Two teams struggling to start the 2025 season square off on Sunday Night Football tonight as the Kansas City Chiefs (0-2), winners of the AFC each of the last three seasons, travel to face the New York Giants (0-2) on NBC tonight.
The Chiefs lost back-to-back close games vs. top teams, while the Giants lost a shootout in OT to the Cowboys last week. Giants QB Russell Wilson leads the NFL in passing yards, but does not have a win to show for it. Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes will try to climb out of the only 0-2 hole he has never been in.
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Chiefs vs. Giants Prediction, Sunday Night Football Picks
In some ways, you could say that playoff hopes are on the line in Week 3's Sunday Night Football matchup. Let's get into our Chiefs vs. Giants preview.
Kansas City Chiefs Preview
The Chiefs enter MetLife Stadium for Sunday Night Football at 0-2 for the first time since 2014, when Alex Smith was their QB and Patrick Mahomes was a freshman at Texas Tech, starting four games. They were last 0-3 at the start of the 2011 season.
Both Chiefs losses were one-score games (lost by three to Eagles and by six to Chargers). Prior to those losses, the Chiefs had won an NFL record 17 consecutive one-score games.
After playing the Giants, the Chiefs return home for a showdown with the Ravens and then play at Jacksonville on Monday Night Football.
New York Giants Preview
Unlike the Chiefs, this is familiar territory for the Giants as the G-Men are 0-2 for the 10th time in the last 13 years (since 2014) and for the second straight season. After not being competitive against the Commanders in the season opener, the Giants rallied to force OT before losing to the Cowboys.
After hosting the Chiefs, the Giants host the Chargers next week and then travel to New Orleans to face the winless Saints.
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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Projection: 28.5 Rushing Yards
- This is Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes second start against the Giants and first on the road. Mahomes threw for 275 yards with 1 TD (to Tyreek Hill) and 1 INT in that win vs, the Giants.
- Mahomes has 57 and 68 rushing yards in the two games this season, both leading the Chiefs and was also the Chiefs leading rusher in last year’s Super Bowl with 25 yards — that's three straight games as the team’s leading rusher.
- You have to go back to the Super Bowl after the 2023 season to find the previous time Mahomes was the team's leading rusher.
- Mahomes has averaged 41 rushing yards per game over his last five games, as the Chiefs have trailed in past contests — forcing him to find ways to get first downs by escaping the pocket.
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce Projection: 6.5 Targets
- Including the postseason, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has failed to reach more than 70 yards receiving in 11 of his last 13 games.
- After catching 7 balls on 8 targets for 117 yards and a TD in the Wild Card playoff game against Houston, Kelce's target numbers have been 4-6-4-6 and catches 2-4-2-4.
- Kelce played only 77% of the team's snaps in Week 2.
- Cowboys tight ends were targeted 15 times vs. the Giants last week in a shootout.
- Chiefs will be without WRs Xavier Worthy (shoulder) and Rashee Rice (suspension) on Sunday Night Football.
Giants QB Russell Wilson Projection: 222.5 Passing Yards
- Giants QB Russell Wilson has faced the Chiefs seven previous times, losing five of them.
- He averaged 190.3 yards per game with 13 TDs and 5 INTs in the seven games vs. the Chiefs, adding 3 rushing TDs.
- Through two weeks, Wilson leads the NFL in passing yards with 618.
- The Giants are showing a propensity to pass with Wilson under-center, with the fourth highest pass-rate over expectation (+6.3%), per nflelo.
- The Chiefs defense has seen a steep dropoff from 2024, ranking 26th in expected points added per play through two weeks after ranking 15th in the same metric a year ago.
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