We're live with the Week 3 edition of "Sunday Night Football," which pits the Kansas City Chiefs against the Atlanta Falcons -- each of whom is coming off a dramatic, last-second comeback win a week ago.
Kansas City secured a win over the Cincinnati Bengals on yet another game-winning drive from Patrick Mahomes, capped by a 51-yard Harrison Butker field goal, remaining undefeated on the young season. The Falcons, meanwhile, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a six-play, 70-yard touchdown drive to take the lead with 34 seconds remaining on a touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins to Drake London, and thus avoid dropping to 0-2.
The two-time defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs are looking to retain their place atop the conference, while the Falcons can move into a three-way tie with the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC South, if they can improve their record to 2-1.
So, will the Chiefs continue rolling, or will the Falcons pull off another upset? We'll find out soon enough. In the meantime, keep it locked to our live blog throughout the evening as we update you with stats, scores and highlights.
Date: Sunday, Sep. 22 | Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium (Atlanta)
Channel: NBC | Stream: fubo
Follow: CBS Sports App
Odds: Chiefs -3; O/U 46.5 (via SportsLine consensus odds)
Pitts had been incredibly quiet in this game, with just one target through the first 23 minutes of play. He finally sprung loose in the secondary on a scramble drill, and Cousins found him for a 50-yard gain down to the 1-yard line. Bijan Robinson punched it into the end zone on the next step. Falcons back in the lead.
The Chiefs benefitted from a roughing the passer penalty on their last drive, and it resulted in the Mahomes-to-Rice touchdown. Kansas City thought it had a third-down stop and forced the Falcons to go three-and-out, but Chris Jones got called for roughing the passer, and the Falcons get new life on this possession.
After running 17 plays and marching 75 yards before Mahomes was intercepted on the opening drive, the Chiefs went 79 yards on 13 plays, and found themselves in the end zone. On third-and-4, Mahomes found Rashee Rice on a speed out, and Rice had a bunch of open space in front of him to cross the goal line. Rice already has 5 catches for 54 yards and a score.
That makes four (4) interceptions for Patrick Mahomes in less than three full games. The stars aren't immune to killer turnovers this year. Jalen Hurts and Jared Goff also threw their fourth picks of the season today.
While the Falcons went 70 yards incredibly quickly, the Chiefs took 17 PLAYS to move 75 yards on their opening possession. Alas, the drive ended in disappointment, as Mahomes was picked off by ... who else? Justin Simmons. Simmons has intercepted Mahomes more often than has any other player in the league. That's his SIXTH career pick of Mahomes.
Atlanta marched right down the field with incredible ease on its first possession of the game. 7 plays, 70 yards and a touchdown. Kirk Cousins went 5 of 5 for 66 yards, including this touchdown to Drake London on a fake-screen wheel route up the left sideline.
Here are a few key things to pay attention to tonight:
No surprises for the Falcons here either.
No surprises for Kansas City. The reigning champions will be without Isiah Pacheco, though, and are expected to use Carson Steele and Samaje Perine in the backfield.
