Andy Reid, the coach of the Chiefs, defeats Bill Belichick, demonstrating the gap between their teams
Bill Belichick, the head coach of the New England Patriots, extended his right hand and gave Andy Reid, the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, a hug after his team was defeated.
The two coaching titans are regular trading partners on draft day and hold a high regard for one another.
With 1:52 remaining, the Chiefs actually had the ball at the Patriots’ four-yard line, but they chose to kneel three times rather than run for a touchdown.
With 1:52 remaining, the Chiefs actually had the ball at the Patriots’ four-yard line, but they chose to kneel three times rather than run for a touchdown.
Prior to the game, Reid gave Belichick a lot of praise during the week.
Reid declared, “Bill Belichick is probably the best coach to have ever led the National Football League.” “He demonstrates it annually.”
In addition to featuring the two head coaches in the NFL currently with the most wins, Sunday’s game represented
Belichick, who is 71 years old, has 332 victories overall, including 31 in the postseason. Reid, who is 65 years old and has improved to 5-7 against Belichick, has 278 wins overall, including 22 in the postseason.
However, it appears that their job paths are diverging.
Reid turned things around, and his Chiefs are still leading the AFC after suffering two straight losses and his squad not looking as sharp as it did in previous years—they lost the turnover war and had four intercepted passes in their 27-17 victory over the Patriots.
Even if Belichick decides to remain in New England, his standing has suffered. Although he does have six Super Bowl rings, the Patriots have finished 28-36 since Tom Brady left. This season, they are 3-11.
Reid is arguably the superior coach, as there is a compelling case to be made.
Belichick has only won one postseason game (20-13 against the Patriots in 1994, when Vinny Testaverde quarterbacked Belichick’s Cleveland Browns club), both before and after Brady.
Conversely, Reid won postseason games with quarterbacks Donovan McNabb, Jeff Garcia, and Alex Smith before he had a spectacular player in Patrick Mahomes.
Against a more skilled Chiefs team, Belichick nevertheless demonstrated his defensive prowess. His defense compelled two turnovers and might have forced a third had a dubious holding not occurred.