Andy Reid has created a winning culture in Kansas City

Ever since Andy Reid joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, the Chiefs have won a lot of games, and that trend will only continue for years to come.

Following a 26-14 win this past Sunday over the Arizona Cardinals, the Kansas City Chiefs improved to 9-1 on the season. Regardless of how they do the remainder of the 2018 season, the Chiefs will finish above .500.

In fact, the Chiefs have now had a winning season for six consecutive years. The last time the Chiefs had this many consecutive winning seasons was from 1989 to 1997, which were the first nine seasons of Marty Schottenheimer’s career as the head coach of the franchise.

Since Schottenheimer left the Chiefs in 1998, the Chiefs have had just five winning seasons prior to 2013 when Reid joined the Chiefs. One from Gunther Cunningham, two from Dick Vermeil, one from Herm Edwards and one from Todd Haley.

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Reid has guided the Chiefs to six winning season, surpassing Cunningham, Vermeil, Edwards and Haley combined. The Chiefs have yet to finish a campaign without a winning season under Reid.

Reid has a 69 percent win percentage with the Chiefs, the best in franchise history. Reid also has 62 regular season wins, putting him third behind Hank Stram and Schottenheimer. Reid is also one of three head coaches to lead the Chiefs to a playoff win, joining Stram and Schottenheimer as the only ones to do so.

Not only has Reid already solidified himself as one of the best head coaches the franchise has ever seen, but he has created a lot of prominence and brought notoriety to Kansas City.

Including the playoffs, the Chiefs have a record of 63-32 since 2013. That is the third best record in the NFL during that stretch behind Seattle’s 65-33-1 and New England’s 80-23 records.

The excitement level was high when Reid arrived to Kansas City during the 2013 offseason. Everyone knew, despite not winning a Super Bowl, Reid developed players to their potential while reaching five conference titles and one Super Bowl during his time in Philadelphia.

Reid is three wins away from surpassing Schottenheimer for seventh all time in wins by head coaches. The only thing he has not done in his decorated coaching career is win a Super Bowl. This year is Reid’s best chance at a Super Bowl since he led the Eagles to the big game in Super Bowl 39 in 2005. As for the Chiefs, this is their best shot at a championship since 1994 when Joe Montana was under center and was one game away from the Super Bowl.

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With Reid and Patrick Mahomes, there is plenty of promise ahead with this Chiefs team for years to come. Even if this postseason does not pan out the way Chiefs fans expect it to this season, there is a good chance Chiefs fans will see their team hoist the Lombardi Trophy for the first time since 1970. Chiefs fans can expect it sooner rather than later.

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