The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the New York Giants, 22-9, for their first victory of the season on Sunday night.

Here are some quick notes from the win.

1. The Chiefs' defense was outstanding on Sunday night.

Kansas City allowed just nine points on Sunday, holding New York to a 1-for-10 mark on third down (and 1-for-4 on fourth down). New York was also 0-for-1 in "Goal-to-Go" situations and came away without points on 7-of-9 offensive possessions.

The third-down performance was Kansas City's best in a single game (min. 10 attempts) since holding the Tennessee Titans to a 1-for-11 mark in Week 9 of the 2022 season.

2. Kansas City still owns the top scoring defense in the league since 2023.

The Chiefs continue to get zero credit for it nationally, but since the beginning of the 2023 campaign, no defense has allowed fewer points-per-game than Kansas City.

In that span – which covers 37 games – the Chiefs are allowing 18.3 points-per-game, which is over a full point better than second-place (Baltimore at 19.4 points allowed-per-game).

Kansas City has held the opposition to 20 or fewer points in a league-best 27 of those games (or 73%).

3. Defensive back Chris Roland-Wallace recorded the Chiefs' first interception of the season.

The Chiefs, who entered Week 3 as one of just six teams yet to force a takeaway, changed that on Sunday night when Roland-Wallace picked off Giants' quarterback Russell Wilson.

It was the second interception of Roland-Wallace's career, and a week after Wilson lit up the box score with 450 passing yards (and seven throws of 25+ yards) against Dallas, Roland-Wallace's efforts foreshadowed that a similar performance wasn't happening against the Chiefs.

4. Cornerback Jaylen Watson picked off a pass in the end zone in what turned out to be a 10-point swing.

Watson was responsible for one of the biggest plays of the game when he picked off Wilson in the end zone near the end of the first half.

Wilson was targeting wide receiver Malik Nabers on the play, who caught nine passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns last week against Dallas. Watson's pick was part of a dominant effort against Nabers this week, however, as Kansas City held the star wide receiver without a catch until early in the fourth quarter.

In fact, a week after Nabers and fellow wide receiver Wan'Dale Robinson combined to catch 17 passes for 309 yards and three touchdowns against the Cowboys, the Chiefs held that duo to only three catches for 39 yards on Sunday night.

5. The Chiefs generated consistent pressure on Russell Wilson throughout the game.

Kansas City pressured Russell Wilson on 54.1% of his dropbacks on Sunday, and on those plays, Wilson completed just 5-of-15 passes for 33 yards.

Individually, defensive tackle Chris Jones (7), defensive end George Karlaftis (7) and defensive tackle Omarr Norman-Lott (5) each recorded at least five pressures on the night.

It's also worth noting that Kansas City generated that pressure without having to blitz very often. On Wilson's 37 total dropbacks, the Chiefs only blitzed six times.

6. Wide receiver Tyquan Thornton made several big-time catches.

The Chiefs needed somebody to step up on Sunday night with wide receiver Xavier Worthy unavailable for the second straight week, and as the game unfolded, it was clear that Thornton was up for the task.

Thornton went on to catch five passes for 71 yards on the night, three of which either moved the chains or found the end zone on third down. He caught a 5-yard touchdown on 3rd-and-3 midway through the third quarter, a 21-yard pass on 3rd-and-6 a bit later and made a fantastic, 33-yard grab on 3rd-and-10 that set up the Chiefs' final touchdown.

It was an awesome showing for Thornton, who looks to be carving out a role in the Chiefs' offense moving forward.

7. The opening drive of the second-half set the tone for the rest of the game.

Leading by just three points heading into halftime, the Chiefs were in need of a dominant scoring drive to open up the third quarter, and fortunately, that's exactly what took place.

Kansas City marched 74 yards on 11 plays during the series, converting two third downs, and what really stood out about the drive was the balance between the run and the pass. The Chiefs recorded six runs (for 29 yards) and five passes (for 45 yards) on the possession, which included an average of seven yards-per-play on three first down runs.

The Chiefs were also explosive on the series, logging three plays that picked up 10+ yards.

8. The Chiefs found some success running the ball on Sunday.

Kansas City entered Sunday's game with the 17th-most rushing yards in the NFL, and over half of that production was courtesy of Patrick Mahomes. Those results obviously weren't what the Chiefs were looking for through the first two weeks, but things were much better on Sunday night.

Specifically, Kansas City racked up 105 rushing yards as a team between tailbacks Isiah Pacheco (45 yards), Kareem Hunt (34 yards) and Brashard Smith (13 yards), plus wide receiver Nikko Remigio (11 yards) and Mahomes (2 yards).

Pacheco, in particular, averaged 4.5 yards-per-carry across his 10 attempts (while back in his hometown and playing in front of dozens of friends and family). Hopefully, that performance will be the sign of things to come.

9. Tailback Kareem Hunt found the end zone for the first time this season.

Hunt plunged forward for a 1-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to essentially put the game away. It was Hunt's first score of the season a year after the veteran tailback ranked second on the team in total touchdowns in 2024 (with 7).

Hunt is one of four players, joining Patrick Mahomes (2), Tyquan Thornton (2) and tight end Travis Kelce (1) to find the end zone for Kansas City so far this year.

10. The Chiefs defeated the Giants in New York for the first time in franchise history.

In a somewhat unbelievable bit of history, the Chiefs had never beaten the Giants on the road prior to Sunday's game. In fact, the Giants were the only team Kansas City had never defeated on the road, dropping all seven of their previous attempts.

Well, that's all history now following Sunday's win, and now at 1-2 through three weeks, Kansas City will have an opportunity to even its record this weekend with a matchup against Baltimore Ravens up next.