Kansas Metropolis Chiefs head coach Andy Reid met with the media through Zoom on Monday, lower than 24 hours after their 32-29 win over the Buffalo Payments within the AFC Championship recreation.
In his opening assertion, Reid mentioned he had no new accidents to report. He thanked the followers at Arrowhead for his or her assist and talked about that many stayed after the sport to have fun. He acknowledged the entrance workplace, workforce president Mark Donovan and normal supervisor Brett Veach. He additionally mentioned that he and the gamers would now have to focus their consideration shortly on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Reid then took questions, and we’ve rounded his solutions up in 4 takeaways:
Reid defined what he noticed within the controversial fourth-down cease of Josh Allen and the Payments within the fourth quarter.
Everyone appears to have an opinion on whether or not the Chiefs stopped Allen earlier than the first-down marker with 13 minutes to go within the soccer recreation. After reviewing the play, officers confirmed a turnover on downs.
“They’ll try this on scores, first downs,” Reid mentioned of the overview. “They’ll do no matter they need to do with these from New York. That’s all a part of it, and I feel that’s a constructive factor, so if it’s an in depth name simply to get it proper. Both method, once more, it actually was a recreation of inches. For folks to know, we’ve got two additional officers on the sideline with us which might be additionally carrying the headset, so that they preserve us abreast of all the pieces.
“Each name, they’re dialed in with the officers on the sphere… they let what’s occurring always. I did know. I bought it. There are a pair different issues that went on within the recreation that they labored out. That one simply occurred to take the longest as a result of it was so shut.”
Reid described what traits have allowed Patrick Mahomes to be so good within the fourth quarter of video games.
After final evening’s fourth-quarter comeback, Mahomes now has a 27-26 file when trailing within the fourth quarter. Buddy-of-the-site Matt McMullen of Chiefs dot com posted simply how spectacular that’s on Monday.
Patrick Mahomes now owns a successful file (27-26) in video games that he trailed within the fourth quarter for his profession.
The following closest successful share amongst quarterbacks in league historical past (min. 25 begins) is .386.
— Matt McMullen (@KCChiefs_Matt) January 27, 2025
“Phenomenal participant, had an outstanding evening final evening,” mentioned Reid of Mahomes, earlier than describing the key sauce. “There’s no change in him as you go. He is available in aggressive, he’ll end aggressive proper all the way down to the tip. The strain a part of it — when issues can dilate you a bit bit, when issues are tight — don’t try this to him. He sort of prospers in these moments, the hardest, and he’s wired that method.
“I’m positive rising up in a locker room together with his dad was a giant a part of that, or at the very least part of it. A few of it’s simply innate; it’s given to you, and he’s a kind of guys. The tighter the scenario, the looser he performs.”
Reid supplied a short preliminary scouting report of the Philadelphia Eagles.
As to be anticipated, the pinnacle coach has a ton of respect for the upcoming Tremendous Bowl opponent.
“These receivers have been within the offense now for some time,” mentioned Reid of the Eagles. “They’ve bought good tight ends (Dallas Goedert); they’ve bought good receivers — I imply actual good receivers (AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith), and so they’ve bought a working again (Saquon Barkley) that arguably is among the greatest in historical past of the sport. And their offensive line, for all these guys to work, their offensive line must be good, too.
“Their quarterback (Jalen Hurts) is dialing it up proper now, so no matter accidents he had earlier within the season, he’s enjoying like loopy proper now. That’s a heck of an offense and one other enormous problem for us.”
Reid revealed that defensive sort out Chris Jones might need been onto one thing.
Following the AFC Championship win, Jones informed reporters he anticipated Reid to be in his workplace watching Eagles movie at 3 a.m. on Monday morning.
“He was off by a pair hours, however I’ve been watching them for some time,” laughed Reid. “I attempt to get again on it. Hear, it’s in regards to the recreation. It’s about the way you carry out within the recreation and the Eagles didn’t get there as a result of they’re not a very good workforce. The Eagles bought there as a result of they’re the most effective workforce within the NFC. They’re a fantastic soccer workforce.
“As coaches, we’ve bought to dig in and get going and make it possible for we will feed the gamers a very good recreation plan for them — and most of that work will get accomplished this week. I do know it’s a two-week interval earlier than the sport, however when you get all the way down to New Orleans, it’s a bit chaotic, so that you need to be sure to maintain enterprise now.”
The Chiefs have been to so many Tremendous Bowls lately that they really have a “Tremendous Bowl routine.” That includes working towards this week and putting in the sport plan as if the championship matchup was on Sunday, February 2.
Subsequent week in New Orleans serves as a overview interval.
