KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid is one of the best coaches in NFL history. And Saturday’s win against the Texans put him in elite company.
The Chiefs’ 23-14 win against the Texans in the divisional round of the playoffs gave Reid win No. 300 including playoffs, making him just the fourth coach to reach the 300-win mark in NFL history.
“I joked with the guys that if you win a couple more you might be able to equal my weight,” Reid said with a laugh following the team’s win at Arrowhead Stadium.
Only Don Shula (347), Bill Belichick (333) and George Halas (324) have more wins than Reid, who is 273-146-1 in the regular season and 27-16 in the postseason, having coached 14 years with the Eagles and 12 with the Chiefs.
But wins aside, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said what makes Reid great isn’t his brilliance as a football coach. It’s because of who he is as a person.
“More than a great coach, he’s a great person,” Mahomes said. “And guys just want to play for a guy like that. And he’s been so instrumental in making me who I am and all of my success. I told him that we need to get to 302, though, before we can worry about next year.”
Reid’s Chiefs will play the Buffalo Bills in the AFC title game at 5:30 p.m. Sunday at Arrowhead. It marks the seventh year in a row that Reid has led the Chiefs to the AFC championship game.
The Chiefs went 15-2 in the regular season and are now one win away from playing in the Super Bowl for the third year in a row.
“I’m proud of them for what they’ve done,” Reid said of his team. “This isn’t an easy thing. Here we sit with another championship game, and we’re humbled to be in that position. And we’re fortunate and we appreciate that we’re right here at Arrowhead.”
INJURY UPDATES
Reid said Monday that cornerback Jaylen Watson was doing well following his return to the lineup for the first time since breaking his ankle in Week 7 against the 49ers.
As for wide receiver Mecole Hardman (knee), the Chiefs haven’t decided if they’ll activate him from injured reserve before Sunday’s game with the Bills.
“We’ll see how that goes there,” Reid said. “I haven’t made any decisions on that yet, but he’s worked hard to try and get himself back.”
Hardman played in 12 games during the regular season and caught 12 passes for 90 yards. He also caught the game-winning touchdown in the Super Bowl last year.
