By Jordan Long
The Kansas City Chiefs are the defending Super Bowl Champions. They will look for a second consecutive Super Bowl this year. Their season starts on September 10 against the Houston Texans. Kansas City decided to extend the contract of Head Coach Andy Reid.
Reid took over the Chiefs on January 4th, 2013. This was after Kansas City fired Romeo Crennel on December 31st, 2012. Crennel coached Kansas City for 19 games. He was an awful 4-15, a dreadful winning percentage of .211. Reid had just been let go by the Philadelphia Eagles following a 4-12 season. In Philly, Reid was an impressive 130-93-1 with 9 playoff berths and 1 Super Bowl appearance. He was clearly the best Head Coach out there on the open market.
In his first year, Kansas City went 11-5, making the playoffs. They were searching for their first postseason win since 1993. It looked good for them up 31-10 at halftime against the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts came storming back, outscoring Kansas City 35 to 13 in the second half to win the game 45-44. 2015, Kansas City finally won a playoff game, defeating the Houston Texans in the Wild Card Round 30-0.
Kansas City reached the postseason in 2016, 2017, and 2018. They couldn’t advance past the AFC Championship Game. Last season was a dream year for Kansas City. They finished the regular season at 12-4, 2nd in the AFC to Baltimore who went 14-2. Kansas City knocked off Houston and Tennessee before beating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in the Super Bowl. It was Kansas City’s first Super Bowl win since Super Bowl 4 in 1970.
Reid’s new deal will keep him in Kansas City until the end of 2025. Reid has proven he deserves it. His record in Kansas City is an impressive 77-35 in the regular season, a winning percentage of .688. That success should continue under him especially since they have one of the best young quarterbacks in the NFL leading this team in Patrick Mahomes.
The only way this deal falls apart is if Kansas City starts to decline. They would need to miss the postseason for a few years straight. If that happens, Kansas City may have to go back to the drawing board. Right now, Kansas City is in the best shape to make a deep postseason run every year under Reid.
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