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Five reasons why the Chiefs will dominate the Patriots

By Grant Tuttle

HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 1: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots sits on the bench near the end of the game during a loss to the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 1, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The Texans defeated the Patriots 28-22. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 1: Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots sits on the bench near the end of the game during a loss to the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium on December 1, 2019 in Houston, Texas. The Texans defeated the Patriots 28-22. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /
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NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 10: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 (R) and head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs look on before playing against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images)
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – NOVEMBER 10: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 (R) and head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs look on before playing against the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium on November 10, 2019 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Brett Carlsen/Getty Images) /

Andy Reid, the Patriot destroyer:

If anyone has had somewhat sustained success against the combination of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, it’s Andy Reid. In fact, Belichick’s defenses have allowed over 40 points just seven times. Of those times, Reid has accounted for three of them as the coach for the Kansas City Chiefs. While each coach is a mastermind in his own right, Andy Reid will occasionally find New England’s weaknesses on defense and exploit them as no other team can.

I expect Andy Reid to add some of the creativity that the team has sorely lacked in previous weeks. In previous years, Reid has started the year with some new concepts and wrinkles that have sent opposing defenses into a frantic frenzy. This year, the offense has not really achieved it’s highest potential. I believe that it is due to Andy Reid allowing Mahomes and this offense to coast while he holds back the creativity for the later portion of the season.

If you watch the tape, Reid has not used the same amount of pre-snap motion that he typically does with his offenses. He is not using Mecole Hardman and Tyreek Hill‘s burst as much as he could close to the line of scrimmage as he has with the speedy players in the past. Most intriguing of all, Reid has not overloaded zones and used deep crossing routes nearly as much as he did in 2018 that brought the Chiefs success. If Andy Reid is going to unleash the playbook that he has with all of the tricks and exciting new wrinkles, one would have to believe that this week would be an excellent week to start implementation.

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