Just before the Kansas City Chiefs defense took the field for the first time against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, the offense had turned the ball over in the end zone. Then — on only the Giants’ second play from scrimmage — second-year linebacker Willie Gay Jr. intercepted a Daniel Jones throw and ran the ball back to the New York 13-yard line. Gay’s interception set up a Chiefs first touchdown just a few plays later.
“Just doing your job,” Gay said of the play. “Once you do your job — plays come to you.