Getty Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is one of the most respected football minds in NFL history. However, despite his brilliance as a coach, many fans and media personalities have delegated Reid into the “Hall of Really Good” rather than a potential Hall of Famer. This is mainly due to the fact that despite all the wins under his belt, one main thing continues to elude him, a Super Bowl victory as a head coach. However, with the Chiefs punching their tickets to Miami, Reid has a chance of finally achieving that goal.
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Andy Reid’s Win-Loss Record is One of the Best in NFL History
Let’s put aside the Super Bowl rings, or the lack of them, aside for just a moment and take in the fact that Andy Reid is one of the most statistically successful coaches of all time. As we sit here today, Reid ranks seventh all-time in wins by an NFL coach with 207.
While his win-loss percentage is a bit less impressive at .618% it’s clearly nothing to scoff at. In fact, that win percentage places Reid 28th all-time in NFL history, sitting ahead of Hall of Famers Bill Walsh and Tom Landry.
Over Reid’s 21 year stint as an NFL head coach, he’s ripped off a marvelous 16 winning seasons. That includes a current run of seven consecutive nine-plus win campaigns.
Does a Super Bowl 54 Appearance Catapult Reid Into Hall of Fame?
With a victory in the AFC Conference Championship, Reid pushed his playoff record as a head coach to .500 and inched closer to a potential Super Bowl victory. It is worth mentioning that Reid has raised a Lombardi Trophy in the past. However, that accomplishment came as an assistant in Green Bay years ago, something that will likely not be taken into consideration when building out Reid’s potential Hall of Fame resume.
The former AP Coach of the Year took Philadelphia to three consecutive NFC Conference Championships as their head man back in the day. While originally that was painted by many as a failure, the fact that he was able to reach that point of success over a prolonged period is highly impressive when looking back at it.
This season, Reid led his Chiefs to their second consecutive AFC Conference Championship and is now headed to his second Super Bowl berth as a head coach.
With Reid catapulting his team into Super Bowl 54, his journey to Canton may very well be fast-tracked. However, even if Kansas City falls in the big game, should it really matter in the grand scheme of things? If a quarterback can make it to the Hall of Fame without a Super Bowl ring, why can’t one of the most prolific and brilliant coaches in NFL history make it without one?
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