Kansas City, Mo. ? Even if they weren’t playing a football game at the Meadowlands on Sunday, the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets could probably throw a great party.

It seems like almost everybody has a connection to someone else on the other team, starting with head coaches Dick Vermeil and Herman Edwards.

Edwards, in his second year as head coach of the Jets, played for Vermeil in Philadelphia and helped build the Eagles into a Super Bowl contender as a starting cornerback from 1977-85. He also worked in the Chiefs’ scouting department in 1990-91 and was Kansas City’s defensive backfield coach from 1992-94.

Terry Bradway left Kansas City in 2000 to become general manager of the Jets. Chiefs’ president and GM Carl Peterson hired Bradway as director of player personnel in 1992 and made him vice president of player personnel in 2000.

Paul Hackett, the Jets’ offensive coordinator, had the same job with Kansas City from 1993-97. Greg Robinson, the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator, had the same job with the Jets in 1994.

Lamont Winston, the Chiefs’ current director of player personnel, is the brother of Kevin Winston, who serves the Jets as director of player development.

But the most visible brother combination will be on the field when the teams kick off at noon central time. Johnnie Morton, the Chiefs’ No. 1 wide receiver, is the older brother of the Jets’ Chad Morton, who had one of the most remarkable games of the season when he returned kickoffs 98 and 96 yards for touchdowns against Buffalo in the season opener.

This will be the second time the Morton brothers have met head-to-head. Johnnie will be trying to take a 2-0 lead.

“He’s probably the fastest guy I’ve ever seen, and also one of the quickest,” he said.