Chiefs HC Andy Reid Delivers Message to Patrick Mahomes After Making History

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has watched quarterback Patrick Mahomes set a slew of NFL records during his tenure with the team, including a big milestone in Sunday’s win over the Baltimore Ravens.

Mahomes became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 250 touchdown passes — while also becoming the fastest to do it in his career. Reid shared a message for his franchise quarterback after the game, sharing his amazement at the feat.

Andy Reid Shares Praise for Patrick Mahomes

After the Chiefs struggled on offense through their first three games of the season, dropping to 1-2, Mahomes got them out to a fast start on Sunday. He threw touchdown passes on two of the team’s first four drives, the second one giving him 250 for his career.

Mahomes — who just turned 30 earlier in the month — became the youngest player in league history to reach that mark as well as the fastest (116 career games). He beat out Aaron Rodgers, who held both records before Sunday.

Speaking to reporters after the game, Reid said Mahomes deserves all the accolades for setting the record.

“It’s phenomenal. That’s incredible,” Reid said, via SI.com. “Whatever you write good about him, he deserves, man, let me tell you. You can give him everything. He’s a joker. It’s unbelievable. We’re lucky to have him.”

Mahomes finished the game completing 25-of-37 passes for 270 yards and four touchdowns, leading his team to a 37-20 win. The Chiefs quarterback said the win was a big step forward, especially after the mistakes that plagued the team through the first three games of the season.

“I’ve been proud of the guys for the way they’ve responded, getting better every week,” Mahomes said, via The Associated Press.

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After starting the season 0-2, the Chiefs have put together two consecutive wins to get back to .500. Mahomes told reporters after Sunday’s game that the Chiefs knew they would be facing a challenge against the aggressive Baltimore defense and would need to respond in kind.

“When you’re playing one of the better teams in the NFL, you know you’re going to have to be a little bit more aggressive and I know their record doesn’t show, but everybody knows that’s the Baltimore Ravens, they’ve had so much success these last few years,” Mahomes said. “We had a good gameplan going in. We knew we had to raise our game and I think that we finished the game the right way.

“But it was a close game throughout until the very end there and I thought we executed at a high level in crucial situations and that’s what changes the tide of the game.”

Mahomes credited his offensive line for keeping him protected and opening up lanes for the running game.

“When they play like that, it makes my job a lot easier,” Mahomes said. “They’re starting to gel and build that chemistry that every offensive line has to do. Those young guys are getting more and more experience and they’ve played against some great defensive lines, and they’ll continue to get better and better as the year goes on, but they had a great day today and let’s build on it.”

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