2013 Week 4 - Giants @ CHIEFS

Week 4 Preview: Today's focus is on [1] Defense: specifically can the defense stop a Chiefs' Charles averaging 4.3 yards per rush. [2] Offense: will a rushing attack finally appear in a Giants offense averaging only 44.3 rushing yards per game.

While I would love to believe different, I also believe that the SPORTS REPORTER may have a good preview of today's matchup: The Giants are 0-3 SU and ATS, doing horrible things on both sides of the ball. In recent seasons, when New York has faced the head coach of the Chiefs, they have usually lost. Andy Reid, at Philadelphia, had the Giants’ number so badly it was embarrassing. With Philly, he’d beat the Giants with big offensive plays and maddening, swarming defense against Eli Manning. There was also some special teams embarrassment to throw salt in the wounds. The Kansas City offense, and Alex Smith as a quarterback, is more of a little-play unit. But the Chiefs’ defense – unfamiliar to a New York team whose offensive line isn’t getting it done in either pass protection or the run game – can make the Giants’ offense continue to look as bad as it has so far. Tamba Hali and Justin Houston are putting effective pressure on opposing passers and the Chiefs team is currently tops in the NFL with a +9 TO Ratio. They were AFC worst -24 TO Ratio last season, so Kansas City is tapping into all the hidden value that comes with cleaning up a mess. Meanwhile, you already know that the Giants’ defense has been one of the biggest frauds going for a couple of seasons, not just in the NFL, but in the universe. If your team’s offensive and defensive lines aren’t as good as the other team’s, and you’re floundering, and on the road, you’ve turned the ball over 13 times in three games and the other team’s coaches know you well and have had a couple of extra days to prepare, why should you do well? KANSAS CITY, 27-13.