NFL Predictions: Week 3 Picks and Hot Takes
By Joe Wedra
New York Jets at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, CBS
Here’s another coin flip game, this time between two squads with very real playoff chances.
There’s a lot to like about Todd Bowles and the Jets. For the second year in a row, they look like they’ll be a down-to-the-wire competitor for an AFC Wild Card spot, unfortunately matched up in a division with a New England team that just won’t die. After a one-point loss to Cincinnati followed by a short-week win against Buffalo, NYJ possesses a real threat in this one. If Matt Forte and the running game can be effective early, it’d hardly be a shock to see the Jets emerge victorious.
The Chiefs bring a wild card (no pun intended) to the table this week. Ultimately, it’s easy to be unsure about the legitimacy of their postseason chances after watching the first two weeks of the season. San Diego should’ve knocked them off to start the year in an ugly first-half performance by Andy Reid’s group, while the Texans continued to expose weaknesses in the Chiefs offense last weekend. Who’s to blame for the slow offensive start? You could probably spread it around to quite a few factors.
Kansas City is at home in what some might call an early must-win. But when you compare the Jets’ start with KC’s, it’s hard to pick against a very talented Jets squad.
Jets emerge victorious on the road, beat Kansas City, 24-19.