Reid, It And, Weep

By: Mike Rifkin

We got our answer to who will play in the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will play each other in Glendale, Arizona, on February 12th. 

One of the most incredible things about this matchup is that Andy Reid will be coaching against his former team. Reid spent 14 seasons as the Eagles’ coach going 130-93-1. The 130 wins are the most in Eagles franchise history. From 2001-2004 Reid led the Eagles to the NFC Championship game, winning the conference in 04 before losing the Super Bowl to the Patriots. Reid was fired after the 2012 season and was hired by the Chiefs a month later. 

Over the last five seasons, the Chiefs have been to the AFC Championship game, advancing to their third Super Bowl in this stretch. When Andy first took over the Chiefs, they were coming off a 2-14 record. Reid has never had a losing season as the coach of the Chiefs and only had three losing seasons in his 14 seasons with the Eagles. Reid is the first coach to lead two different franchises to the Conference Championship game and to host that game. 

We know Andy Reid will be enshrined in the Hall of Fame in Canton when his career is over. There should be much talk about Andy Reid’s legacy in Philadelphia and Kansas City.