EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Starting a season 0-2 is not normal for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs.

Mahomes last did it in 2011 as a sophomore at Whitehouse High School in Texas. The Chiefs last did it in 2014, Andy Reid’s second year as their coach and the last time they missed the playoffs.

“Definitely new territory as far as being 0-2 ,” Mahomes said. “In my eyes, it looks like what an opportunity. What an opportunity to prove who we are as the Kansas City Chiefs.”

The Chiefs get that chance Sunday night, needing to beat the also-winless New York Giants to avoid falling into an 0-3 hole that only one NFL team this century recovered from to qualify for the postseason. The three-time reigning AFC champions with perennial Super Bowl aspirations are favored to win on the

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