The Kansas City Chiefs face the New York Giants in a pivotal Week 3 interconference clash at MetLife Stadium on September 21, 2025. Both teams are 0-2, desperate to secure their first win of the 2025-26 NFL season. The Chiefs, led by Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce are trying to grapple with offensive inconsistencies due to their key players missing games, while their defense has struggled to contain dynamic quarterbacks. The Giants, coming off an overtime loss to the Dallas Cowboys, rely on Russell Wilson and WR Malik Nabers ti spark their offense.
The Chiefs have not won a single game ever since losing to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX. While there was a ton of hype surrounding a bounce-back season for them, so far they have not shown any of that. In fact, while we do not want to call it already, the way the Chiefs are playing, they may not make it to the Super Bowl this season, which is far fetched for now but who knows? The Bills are rolling, the Ravens are starting to pick up where they left off last season, the Chargers are red hot, and the Colts are surprising everyone so far.
With the Giants looking like a threat, after taking the Cowboys to OT, they certainly do have a chance to beat the Chiefs. The Chiefs will need to control Russell Wilson’s deep ball threats, in order to win this game, and if they can’t, we could be looking at the Chiefs going down 0-3 to their season which is highly unusual.
Below is the injury report for the Kansas City Chiefs for Week 3 action against the New York Giants.
| Player | Position | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Danna | DE | Quad | Out |
| Kristian Fulton | CB | Ankle | Out |
| Jalen Royals | WR | Knee | Questionable |
| Xavier Worthy | WR | Shoulder | Out |
| Josh Simmons | OT | Illness | Not Listed |
| Marquise Brown | WR | Ankle | Not Listed |
| Ashton Gillotte | DE | Elbow | Not Listed |
| Patrick Mahomes | QB | Right Wrist | Not Listed |
| Charles Omenihu | DE | Hand | Not Listed |
| Jawaan Taylor | T | Knee/Ankle | Not Listed |
| Drue Tranquill | LB | Knee | Not Listed |
The Chiefs have 11 players listed on the injury, with three players listed as “Out,” for the game including, WR Xavier Worthy, CB Kristian Fulton, and DE Michael Danna. WR Jalen Royals is listed as questionable for tonight’s game as he’s dealing with a knee injury.
We have activated Practice Squad player CB Kevin Knowles via Standard Elevation.
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) September 20, 2025
WR Xavier Worthy has now been ruled out for Sunday night’s game (shoulder). He will not travel with the team. pic.twitter.com/qYe8QBkHtq
LB Drue Tranquill’s game status in not listed currently, as he was dealing with an knee injury, but was a full participant in Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday’s practice. Meanwhile, Chiefs superstar QB Patrick Mahomes was dealing with right wrist injury and his status is currently not listed. However, he was a full participant on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday’s practice which means that he will most likely be ready to go against the Giants for this Week 3 action.
Below is the injury report for the New York Giants for Week 3 action against the Chiefs.
| Player | Position | Injury | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | LB | Calf | Doubtful |
| Chauncey Golston | DE | Ankle | Questionable |
| Darius Muasau | LB | Concussion/Eye | Out |
| Gunner Olszewski | WR | Back | Questionable |
| Rakeem Nunez- Roches | DT | Foot | Doubtful |
| Wan’Dale Robinson | WR | Foot | Unspecified |
| Jon Runyan | G | Back | Unspecified |
| John Michael Schmitz | C | Toe | Unspecified |
| Darius Slayton | WR | Groin/Calf | Unspecified |
| Andrew Thomas | OT | Foot | Questionable |
| Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB | Calf | Unspecified |
| Roy Robertson- Harris | DE | Knee | Unspecified |
| Cam Skattebo | RB | Ankle | Unspecified |
The New York Giants have 13 players listed on the injury report. LB, Darius Muasau, is the only player that is listed as “Out,” for tonight’s game, with LB Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (Calf) and DT Rakeem Nunez- Roches (foot) listed as doubtful.
The biggest concerns is the Giants running back availability as both Cam Skattebo and Tyrone Tracy Jr. are listed as unspecified, even though Skattebo full participant for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday’s practices, while Tracy Jr. was a limited participant in all three days.
Coach Daboll on the Sunday Night Football home opener
— GiantsTV (@GiantsTV) September 19, 2025
🎥: https://t.co/AUOdjRbkBl pic.twitter.com/7hkTfg9XSH
There are a total of 24 players listed on the injury report, with some of them being key players to their respective franchises. However, this game is still high stakes and both teams are desperately trying to get their first win of the season.
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