 yrs H2H: NYJ 01 KAN
Vegas line (context)
Game total O/U
Final (away–home)
MODEL is the power-ratings spine — preseason, prior-only until 2026 snaps exist. Calibrated most-likely, no proven edge vs the close; the book number is shown beside it on purpose. Not a pick.

On the Field 2025 unit strength

NYJ OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
KAN DEFENSE NYJ OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 45% run Ball-control
KAN OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
NYJ DEFENSE KAN OFFENSE CB S S CB LB LB LB DE DT DT DE WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR QB RB
Balanced · 40% run Avg pace dual-threat QB
Unit strength weaker · avg · stronger
Position groups are shaded by team-unit strength (2025 pass/rush EPA, offense and defense) — not individual players. The defensive front you see is the wall this offense has to run into.

Unit Matchups 2025 · rank of 32

NYJ OFFENSE vs KAN DEFENSE
-0.18 #28 Pass attack DEF +13 #15 -0.00
-0.06 #29 Run game DEF +18 #11 -0.04
164 #32 Pass yards DEF +24 #8 205
123 #10 Rush yards even #9 106
3.5 #29 Pass pro vs rush even #26 1.9
35% #27 3rd down even #28 44%
53% #29 Red zone DEF +23 #6 55%
KAN OFFENSE vs NYJ DEFENSE
+0.04 #14 Pass attack OFF +18 #32 +0.25
+0.03 #6 Run game OFF +20 #26 +0.03
232 #16 Pass yards even #16 226
107 #25 Rush yards even #29 139
2.8 #22 Pass pro vs rush OFF +9 #31 1.5
38% #23 3rd down DEF +11 #12 39%
58% #25 Red zone even #29 70%
Rank gaps are where games tilt — a bottom-8 defense meeting a top-8 offense is the mismatch worth knowing about. 2025 regular-season data; EPA from play-by-play. Context, not a pick.

Pressure Matchup sacks · 2025

NYJ PASS RUSH vs KAN PASS PRO
Will McDonald IV DE 8.0 sacks '25
Joseph Ossai DE 5.0 sacks '25
Jowon Briggs DE 4.0 sacks '25
2.8 #22 sacks allowed /g #26 1.5
KAN PASS RUSH vs NYJ PASS PRO
Chris Jones DE 7.0 sacks '25
George Karlaftis DE 6.0 sacks '25
Drue Tranquill LB 2.0 sacks '25
3.5 #29 sacks allowed /g #31 1.9
A top pass rush against a line that already leaks sacks is where pressure rate breaks a game open — the left rank is the blocking side, the right is the rush.

Position Matchups 2025 per-game · last-10 form

NYJ

Geno Smith QB 2025: LV vs #15 PASS D 201.7 pass y/g 3/10
Breece Hall RB vs #11 RUN D 66.6 rush y/g 4/10
Garrett Wilson WR1 vs #15 PASS D 56.4 rec y/g 4/7
Adonai Mitchell WR2 vs #15 PASS D 28.3 rec y/g 4/10
Omar Cooper Jr. WR3 vs #15 PASS D rec y/g
Kenyon Sadiq TE vs #15 PASS D rec y/g

KAN

Patrick Mahomes QB vs #32 PASS D 256.2 pass y/g 7/10
Kenneth Walker III RB 2025: SEA vs #26 RUN D 67.0 rush y/g 5/10
Rashee Rice WR1 vs #32 PASS D 71.4 rec y/g 4/8
Xavier Worthy WR2 vs #32 PASS D 38.0 rec y/g 5/10
Tyquan Thornton WR3 vs #32 PASS D 36.5 rec y/g 5/10
Travis Kelce TE vs #32 PASS D 50.1 rec y/g 4/10
Dot strips are each player's last 10 games against his own 2025 average — form, not a prop grade; we hold no lines yet. Grey team tags mark stats earned elsewhere. No pick.