The New York Giants had an offensive performance they’d like to forget on Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs. The team would drop to 0-3 while scoring single digits for the second time this season.
This performance came following an offensive explosion where the Giants would put up 37 points and over 500 yards of total offense in Week 2.
One of the more glaring issues against the Chiefs in Week 3 was the Giants’ inability to get the ball to Malik Nabers. He was held to just two catches for 13 yards on a total of seven targets. The Chiefs’ defense, led by former Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, was able to completely shut down the superstar receiver.
ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback, Dan Orlovsky, offered up some criticism for the Giants’ usage of Nabers after Sunday night.
The Giants are turning Nabers into an old school Baylor WR
Just run fast and straight every play
What are we doing?!?!?!!?
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 22, 2025
Nabers is a dynamic receiver and can do damage getting yards after the catch, and even the announcers on NBC’s broadcast pointed out the Giants’ need to get creative to get the ball in Nabers’ hands.
Orlovsky doubled down in his criticism of the team, later highlighting Russell Wilson’s overall lack of success when targeting Nabers this season (just 50 percent).
Russell Wilson is 16-32 targeting Malik Nabers this season.
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 22, 2025
Of course, Wilson and Nabers were coming off a historic performance where the two hooked up to pick apart the Dallas Cowboys’ defense in Week 2. The duo put together a great offensive output that the Giants hoped would continue for weeks to come.
However, as many have pointed out, the Giants’ offensive performance may have been more about the Cowboys’ poor defense than it was the Giants’ offense.
The Cowboys zone defense is about as bad as I have ever seen on tape
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) September 22, 2025
As the Giants head into Week 4, there is some thought that there may be a change at the quarterback position. Regardless of who the quarterback is for Week 4 and beyond, the coaching staff will need to find ways to get the ball in the hands of their star receiver.
This article originally appeared on Giants Wire: Ex-NFL quarterback slams New York Giants for misuse of Malik Nabers
