In 31 seasons as an NFL coach, the Chiefs’ Andy Reid has mastered bye weeks

Jan 11 2023 by Arrowhead Pride

 
Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports

The veteran coach knows how to handle a week without a game just as well as a week where a game will be played.

There was a time when earning a postseason bye week would make Kansas City Chiefs fans cringe instead of celebrate.

Prior to the arrival of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the franchise had earned four first-round byes in the 33 years since the playoffs were expanded from 10 teams to 12 in 1990 — each one of them leading to a painfully-memorable...

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