Don't let Mahomes get rolling
From 2018-20 with Patrick Mahomes starting under center, the Chiefs won 12, 11 and 14 games, with one Super Bowl championship, another Super Bowl appearance and an additional trip to the AFC Championship. With all of this success over the last three seasons, it is surprising to see Kansas City sitting at 3-4 and leading the league in turnovers by a significant margin. However, don't mistake some of these early-season struggles for a bad team; the Chiefs' offense is still dangerous.
Mahomes is coming off the worst game of his career. In last week's 27-3 loss to the Titans, the 26-year-old completed just 57 percent of his passes for a season-low 206 yards and no TDs. Mahomes threw his ninth interception of the season, lost his second fumble, and was pulled late in the fourth quarter with the game well out of reach. It was the first game this season in which he did not throw multiple touchdowns, as he was averaging three per game in the first six weeks of the season. Even with his struggles, he is still completing a career-best 67.5 percent of his passes for 2,093 yards and 18 touchdowns.
"He looks like one of the best quarterbacks in the world to me," Judge said about Mahomes. "This guy is – look, to be as athletic as he is, as just naturally instinctive as he is and have that kind of arm strength to make all those throws, there's a reason this guy gets paid that much money because there's not a lot of these guys walking the Earth. This guy's extremely talented. He's got a lot of savvy and experience. I think he does a great job of going through the initial reads, finding the right receiver and if something gets shut down, extending the play."
The Giants' defense shut down Sam Darnold last week, limiting the quarterback to just 111 yards on 16-of-25 passing with an interception. Darnold was pulled from the game in the second half for P.J. Walker, who mustered just three completions on 14 attempts for 33 yards. The two quarterbacks were sacked three times apiece, giving the Giants an average of 2.3 sacks per game. The Chiefs are allowing an average of 2.0 sacks per game.
Look out for Tyreek Hill, Travis Kelce
Tyreek Hill is the Chiefs' leading receiver and has true breakaway speed. 016. Through the first seven games, Hill has 52 receptions for 641 yards and five touchdowns, along with five rushes for 63 yards. The receptions are tied for the second-most in the NFL, while his receiving yards rank fifth. Hill's 72 targets are the most on the team and fourth-most in the league.
"He's definitely a different breed. He's an athletic freak. It'll be a challenge..." safety Xavier McKinney said about Hill.
Coming right behind Hill in targets is the incredibly talented Travis Kelce. Kelce has recorded 83+ receptions and 1,038+ yards in each of the last five seasons. In 15 games last season, Kelce caught a whopping 105 passes for 1,416 yards and 11 touchdowns. Through the first seven games of 2021, the five-time All Pro tight end has 45 receptions for 533 yards and four touchdowns.
"He can block. He can run routes. He's a very savvy guy from what I've seen," McKinney added about Kelce. "Just a really good tight end. I respect him a lot, we respect him as a team. I think it'll be a challenge for us, but we'll be ready."
The Giants have done a relatively good job at limiting opposing tight ends this season. Only Denver's Noah Fant and Dallas' Dalton Schultz have registered more than five receptions and 45 yards. However, the defense has allowed four touchdowns in seven games to the position. The Giants' did a great job of slowing down Panthers top WR D.J. Moore last week, keeping him to six receptions for 73 yards.
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