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The good news for the Kansas City Chiefs: They are no longer winless after a 22-9 victory over the New York Giants on “Sunday Night Football.”<\/p>\n

The bad news? The Chiefs still hardly resemble the team that has reached at least the AFC Championship game every year since 2018 \u2014 and their once potent offense remains disjointed at best.<\/p>\n

Entering Week 3 with a 0-2 record, Kansas City desperately needed a win in any fashion it could get one on Sunday. For a team with a legendary quarterback and Super Bowl aspirations, however, the ugliness of the Chiefs\u2019 offensive slog against the Giants left a lot to be desired moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cGood win to get, in particular when you haven\u2019t had one,\u201d head coach Andy Reid said after.<\/p>\n

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Patrick Mahomes throws as New York Giants outside linebacker Kayvon Thibodeaux chases him on Sunday.<\/span>Seth Wenig \/ AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes finished the game 22-of-37 for 224 yards and one touchdown, with an 85.9 passer rating. He has yet to break a passer rating of 90.0 so far this season, despite boasting a career mark of 101.8 before Sunday.<\/p>\n

And his so-so game didn\u2019t necessarily come against a great defense \u2014 Mahomes\u2019s passing total and 6.1 yards per attempt were both the lowest for any quarterback who has played New York this year.<\/p>\n

Overall, through three games, Mahomes\u2019s passer rating, yards per attempt and completion percentage would all be career lows if they carried through for the rest of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel like we were moving the ball the right way,\u201d Mahomes said postgame. \u201cWe have to clean stuff up and get better and better.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cFor us, just executing all the way throughout a drive and seeing that, that\u2019s what we want to be. We have to continue to do that more often.\u201d<\/p>\n

To be fair, Mahomes\u2019s receiving corps still leaves a lot to be desired, even if Tyquan Thornton had some nice moments in the second half against the New York. Kansas City still doesn\u2019t have a player with over 100 yards receiving in a single game yet so far this year.<\/p>\n

Travis Kelce, once one of the league\u2019s most feared tight ends, has 10 catches for 134 yards through three games. He is on pace for 759 yards receiving this season, which would be the lowest mark of his career, one year after he set a new career low in 2024. (And that\u2019s with the recent benefit of a 17th regular-season game.)<\/p>\n

Perhaps in an attempt to fire him up, Reid was caught in a heated conversation with Kelce late in the second quarter, with him and the tight end bumping chests.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s a passionate guy and I love that part,\u201d Reid said of the exchange. \u201cI\u2019ve been through a lot of things with him, that\u2019s all part of it. I love that he loves to play the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

The offense wasn\u2019t alone in its struggles, as the Chiefs\u2019 miscues extended to the whole team.<\/p>\n

Harrison Butker missed multiple kicks, including a field goal and an extra point.<\/p>\n

Kansas City committed eight penalties for 85 yards, including multiple on a first-half drive that led to a Giants touchdown.<\/p>\n

It wasn\u2019t exactly a sterling effort from the Chiefs, who were bailed out in large part due to two Russell Wilson interceptions \u2014 as well as a bizarre decision by Wilson to seemingly throw away the ball on a late 4th-and-goal.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been searching for one win and try to figure out how we can get this thing going,\u201d linebacker Nick Bolton said. \u201cThe main thing now is just keep working, keep stacking and try to get another, then get another win.\u201d<\/p>\n

For now, Kansas City is certainly happy to come away with a victory. But it\u2019s hard to imagine the team rising to the top of the AFC with more performances like Sunday\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Only two of the Chiefs\u2019 next eight opponents have a record under .500, and both of those contests will be against divisional rivals. Meanwhile, over the next two months, Kansas City will have to play the Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions, Buffalo Bills, Washington Commanders and the currently undefeated Indianapolis Colts, all of whom have been much more impressive early in the season.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, the Chiefs took care of business against a lesser foe on Sunday. If Kansas City continues on its current trajectory, however, it still doesn\u2019t look like the kind of team that could live up to its past success.<\/p>\n

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