What is Andy Reid's Super Bowl and Playoff Record?

Reid was once "not able to win the big game". That's not the case anymore.

Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs
Super Bowl LVIII - San Francisco 49ers v Kansas City Chiefs | Michael Owens/GettyImages

The Kansas City Chiefs franchise changed forever when the organization hired Andy Reid to be their next head coach. At the time of Reid's hiring, the Chiefs hadn't won a playoff game since the early 1990s and hadn't won (or even been to) a Super Bowl since the early 1970s. It wasn't exactly a great time to be a Chiefs fan.

Enter Andy Reid, who immediately turned the Chiefs into playoff contenders. Before he came to Kansas City, Reid had coached the Philadelphia Eagles for 14 years but was fired following a disappointing 2012 season. The Chiefs snatched Reid up and the rest is history.

As noted, it didn't take Reid long to turn the Chiefs into a good team, as they reached the postseason with him in his first year as head coach. That became a trend with Big Red on the sidelines and it was a new feeling for Chiefs fans but it began to grow annoying that the team was constantly one-and-done every year.

That changed when Patrick Mahomes took over as the starting quarterback in 2018. Reid and Mahomes helped turn the Chiefs from being one-and-done in the playoffs each year to legitimate Super Bowl contenders every season. It's a wonderful time to be a Chiefs fan, to say the least.

What is Andy Reid's record in the playoffs?

Going into Super Bowl LIX, Reid has a 28-16 playoff record. He compiled a 10-9 record while coaching the Eagles and has an impressive 18-7 record while coaching the Chiefs. It's worth noting that his Chiefs playoff record was 1-4 before Mahomes came along.

Reid reached five NFC Championships when he was in Philadelphia and while it took him a bit to get the Chiefs to their first AFC Championship Game, he's since coached in seven title games, winning five of those.

What is Andy Reid's record in the Super Bowl?

Date

Opponent

Score

February 6, 2005

New England Patriots

L 24-21

February 2, 2020

San Francisco 49ers

W 31-20

February 7, 2021

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

L 31-9

February 12, 2023

Philadelphia Eagles

W 38-35

February 11, 2024

San Francisco 49ers

W 25-22 (OT)

Reid's first trip to the Super Bowl came during his Eagles years when he led the 2004 squad to its first Super Bowl appearance since the 1980 season. Unfortunately, it ended in heartbreak, as the Patriots won their third title in four years and cemented themselves as the NFL's dynasty of the 2000s.

It took Reid 15 years to get back to the Super Bowl and the next time he got there he was the head coach of the Chiefs armed with a young Patrick Mahomes as his quarterback. While it didn't look good for Kansas City down 10 to the 49ers in the fourth quarter, the Chiefs found a way to come back and ended up winning that game by 11 points. It was the first Super Bowl win of Reid's career and he finally proved that he could indeed win the big game.

One year later, Reid and the Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl but were on the losing end of things, getting blown out by the Buccaneers. It wasn't crazy to wonder if Reid had maybe coached in his last Super Bowl at that point as the AFC had some up-and-coming teams and getting back to the big game would be a major challenge.

Yeah, that was all garbage in hindsight. Reid and the Chiefs got back to the Super Bowl in 2023 and 2024 and won both of those games. Super Bowl LVII marked not just Reid's second Super Bowl victory but he was able to hoist the Lombardi Trophy after defeating his former team, the Eagles. The next year, he and the boys took care of business against the 49ers for Reid's third trophy and the Chiefs were officially a dynasty.

Reid was always said to "not be able to win the big game" but now he has three Super Bowl trophies in his collection and is in the perfect position to add more. All he needed to make the Hall of Fame when he's done coaching was to win a Super Bowl and he's done that and then some.

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