Kansas City Chiefs: Five Best Head Coaches of All-Time
Second Best Head Coach in Chiefs History – Andy Reid (2013-Present)
Numbers one and two were close, but for now, Andy Reid is in the No. 2 spot. Since Reid joined the Chiefs organization in 2013, they’ve yet to have a losing season and he won the organization its first Super Bowl title in 50 years.
Reid has led the Chiefs to a 77-35 record in his seven years at the helm and the Chiefs have gone to the playoffs in all but one season. The one year they didn’t was in 2014 when the team went 9-7 and narrowly missed out on postseason contention.
Prior to Reid coming to KC, the organization was in a really dark place. Their 2012 season wasn’t just bad on the field, it was bad off of it too. Kansas City was so bad that year that they ended up with the No. 1 overall pick and desperately needed a head coach who could get this team on the right track.
Reid did just that. His first season in KC had the Chiefs going 9-0 to start the season and making it to the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Pretty impressive for a group who had gone 2-14 and been the worst team in the league the season before.
2014 could have been disastrous for the Chiefs, as they dropped to 0-2 to start the year and lost some of their key players to injuries. Reid was able to use the depth he had on the roster and lead the team to a 9-7 record, and barely just miss the playoffs.
The next season was a similar story, as the team fell to 1-5 early on, lost their star running back for the year, but somehow reeled off ten straight wins and had clinched a playoff berth by week 16. The team finished 11-5 for the second time in Reid’s three years in town. This was the season where the Chiefs won their first playoff game since the early 90s.
In his fourth year as the Chiefs head coach, Reid led the team to a 12-4 record and their first AFC West title since the 2010 season. The Chiefs had a two-seed in the AFC playoffs but were eliminated after one game once again.
The 2017 season saw the Chiefs begin the year at 5-0 and end up at 10-6 on the year. Kansas City would win the AFC West for the second straight season (the first time that’s ever happened in KC Chiefs history), but faltered in the Wild Card round of the playoffs and was eliminated early AGAIN.
In 2018, Reid saw his best season at the helm for the Chiefs, leading them to a 12-4 record and a one-seed in the AFC playoffs. Kansas City would win their third straight AFC West title and went on to finally win a home playoff game and advance to their first AFC Championship Game since the 1993 season and the first-ever at Arrowhead Stadium.
The 2019 season is what propelled Reid over Schottenheimer on this list though. The Chiefs once again went 12-4, this time winning the AFC Championship Game to make it to the Super Bowl. KC trailed by 10 with just seven minutes to go in Super Bowl LIV, but Reid and his boys came through. It was the first title for the Chiefs since the 1969 season and one Chiefs fans will remember forever.
Reid likely eventually gets to No. 1 on here, until he gets that second title, I’ll be keeping him here at No. 2.
Career Overview (Chiefs only)
- Overall record: 91-37
- Division Titles: 5
- Playoff Record: 7-6
- 1 Super Bowl Title (LIV)