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#Jets aren’t ‘scared’ of massive Chiefs challenge in Week 8

#Jets aren’t ‘scared’ of massive Chiefs challenge in Week 8

Things don’t get any easier for the reeling 0-7 Jets.

They now go to Kansas City this week to face the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs. The Jets are a 20.5-point underdog at the moment in one of the biggest mismatches of the NFL season.

After Sunday’s 18-10 loss to the Bills, Jets players said they are not looking at the Chiefs differently than any other opponent.

“We’re going into every game preparing to win and preparing for it to be a fight till the end,” linebacker Tarell Basham said. “We go into every game preparing to win. We don’t go into any game feeling like we’ve got nothing to lose.”

The Jets played their most competitive game of the season on Sunday but still came up short. No one in their right mind will give them a chance to beat the Chiefs, but the Jets can’t worry about that.

“It’s the same as it is every week,” linebacker Avery Williamson said. “We’re going in there, trying to take a win. We’re not going to have the mindset of being scared or something like that. We’re going in there to try to handle business.”

Jets linebacker Avery Williamson (right) said the team won't "have the mindset of being scared or something like that" against the heavily-favored Chiefs next week.
Jets linebacker Avery Williamson (right) said the team won’t “have the mindset of being scared or something like that” against the heavily favored Chiefs next week.Getty Images

The Jets will also get to see old friend Le’Veon Bell, who made his Chiefs debut on Sunday after signing with the team two weeks ago following his release from the Jets. Bell ran six times for 39 yards Sunday, a 43-16 win over the Broncos.


The offensive line was atrocious again Sunday. It allowed six sacks, four in the second half when it could not stop the Bills. The Jets managed just 4 yards in the second half. Much of the blame can be placed on the line, which the Jets revamped this offseason.

“They picked up the tempo as far as the pressures went,” Jets coach Adam Gase said. “It went from we were getting some coverages in the first half and then all of a sudden … I just kept hearing safety pressure and corner pressure and this backer pressure. They picked up the amount of pressure they were bringing on us.”

The Jets had their fifth different offensive line combination this season. Rookie LT Mekhi Becton returned after missing two games, but they were without LG Alex Lewis (shoulder). Josh Andrews started in his place and struggled.


WR Breshad Perriman was being evaluated for a concussion after taking a vicious hit from Bills safety Micah Hyde in the fourth quarter. … WR Jamison Crowder was inactive after injuring his groin in practice on Wednesday. … DE Kyle Phillips suffered a season-ending ankle injury. … This was the first time the Bills swept the season series with the Jets since 2015.

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