The Chiefs managed to edge the lowly Giants, but they still look nothing like themselves

The Chiefs pulled even on a 36-yard field goal by kicker Harrison Butker.

Butker’s kick came after Patrick Mahomes was sacked and fumbled on the third down. The Chiefs recovered the loose ball.

Wide receiver Mecole Hardman lobbied to be awarded a 12-yard touchdown on the play before the sack. He scooped up a low throw by Mahomes and dashed into the end zone. But the officials ruled that the ball had hit the turf for an incompletion.

Mahomes’s 15-yard completion to wideout Tyreek Hill on third and 11 gave the Chiefs a first down at the New York 13-yard line.

The Giants have hung around this game. Now they have a fourth-quarter lead and a chance to pull the upset.

Daniel Jones threw a five-yard touchdown pass to tight end Evan Engram seven seconds into the final quarter.

The touchdown came on a third-and-four play from the 5-yard line. Engram beat safety Daniel Sorensen to the outside, caught Jones’s accurate pass and got into the front corner of the end zone on the right side.

The Giants moved 57 yards after recovering the fumble by the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce.

The Chiefs simply cannot get moving and keep moving.

Tight end Travis Kelce had only his second catch of the night, and lost a fumble caused by the Giants’ Logan Ryan.

The Giants made the recovery and take possession at their 43-yard line.

It was the second turnover of the night for the Chiefs. (Chiefs 14, Giants 10 with 3:27 left in the 4th quarter)

The Chiefs had some moments of looking like themselves — the championship-caliber version of themselves — in the first half Monday night at Arrowhead Stadium.

But they couldn’t maintain that level consistently. They lead the Giants, 14-10, at halftime in Kansas City, Mo.

Each quarterback has a touchdown pass and an interception so far.

Patrick Mahomes began by throwing his 10th interception of the season on the Chiefs’ opening drive. It came on a deflected pass in the end zone to conclude an until-then-impressive march. But his Giants counterpart, Daniel Jones, quickly followed by throwing an interception and the Chiefs cashed in with Mahomes’s six-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

The Giants pulled closer on a 23-yard field goal by kicker Graham Gano.

Coach Joe Judge opted against a fourth-and-two attempt from the Kansas City 5-yard line.

A third-and-four completion from Daniel Jones to wide receiver Sterling Shepard went for only two yards. The fault might have been with Shepard for running his pattern short of the first-down marker.

The Giants began deep in their own territory after receiving a taunting penalty on their kickoff return.

Running back Devontae Booker had a 41-yard catch and run. The Giants got an additional 15 yards on that play when the Chiefs were penalized for roughing the passer. (Chiefs 14, Giants 10 with 2:45 left in the 2nd quarter)

The Chiefs retook the lead with a three-yard touchdown run by tailback Derrick Gore.

Kansas City set aside the glitz and put together a workmanlike 11-play, 68-yard drive.

Gore carried the ball on each of the final five plays of the touchdown march, totaling 33 yards on those carries while mostly plowing straight ahead. He scored his first NFL touchdown.

Patrick Mahomes contributed a nine-yard completion to wide receiver Tyreek Hill on a third-and-six play. He did have to survive a near-interception, however, that went for an incompletion. (Chiefs 14, Giants 7 with 6:37 left in the 2nd quarter)

The Giants pulled even on a one-yard touchdown pass from Daniel Jones to tight end Kyle Rudolph on a fourth-down play.

Coach Joe Judge showed no hesitation in leaving his offense on the field on fourth down, and Jones confidently zipped a pass to Rudolph for the touchdown.

The Giants’ drive included a 53-yard completion from Jones to wide receiver John Ross on a third-and-11 play.

They picked up 19 yards on a gadget play in which rookie Kadarius Toney threw a pass to fellow wideout Sterling Shepard.

The Chiefs cashed in on an interception thrown by the Giants’ Daniel Jones and have the early lead at Arrowhead Stadium on a six-yard touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to wide receiver Tyreek Hill.

Mahomes quickly got another chance after throwing an end-zone interception on a deflected pass on the Chiefs’ opening drive.

Jones returned the favor soon thereafter, throwing an interception to Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr.

The Chiefs had to move only 13 yards after the turnover.

The touchdown came on third and goal from the 6-yard line. Mahomes moved forward in the pocket and, just before reaching the line of scrimmage, threw a low pass that Hill caught just off the turf in the middle of the end zone near the back boundary. (Chiefs 7, Giants 0 with 6:12 left in the 1st quarter)