Brian Daboll didn't blame the fans at MetLife Stadium for booing the Giants offense during their loss to the Chiefs.

"I'd be booing too, to be honest with you," Daboll said. "In terms of not being good enough, not scoring not finishing. I understand that. That's the nature of it."

While Daboll said that rookie Jaxson Dart was "progressing well" in his development, he wouldn't divulge who would be starting next week for the team.

In this battle of two winless NFL teams, most certainly would have viewed the Giants as less likely to avoid the dreaded 0-3 start.

They would have been correct.

After hanging with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs for much of the first half, the Giants ultimately fell short yet again in a dreary 22-9 loss Sunday night in their home opener before an already-restless crowd at MetLife Stadium.

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The Giants drop to 0-3 with the "Sunday Night Football" loss and have lost their first three games of the season for the first time since 2021.

Tyquan Thorton made an early candidate for catch of the year for the Chiefs to get the Kansas City down to Giants' 1-yard line and set up a Kareem Hunt touchdown on the next play.

The Chiefs lead 22-9.

There had been questions around Graham Gano's ability to kick tonight while he dealt with a groin issue.

The Giants kicker came in and hit a 25-yard kick early in the fourth quarter to cut the Chiefs lead to 16-9.

Gano was in some pain after he kicked the ball.

The Giants second year receiver was down for several moments after he collided with the helmet o a Chiefs player while going up for a catch. He did come off the field with the medical staff and went to the blue medical tent.

He was checked out and did return to the game.

The fans called for Jaxon Dart during the third quarter and the got their wish.... sort of.

Dart did enter the game at the 7:10 mark of the quarter with Cam Skattebo and Devin Singletary in the backfield, and the rookie QB ended up running the ball for a 3-yard run.

Dart came back out on the next play and the Giants ended up having to punt the ball away.

Patrick Mahomes marched the Chiefs down the field for a 74 yard drive that extended their lead to 16-6 on their first drive of the second half.

Tyquan Thornton made the five yard touchdown catch to cap the 11 play drive.

Touchdowns were a rarity in the first half of the game, but three field goals -- including one to end the half -- have put the Chiefs ahead 9-6 heading into halftime.

The Giants didn't help their cause when Andru Phillips was called for a pass interference in the closing seconds of the game, putting the Chiefs in field position to kick the field goal.

For the second time in the game, Russell Wilson threw an interception.

This time he underthrew Malik Nabers in the end zone, which would have given the Giants their first lead of the game right ahead of halftime.

Fans could be heard chanting "We Want Dart" -- referring to rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart.