The New York Jets suffered their fourth-straight loss in Week 9, this time to the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-12.
The (2-7) Jets are becoming the team you play when you're trying to break a losing streak. Over the last three weeks, they gave the Miami Dolphins their only win of the season, helped the Raiders snap their four-game losing streak and now the Chiefs (6-2) get back in the win column
, snapping their two-game losing streak.The Jets were very competitive in the first half, but once again couldn't convert in the red zone when it mattered most. It was a completely different story in the second half as the team got nothing going on offense and the Chiefs capitalized with three unanswered touchdowns to seal the victory. Multiple Jets players
were visibly frustrated during the game and it's fair to wonder if they start to turn on this coaching staff.
Here is Jets Wire's report card following the Week 9 loss:
Passing Offense: D+
Geno Smith didn't do much as he finished 18 for 32, 164 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. His best play was on a Braelon Allen fumble when he laid a big hit on Chiefs safety Alohi Gilman, who made the recovery. He slammed his helmet down in frustration after the team failed to convert on fourth down.
Smith didn't get any help from Adonai Mitchell, who probably had his worst game as a Jet. After his 142 yard receiving day in last week's loss to the Raiders, Mitchell had no receptions on seven targets with a few drops against the Chiefs. Omar Cooper Jr. led all Jets receivers with eight catches for 64 yards. This was also a brutal game for the offensive line as they allowed five sacks on Smith to a Chiefs defense that only had nine sacks this season.
Rushing Offense: C
Breece Hall made his return and had 61 yards on 15 carries. Braelon Allen came crashing down to Earth as he was brutal running the football. After his third 100 yard rushing game last week against the Raiders, Allen carried the ball eight times for 33 yards and his fumble led to a Chiefs touchdown.
Passing Defense: C-
David Bailey continues to be a beast in his rookie season with two sacks and two forced fumbles. He almost knocked Patrick Mahomes out of the game on one of those sacks. He now has 5.5 sacks on the season, 10th best in the league. Outside of Bailey, the pass defense did very little against Mahomes, who finished with 242 yards passing and two touchdowns.
Rushing Defense: D
The Chiefs rushed for 163 yards as a team and Kansas City's running backs put the game out of reach in the second half. Kenneth Walker III had 102 yards on the ground and a touchdown while Emmett Johnson added a touchdown of his own. Walker also added 41 yards receiving and two touchdowns from Mahomes.
Special Teams: A-
Jason Sanders accounted for all the Jets points on Sunday with field goals from 23, 48, 49 and 54 yards. He did miss from 53 yards right before the half, but it's hard to criticize him as he continues to impress this season.
Coaching: D
In all fairness, we knew the Jets were not going to win this game. Andy Reid was going to coach circles around Aaron Glenn and it was more of the same issues that have plagued this team all season. Frank Reich continues to be a disaster in the red-zone and the defense, while good in the first half, completely collapsed in the second half.
We could criticize Glenn and Reich as long as possible and we would be completely justified. But, there is a bigger issue now surrounding this team and we saw it far too much when Robert Saleh was the head coach. In the fourth quarter, it looked like the team quit on Glenn, which is a terrible look for a head coach that the players supported all summer and in the beginning of the season. They brought in players like Demario Davis and Minkah Fitzpatrick to provide leadership and to prevent this type of situation. It's telling when even the leaders are having trouble motivating the team.
There are still eight games left in the season and the schedule only gets more difficult with the Buffalo Bills coming to MetLife Stadium in Week 10. If Glenn and Reich have lost the locker room, then they need to be fired immediately. This team cannot afford to check out with two months left in the season. That's not only an indictment on the coaching staff, but the leadership that was brought in to guide this team.
This article originally appeared on Jets Wire: Report card: Jets lose to Chiefs, 35-12, in Week 9
