Chiefs HC Andy Reid opens up about elimination from playoff contention

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke to reporters via Zoom on Monday, commenting on missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014.

“Obviously, I’m not happy about it. Nor is anybody here. We strive for excellence; we try to do that every year.” said Reid, “Things happen though in this league, and it’s a ton of parity and sometimes you end up on the short end of it and you’ve got to go back and look at things and that can be healthy and we’ve got good people to do that with and we’ve got a good nucleus of players. So, we’ve got to go back and look at all of that.”

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After their Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs have now lost seven games by a single score in 2025, with five of those by three points or less. Their streak of 10 straight playoff berths was the second-longest postseason run in NFL history, and their run of seven consecutive appearances in the AFC Championship Game was the second-longest in league history.

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