Fresh off their heartbreaking 1 point loss to Indy, the Chiefs took their road show to the Swamps of Jersey to fact the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. New York has a high octane offense with two 1,000 yard wide outs (Keyshawn and Chrebet) and the steady feet of future HOF'er
Curtis Martin. KC is built around a stifling defense and a mistake free offense. KC dominated the first half, but had only 9 points to show for it. Their red zone offense couldn't crack the goal line. Give credit to Andy W's bent don't break style of D for minimizing the damage that the Chiefs could do. KC needed to control the ball and burn clock to keep the high octane Jet "O" off the field, especially since 2 of their defensive starters (Derrick Thomas & Brian Washington) went down to injury in the first 3 plays of the game. The second half saw New York score 10 points and take the lead. Curtis Martin busted a 64 yard run down to KC's 8 on the Jets first play from scrimmage in the 2nd half. Fittingly he would score the Jets first TD of the game 2 plays later. KC's usually reliable signal caller Steve Bono tried to fit in a medium pass to Keith Cash, but instead it wound up in the arms of Aaron Glen who returned it for 9 yards to KC's 26. Thankfully for the Chiefs their defense held NY to just 3 points as John Hall booted a 25 yard chip shot. Both teams traded punts before the Chiefs took over on their own 24. Bono then engineered a fine 10 play 5 minute drive that culminated in Kimble Anders catching a 3 yd TD pass. KC was now back up top by 6. NY then went 3 and out. KC did just the opposite with a classic 13 play drive that consumed 8 minutes of clock, but most importantly put them up by 13.
Steve Bono again tossed a short pass for the score. This time he found Lake Dawson in the flat for what
looked like the icing on the cake. Vinny and the Jets weren't convinced just yet that it was over. KC helped out by squibb kicking and giving the Jets great field position (their 40). Testaverde went for the homerun ball and barely missed a double teamed Chrebet. KC assumed that Vinny was going to go the aerial route again and dropped back into a zone. Vinny handed the ball to Martin who cut between the tackles for 44 yards, which took the Jets down to KC's 14. A pass to Keyshawn netted 10 yards and a 6 yard toss to Chrebet again made it a 1 score game. Most important was the fact that only :40 seconds ticked off the clock for the drive. On the ensuing kick off John Hall botched an onside attempt and the Chiefs recovered with 1:35 left and NY owing 2 time outs. 1 first down was needed to end the game. Marcus Allen fought hard for 7 yard vs a stacked run D, which forced NY to take it's 2nd time out. Expecting the Chiefs to run again the Jets ran a run blitz, but Bono tossed a quick screen to Keith Cash, who rambled 30 yards down field. Two Steve Bono knees later the Chiefs walked out of the Meadowlands with a well earned victory and a guarantee for at least a tie for the division lead.
Fresh off their heartbreaking 1 point loss to Indy, the Chiefs took their road show to the Swamps of Jersey to fact the J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. New York has a high octane offense with two 1,000 yard wide outs (Keyshawn and Chrebet) and the steady feet of future HOF'er Curtis Martin. KC is built around a stifling defense and a mistake free offense. KC dominated the first half, but had only 9 points to show for it. Their red zone offense couldn't crack the goal line. Give credit to Andy W's bent don't break style of D for minimizing the damage that the Chiefs could do. KC needed to control the ball and burn clock to keep the high octane Jet "O" off the field, especially since 2 of their defensive starters (Derrick Thomas & Brian Washington) went down to injury in the first 3 plays of the game. The second half saw New York score 10 points and take the lead. Curtis Martin busted a 64 yard run down to KC's 8 on the Jets first play from scrimmage in the 2nd half. Fittingly he would score the Jets first TD of the game 2 plays later. KC's usually reliable signal caller Steve Bono tried to fit in a medium pass to Keith Cash, but instead it wound up in the arms of Aaron Glen who returned it for 9 yards to KC's 26. Thankfully for the Chiefs their defense held NY to just 3 points as John Hall booted a 25 yard chip shot. Both teams traded punts before the Chiefs took over on their own 24. Bono then engineered a fine 10 play 5 minute drive that culminated in Kimble Anders catching a 3 yd TD pass. KC was now back up top by 6. NY then went 3 and out. KC did just the opposite with a classic 13 play drive that consumed 8 minutes of clock, but most importantly put them up by 13. Steve Bono again tossed a short pass for the score. This time he found Lake Dawson in the flat for what
looked like the icing on the cake. Vinny and the Jets weren't convinced just yet that it was over. KC helped out by squibb kicking and giving the Jets great field position (their 40). Testaverde went for the homerun ball and barely missed a double teamed Chrebet. KC assumed that Vinny was going to go the aerial route again and dropped back into a zone. Vinny handed the ball to Martin who cut between the tackles for 44 yards, which took the Jets down to KC's 14. A pass to Keyshawn netted 10 yards and a 6 yard toss to Chrebet again made it a 1 score game. Most important was the fact that only :40 seconds ticked off the clock for the drive. On the ensuing kick off John Hall botched an onside attempt and the Chiefs recovered with 1:35 left and NY owing 2 time outs. 1 first down was needed to end the game. Marcus Allen fought hard for 7 yard vs a stacked run D, which forced NY to take it's 2nd time out. Expecting the Chiefs to run again the Jets ran a run blitz, but Bono tossed a quick screen to Keith Cash, who rambled 30 yards down field. Two Steve Bono knees later the Chiefs walked out of the Meadowlands with a well earned victory and a guarantee for at least a tie for the division lead.
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