The Kansas City Chiefs are gearing up to face the New York Giants on “Monday Night Football” in Week 8. It’s the first time these two teams have played since Alex Smith’s last season as a starter in 2017.

To learn more about Kansas City’s opponent, we spoke with managing editor Dan Benton over at Giants Wire and asked him a few questions.

Chiefs Wire: What was the biggest factor in the Giants’ upset win over the Panthers in Week 7?

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Giants Wire: I think it was really more twofold than any one reason. Defensively, the Giants were able to create organic pressure — something they had been unable to do all season. That, in turn, took the pressure off their secondary, which responded with its best game of the season. On the offensive side of the ball, Jason Garrett schemed Daniel Jones away from the pass rush. There were a lot of rollouts, screens and three-step drops that kept him clean. That allowed the offense to function under less consistent duress and gave receivers time to find space up the field.

Chiefs Wire: It’s the third year as a starter for Daniel Jones. What do you feel is his biggest strength and his biggest weakness in Year 3?

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Giants Wire: The deep ball is by far Jones’ biggest strength. I’d argue that there’s not a better deep ball passer in the NFL and should anyone roll their eyes at that statement, just pop on the film and see for yourself. He’s become a master of the deep throw and truly earned the nickname “Danny Dimes.” On the opposite side of that coin, Jones’ biggest weakness continues to be his fearless, do-too-much attitude. He acts like he’s allergic to sliding, is always lowering his shoulder and taking big hits and that leads to injuries and fumbles. We’ve seen both at times this season, although his ball security is substantially better than it was over his first two seasons. Still, he needs to not be Superman on every play.

Chiefs Wire: If guys like Saquon Barkley, Kadarius Toney and Kenny Golladay can’t go on Sunday, who are some of the offensive weapons that the Chiefs need to watch out for?

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Giants Wire: The problem with this question is that behind Barkley, Toney and Golladay are players like Evan Engram, Sterling Shepard, John Ross and Darius Slayton, all of whom are dealing with injury issues of their own. You really how to drill things down offensively to find healthy talent and that comes in the form of Devontae Booker, Collin Johnson and Dante Pettis. Still, with that having been said, expect to see Toney, Shepard, Ross and Engram play this Monday night.

Chiefs Wire: Joe Judge is in his second year as head coach. Has he made New York a better team since his arrival or is he going to be on the hot seat after this season?

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Giants Wire: I think the answer to both of those questions — at least for now — is “no.” The Giants are arguably a worse, less fundamentally sound team than they were a season ago but injuries have played a major role in that. I hate that as an excuse but there’s really no way around it. At the same time, I do not think Judge is on or will be on any sort of hot seat. Co-owner John Mara has already pledged his allegiance to Judge this year and there’s no way that’s going to change. After cycling through a clown car full of head coaches the past decade, the Giants are going to force themselves into patience. Whether or not that comes back to bite them is the real question.

Chiefs Wire: What’s your prediction for this game? Do you think the Giants can get one over on a dysfunctional Chiefs team?

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Giants Wire: I think the game may end up a bit closer than those at Tipico (and experts around the league) are currently predicting. That being said, I in no way see this injury-riddled Giants team going into Kansas City and outplaying the desperate and angry Chiefs on their home field. If that were to happen, it would say a lot more about the Chiefs than it does the Giants. Still, the Giants traditionally play up to (or down to) the level of their opponents and that won’t change on Monday night. Chiefs 33, Giants 29.