Kansas City’s head coach joined media members for his usual Zoom call on Monday.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid met with the media via Zoom on Monday, less than 24 hours after their 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills in the AFC Championship game.
In his opening statement, Reid said he had no new injuries to report. He thanked the fans at Arrowhead for their support and mentioned that many stayed after the game to celebrate. He acknowledged the front office, team president Mark Donovan and general manager Brett Veach. He also said that he and the players would now need to focus their attention quickly on the Philadelphia Eagles.
Reid then took questions, and we’ve rounded his answers up in four takeaways:
Everybody seems to have an opinion on whether the Chiefs stopped Allen before the first-down marker with 13 minutes to go in the football game. After reviewing the play, officials confirmed a turnover on downs.
“They can do that on scores, first downs,” Reid said of the review. “They can do whatever they want to do with those from New York. That’s all part of it, and I think that’s a positive thing, so if it’s a close call just to get it right. Either way, again, it literally was a game of inches. For people to know, we have two extra officials on the sideline with us that are also wearing the headset, so they keep us abreast of everything.
“Every call, they’re dialed in with the officials on the field... they let you know what’s going on at all times. I did know. I got it. There are a couple other things that went on in the game that they worked out. That one just happened to take the longest because it was so close.”
After last night’s fourth-quarter comeback, Mahomes now has a 27-26 record when trailing in the fourth quarter. Friend-of-the-site Matt McMullen of Chiefs dot com posted just how impressive that is on Monday.
“Phenomenal player, had a phenomenal night last night,” said Reid of Mahomes, before describing the secret sauce. “There’s no change in him as you go. He comes in competitive, he's going to finish competitive right down to the end. The pressure part of it — when things can dilate you a little bit, when things are tight — don’t do that to him. He kind of flourishes in those moments, the toughest, and he’s wired that way.
“I’m sure growing up in a locker room with his dad was a big part of that, or at least a part of it. Some of it is just innate; it’s given to you, and he’s one of those guys. The tighter the situation, the looser he plays.”
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