Can 'desperate' Chiefs notch first win vs. Giants?

Adam Schultz

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It is officially gut-check time for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Sitting at 0-2, and facing a New York Giants team chasing its first win, and being on Sunday Night Football, it's a perfect storm.

But as we know, things in the NFL rarely go to plan, and Kansas City hasn't exactly been its swashbuckling self we have been used to seeing in years gone by.

They look a shell of themselves and dare we say it, there for the taking by a Giants team led by Russell Wilson, who torched the Dallas Cowboys last week.

But for CBS Sports' Pete Prisco, all of the uproar over the Chiefs ends here; they get their first win.

"The Chiefs limp into this game at 0-2 with problems on offense," Prisco writes. "The Giants are 0-2, but at least they showed some life on offense against Dallas. That ends here. Look for the Chiefs defense to slow down Russell Wilson and the Giants offense as the desperate Chiefs find a way to win their first game."

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Chiefs have to get first win vs. Giants

There is no other way around it, a win is a must.

Being 0-2 is bad enough for Kansas City, but losing to the Giants and dropping to 0-3, those alarm bells will be ringing loud and clear.

Surely Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes will cook against a Giants defense that couldn't stop Dak Prescott and Co. last week, but we thought the unit would look better against the Philadelphia Eagles, and it didn't.

It doesn't matter if it is by one point or 10, Kansas City simply has to get a win here by any means necessary.

But will they? Your guess is as good as mine.

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Adam Schultz

Adam Schultz is a freelance writer at The Sporting News. An Australian journalist with years of experience covering the Dallas Cowboys and the NFL, Adam has interviewed several high-profile athletes in Australia for various sites and brings a unique view on the NFL.