The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New York Jets 35-12 at Arrowhead Stadium, turning all 4 of their red zone trips into touchdowns while the Jets never reached the end zone. Every New York point came off Jason Sanders' leg, and that was never going to hold up against an offense finishing drives like this.

The Jets actually held the ball longer, 31:06 to 28:54. They did little with it, averaging 3.7 yards per play against 6.0 for Kansas City.

How It Happened

New York opened the scoring in the first quarter. Sanders hit from 23 yards with 6:47 left, then from 48 yards with 4:35 left, and the Chiefs went to the second quarter without a point.

Kansas City answered right away. Patrick Mahomes found Kenneth Walker III for a 7-yard touchdown with 14:56 left in the second, giving the Chiefs their first lead.

The first half then became a trade of touchdowns for field goals. Sanders made it from 49 yards midway through the second, Mahomes hit Walker again from 25 yards out with 5:37 left, and Sanders closed the half with a 54-yarder at 2:16. The Jets trailed only narrowly at the break.

The third quarter is where Kansas City took control. Travis Kelce ran in from 1 yard with 10:20 left, and Walker added a 2-yard run with 11 seconds left in the quarter. Emmett Johnson finished it with a 6-yard touchdown run with 3:35 left in the fourth. The Jets did not score after halftime.

The real gap was on the money downs. New York converted 2 of 12 third downs and went 0-2 on fourth down. Kansas City converted 6 of 11 on third down and its only fourth-down try. When the Jets needed a play to extend a drive, they did not get one.

New York's passing game never got going either. The Jets gave up 5 sacks for 42 yards and averaged just 3.3 yards per pass. Kansas City, by contrast, ran for 163 yards at 5.1 a carry, well ahead of the Jets on the ground.

The Chiefs did lose 2 fumbles, but New York's own 9 penalties for 57 yards did not help its cause.

Key Performers

Kenneth Walker III (KC): 7-yard TD reception, 25-yard TD reception, 2-yard TD rush
Patrick Mahomes (KC): TD passes of 7 and 25 YDS to Walker
Chiefs passing: 23-31, 228 net YDS, 0 INT
Chiefs rushing: 32 ATT, 163 YDS, 5.1 per carry
Jason Sanders (NYJ): Field goals of 23, 48, 49 and 54 YDS

Walker was the story. He scored on the first Kansas City touchdown of the day and the one that put the game away late in the third, doing it as both a receiver and a runner.

Sanders deserves credit on the other side. Making kicks from 48, 49 and 54 yards is what kept the Jets in it for a half, but a kicker carrying the offense is a sign of what was missing.

What It Means

Kansas City moves to 6-2 and stays perfect at Arrowhead at 4-0. On the road the Chiefs are 2-2, so home games like this one are where their record is being built.

This one followed that pattern. At home the Chiefs finished drives, allowed 2 sacks to the 5 they recorded, and kept the penalty count down to 3 for 20 yards.

The Jets fall to 2-7, including 1-4 away from home. They moved the ball in spurts, but an offense that cannot convert third downs or finish in the red zone will keep losing games like this.