Giants vs. Chiefs: TV Info, Spread, Injury Updates, Game Time and More

If you told people before the season began that the Kansas City Chiefs would open up the 2013 NFL season 3-0 while the New York Giants opened up 0-3, you would have been laughed out of town. 

But that's exactly what's happened. And given the way both teams have played early on, it's likely the Giants will continue their nosedive this weekend. 

Alex Smith has yet to throw an interception in three games, while Eli Manning has thrown an astonishing eight picks in the same amount of time. 

Kansas City's defense is playing well up front, and Sean Smith has proven to be an excellent addition to the team's secondary, which has intercepted four passes already this year. 

The Giants, meanwhile, haven't been able to establish any semblance of a running game, which is partly why Manning has been the turnover king of the NFL in 2013. 

If both teams play like they have so far, then Kansas City will easily win at home. That said, it's impossible to predict how a veteran team that has won two Super Bowls in the last six seasons will respond to this current adversity. 

Here's what you need to know about this upcoming game.

When: Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1 p.m. ET

Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Mo.

Watch: FOX

Live Stream: NFL Sunday Ticket

Betting Lines (via Covers) 

• Over/Under: 44 pts.
• Spread: Kansas City (-4)

Giants Injury Report (via Giants.com) 

Player	Injury	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Game Status
FB Henry Hynoski	Shoulder (IR)	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
C David Baas	Neck	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
TE Adrien Robinson	Foot	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
G Chris Snee	Hip	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
CB Corey Webster	Hip	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
T David Diehl	Thumb	LP	LP	LP	Doubtful
LB Jacquian Williams	Knee	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
S Cooper Taylor	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
LB Spencer Paysinger	Hip	LP	LP	LP	Probable
CB Terrell Thomas	Knee	LP	DNP	LP	Probable
LB Justin Trattou	Ankle	FP	DNP	LP	Probable

Chiefs Injury Report (via Giants.com) 

Player	Injury	Wed.	Thu.	Fri.	Game Status
TE Travis Kelce	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
G Jeff Allen	Groin	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
TE Anthony Fasano	Ankle/Knee	DNP	DNP	LP	Questionable
CB Brandon Flowers	Knee	DNP	LP	DNP	Questionable
S Kendrick Lewis	Ankle	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
DL Mike DeVito	Neck	LP	LP	FP	Probable
FB Anthony Sherman	Knee	FP	FP	FP	Probable
LB Frank Zombo	Elbow	FP	FP	FP	Probable
T Branden Albert	Shoulder	LP	LP	FP	Probable

Will Eli Manning Rebound From His Horrid Start to the 2013 Season?

If a non-star quarterback put up the kind of numbers Manning has put up this year, then he'd be benched, without a shadow of a doubt. 

Through three games, Manning has been sacked 11 times and has thrown eight interceptions. Only Ryan Tannehill has been sacked more often, and nobody in the league can hold a candle to Manning's eight picks.

Kansas City's defense has been dominant at the line of scrimmage, leading the league with 15 sacks, and the secondary has produced four interceptions. 

Tamba Hali and Justin Houston comprise one of the most dangerous pairs of pass-rushing outside linebackers in the NFL, combining for 8.5 sacks, one forced fumble and one interception on the year so far.

The emergence of second-year nose tackle Dontari Poe inside has made a huge difference, too, and he's added another 3.5 sacks from his position. 

Manning has no running game to fall back on, and his offensive line has been about as solid as wet cardboard this year. It appears that he's doomed to put up another horrible performance this Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium.

Prediction

Smith's efficient quarterback play is exactly what this Chiefs team needs right now—even if it's not as exciting to watch as, say, Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles. But style points are meaningless in the NFL, as we saw last week when Smith outplayed Vick in Philly for the win. 

It's hard to rule out the Giants, given the team's history of playoff runs and Super Bowl wins. Coughlin has steered his team through troubled waters in the past and has won two Super Bowls, but this appears to be his biggest challenge to date. 

Based on the fact that Kansas City has turned the ball over exactly zero times this season compared to the 13 turnovers New York has coughed up, the Chiefs should cruise at home.

Final Score 

Chiefs win 27-23

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