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Chiefs unravel late vs. Jets as nosedive accelerates

Check out the top moments that helped define the outcomes of Sunday's NFL matchups. USA TODAY Sports

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – It looked, for a moment, as if the Chiefs would finally breakthrough and pull up from their downward spiral.

But the sight of quarterback Alex Smith, snapping his chin strap loose and slumping his head after a failed comeback attempt only reinforced that this was yet another disappointment in a troubling middle portion of the season.

The Chiefs lost to the Jets 38-31 and have now dropped six of their last seven games.