Chiefs HC Andy Reid showed why he's so great by making a great decision in the biggest moment of Super Bowl LVIII
For five quarters of NFL football, Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers exchanged punches for a total 150 offensive plays. In the very last one, Andy Reid had to show his greatness once again. The 65-year-old playcaller had to dig deep for what would be the game-winning, title-clinching call. He found it. With millions […]
For five quarters of NFL football, Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers exchanged punches for a total 150 offensive plays.
In the very last one, Andy Reid had to show his greatness once again. The 65-year-old playcaller had to dig deep for what would be the game-winning, title-clinching call. He found it.
With millions watching around the world and the game on the line, his mind went to February of last year and to a particular choice of traditional American food: Corn dog.
That's the name of the concept the Chiefs used versus the Philadelphia Eagles three times in Super Bowl LVII. It worked like a charm then. So it did against the talented and explosive 49ers defense that made things so complicated for Mahomes and friends for most of the game.
The concept it self consists of a receiver lined up on the outside motioning to the inside before turning back and into the end zone. This time, it was Mecole Hardman's name being called.
The concept works because it manipulates leverage and defenders can blow their assignments. In this case, it seems like the defender on press alignment versus Travis Kelce has to cover the final No. 2, which Hardman becomes at the last moment.
In the biggest of moments, Reid showed why he's so great. There's always a concept in the back of his mind, new or old. And it's always the right one. It doesn't hurt that he has so much playoff experience to the point where when he makes a call like Sunday in the biggest moments, he isn't guessing. He knows. He knows way before the ball is snapped.
Last year, Reid revealed he named such a play "corn dog." How perfect is that? Yet another reason why the Chiefs head coach has become such a beloved figure in sports.
The Chiefs have won it again. Three Super Bowl wins in five years. It's official. It's a dynasty. In big part thanks to a sausage on a stick.
