Thankfully, everything went according to plan. So, to celebrate Santa — head coach Andy Reid — stopped by the Chiefs’ locker room and delivered a delightful gift. “Proud of you, dudes,” he told a group of hyped players. “For the present, you get home-field advantage.”
The Chiefs dominate the Steelers on Christmas Day, but the real highlight was the exchange between two legendary NFL coaches.
Andy Reid was in a festive mood after his Kansas City Chiefs topped the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 on Christmas Day. After the game, in the locker room, Reid donned a Santa suit and beard to the delight of his players. He entered the room and told his 15-1 squad that their present was home-field advantage as the top seed in the AFC.
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Andy Reid donned a Santa Claus suit in a giddy Kansas City Chiefs locker room on Christmas Day, then handed his team a present it increasingly looks like it deserves: home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs.
The Kansas City Chiefs took care of business in brutal fashion at Acrisure Stadium, downing the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10 to clinch the No. 1 seed...again and ruin Christmas Day for the home fans in attendance.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers faced off in a Christmas Day battle. Kansas City defeated the Pittsburgh 29-10, handing the Steelers their straight loss. Following the AFC duel between Pittsburgh and Kansas City, the Chiefs' official social media account posted a photo of Andy Reid and Mike Tomlin sharing a postgame exchange.
After he helped the Chiefs take down the Steelers on Christmas Day, Patrick Mahomes outlined his plan for KC's regular-season finale vs. the Broncos in Week 18.
Coach Andy Reid broke out the Santa Claus suit again following the Chiefs’ win over the Steelers. And he wasn’t the only festively-dressed member of the team.
After the game, head coach Andy Reid got into the holiday spirit by dressing up as Santa Claus, and he delivered a message to the team to go along with the costume (per Adam Schefter of ESPN on X). https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1872029953707184384