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Andy Reid has special message with important reminder for Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs after AFC West title
The Kansas City Chiefs have done it again. For the ninth consecutive NFL season, Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid are celebrating the division title, with the Chiefs clinching the AFC West championship with four weeks to go.
It took a hard-fought win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night to achieve the feat, with kicker Matthew Wright giving the Chiefs the upper hand with a game-winning field goal in the final play of the game.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Reid had a special message for his players, giving Mahomes and company their deserved flowers: âIâm proud of the guys. ⌠Itâs not easy. Thatâs not an easy thing, every year is a little bit different on how weâve gotten there.
âIâm proud of our guys. Weâre just hanging in there. We have so many tight games, more so than some of these other years, and so the guys keep hanging in there and feeling like good things are going to happen and keep battling.â
Reid warns the Chiefs about upcoming games
With the win over the Chargers, the Chiefs improved to 12-1 in the 2024 NFL season, enough to secure the top spot in their division. But after praising his players, Reid also reminded his team that this isnât over yet.
âWeâve still got games left,â Reid said. âWhen I say this, weâre not just putting the tent up right here and calling it a day. Weâve got to keep playing and playing aggressively. Like I said, weâre playing some real good football teams that are trying to get themselves into the playoffs. So theyâre going to be hungry and attacking. Itâs a great achievement, but thereâs more left.â
While itâs completely understandable that Reid wants to ensure his players remain locked in, his quarterback already understands that what really matters in Kansas City is to win another Super Bowl.
Mahomes echoes Reidâs message to keep on working for Super Bowl run
During his media availability after the game, Mahomes gave the AFC West title the importance it deserves, but echoed Reidâs sentiment that the job isnât done yet:
âItâs our first goal every single yearâto win the AFC West,â Mahomes said. This is a great division with a lot of rivalries where everybodyâs playing each other tough. I mean, three teams are going to probably make the playoffs, so it speaks to the division that we play in.
âTo be able to win this division and gain another game in the playoff picture, it was an important game for us against a really good football team. We found a way to get a win, but now we got to keep building if we want to get to our ultimate goal.â