Arrowhead Pride
Before the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 2 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, our panel of contributors called for Kansas City to win 26-24. That pick had 18 points of error compared to the Chiefs’ 20-17 loss. Just two of our contributors (25%) thought the Eagles would win. Most of our readers also expected a Kansas City win, but to their credit, 39% of them picked Philadelphia.
In Week 3, the Chiefs face the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on “Sunday Night Football.” According to FanDuel Sportsbook, Kansas City is favored by 5.5 points.
Let’s see what the staff — and our readers — think about the matchup.
The game script here feels incredibly obvious: it’s going to be sloppy. We won’t see much innovation from head coach Andy Reid this week and the playbook will stay pretty compressed. The defense will play well. The game will be annoyingly close, but the Chiefs will win late — either by the offense executing in a four-minute drill to score or by the defense making a big stand. No one will feel great about how they looked, but it will be an important win as they inch closer to getting reinforcements.
Chiefs 20, Giants 16
Like the Chiefs, I’m 0-2 this season. But also like the Chiefs, I’m not throwing in the towel. For the first time this year, Kansas City won’t face a probable playoff team. The New York offense put up a lot of points against the Dallas Cowboys’ defense, but I don’t think they’ll match that against defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s unit.
Chiefs 27, Giants 20
This matchup features two teams searching for their first win of the season. The Giants are coming off a heartbreaking loss to the Cowboys, while the Chiefs are putting their close defeat to the Eagles behind them. Despite the setbacks, Kansas City showed defensive improvement in Week 2 — a promising sign. Still, this is the first time in Patrick Mahomes’ career that the Chiefs have started 0-2, and it’s hard to imagine them slipping to 0-3. Expect Kansas City to establish the run and finally see some offensive pieces fall into place. They should win convincingly and get back on track.
Chiefs 28, Giants 17
This is undoubtedly the biggest regular-season game of the Patrick Mahomes era. With the Baltimore Ravens looming next week, Kansas City simply can’t fall to 0-3. Fortunately, they’re facing a Giants team in disarray. While things may feel bleak in the Kingdom, the Chiefs are just a couple of plays away from being 2-0 against two of the best teams in football. On the flip side, New York’s 0-2 feels much different — because they’re the Giants. After failing to score a touchdown in Week 1 against the Washington Commanders, they dropped 37 points on Dallas in Week 2. Veteran quarterback Russell Wilson threw for 450 yards...
