going into the half that's a DISTINCT possibility...
TOP 5 GRADES:
WR Tyreek Hill, 86.3 overall grade
DI Bennie Logan, 86.1 overall grade
DI Chris Jones, 85.9 overall grade
DI Rakeem Nunez-Roches, 85.6 overall grade
TE Travis Kelce, 85.4 overall grade
PERFORMANCES OF NOTE:
WR TYREEK HILL, 86.3 OVERALL GRADE
Just in case it had passed you by in the last two years, Tyreek Hill is really fast. Hill brought in six catches against the Jets and turned them into 185 yards by way of 159 yards on three passes aimed 20-plus yards down the field. Hill torched both Rashard Robinson and Morris Claiborne for deep scores and almost added a fourth deep catch as well, almost toeing the sideline in tight coverage at the end of the second quarter. His short passes may not have amounted to much but Hill’s deep impact sparked the quick strike Chiefs offense.
QB ALEX SMITH, 81.2 OVERALL GRADE
Over the Chiefs’ last four games, Alex Smith racked up just 146 deep passing yards and one touchdown. Today alone he racked up 217 passing yards on deep passes and collected four touchdowns as the Chiefs rediscovered their vertical passing game. Smith added a spectacular 70-yard scramble to boot and had the Chiefs alive on the final drive but the offense came to a juddering halt again when it mattered, with his badly forced throw almost ending the game a play earlier that it eventually did. Smith’s pocket presence was sketchy again this week to boot, as he was charged with a sack for the third week in a row.
DI BENNIE LOGAN, 86.1 OVERALL GRADE
When he arrived from Philadelphia in the off-season, Bennie Logan looked sure to provide an upgrade in productivity on the defensive line for the Chiefs and he has done just that. His four stops this week (all four were run stops) took his season total up to 28 with 4 games to play, already the third highest total of his career.
CB STEVEN NELSON, 30.1 OVERALL GRADE
The Chiefs’ problems at cornerback continued this week with Nelson seeing extended playing time after Darrelle Revis’ return lasted only a half that included two missed tackles. Nelson surrendered a career high 143 passing yards on 8 targets, 129 of them to Jermaine Kearse. Nelson was also culpable for one of the game’s key plays, giving the Jets a second shot at a 2-point conversion at the end of the game when he clumsily tripped and pulled at Kearse in the endzone. The 51-yard gain he allowed to Kearse earlier on that drive was the first 50-plus yard catch Nelson has allowed in his career.
