Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said he was “too aggressive” and took responsibility after a failed fourth-down gamble gave the Philadelphia Eagles three points in a 20-17 loss Sunday.Facing fourth-and-one deep in their own territory early in the third quarter in a 10-10 game, Reid kept the offense on the field. The play was stopped short, and Philadelphia later converted the short field into a 51-yard field goal by Jake Elliott to take a 13-10 lead.“They were going to stay aggressive, likewise,” Reid said. “I think it’s important against that crew to just stay aggressive.”Reid admitted he second-guessed the play call after it failed. “I probably could dial up some different things there,” he said. “Obviously, I thought the plays we called were available, but it didn’t get done the way I wanted it to.”Reid also took the broader loss on himself. “I’ll take full responsibility for that game, (I’ll) probably say too aggressive on that and that’s my responsibility,” he said.Quarterback Patrick Mahomes backed Reid’s decision. “It’s never surprising for me. I always want to go for it,” Mahomes said. “That’s just who I am and I want to be aggressive and do that.”Mahomes said he trusted the defense to hold the Eagles to a field goal, which it did. “I know our defense and I trust our defense to get a stop,” he said. “Obviously we didn’t get it, and defense holds us to a field goal. That’s the best we can do in that situation.”Mahomes added he would rather be aggressive as a team than non-aggressive. “You always second guess it when it doesn’t work,” he added “But I’d rather be on the aggressive side of history than the non-aggressive side.”The Eagles never gave up the lead again after the field goal, dropping Kansas City to 0-2 for the first time since 2014.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said he was “too aggressive” and took responsibility after a failed fourth-down gamble gave the Philadelphia Eagles three points in a 20-17 loss Sunday.
Facing fourth-and-one deep in their own territory early in the third quarter in a 10-10 game, Reid kept the offense on the field.
The play was stopped short, and Philadelphia later converted the short field into a 51-yard field goal by Jake Elliott to take a 13-10 lead.
“They were going to stay aggressive, likewise,” Reid said. “I think it’s important against that crew to just stay aggressive.”
Reid admitted he second-guessed the play call after it failed.
“I probably could dial up some different things there,” he said. “Obviously, I thought the plays we called were available, but it didn’t get done the way I wanted it to.”
Reid also took the broader loss on himself.
“I’ll take full responsibility for that game, (I’ll) probably say too aggressive on that and that’s my responsibility,” he said.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes backed Reid’s decision.
“It’s never surprising for me. I always want to go for it,” Mahomes said. “That’s just who I am and I want to be aggressive and do that.”
Mahomes said he trusted the defense to hold the Eagles to a field goal, which it did.
“I know our defense and I trust our defense to get a stop,” he said. “Obviously we didn’t get it, and defense holds us to a field goal. That’s the best we can do in that situation.”
Mahomes added he would rather be aggressive as a team than non-aggressive.
“You always second guess it when it doesn’t work,” he added “But I’d rather be on the aggressive side of history than the non-aggressive side.”
The Eagles never gave up the lead again after the field goal, dropping Kansas City to 0-2 for the first time since 2014.