Andy Reid Sends Strong Message to Chiefs Fans After Huge Win Over Colts
The Kansas City Chiefs have proven to be as resilient as ever during the 2025 NFL season, even though everyone seems ready to declare their dynasty over. Patrick Mahomes and company were able to get the best of a very good Indianapolis Colts team in overtime on Sunday, resulting in the team’s sixth win.
After getting outplayed by Daniel Jones’ squad through three quarters, the Chiefs were able to turn it on in the fourth quarter to force overtime. A game-winning field goal by kicker Harrison Butker from 27 yards out proved to be the difference, improving Kansas City’s record to 6-5 on the season.
Andy Reid’s Message for Chiefs Fans
After the thrilling overtime win at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke to the media during his postgame press conference. He felt compelled to give the fans of the storied franchise some credit for their support.
“Appreciate the fans,” Reid said. “They were phenomenal this afternoon. Loud, which was important, especially down the stretch there. There was still some blue up there, but they just drowned them out, which was great.”
There’s no doubt that the Chiefs have one of the most passionate fan bases in the NFL, which gives the team an incredible home-field advantage, which obviously played a significant role in the overtime win against the Colts.
This was a much-needed win for the Chiefs after dropping their last two games to Josh Allen‘s Buffalo Bills and the division rival Denver Broncos, who currently lead the way in the AFC West and are likely to win the division title.
Chiefs Face Tough Final Stretch of Season
With the Chiefs being in third place in the AFC West behind the Broncos and Los Angeles Chargers, Kansas City winning the division title seems out of the question, with the team sporting a record of 6-5 after Week 12’s win against the Colts.
That said, there’s not much margin for error for Mahomes and company moving forward, as they’ll need every win they can get with hopes of being able to clinch a playoff spot in the AFC.
However, it will be a challenge, to say the least, for the Chiefs as they face a tough schedule in the final stretch of the 2025 campaign, which began against the Colts on Sunday.
In Week 13, the Chiefs will face the high-powered offense of the Dallas Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day on a short week. The next matchup will be a game against the frisky Houston Texans (Week 14), followed by the Chargers (Week 15), on the road against the Tennessee Titans (Week 16), the Broncos (Week 17) and will finish the regular season against the Las Vegas Raiders (Week 18).
There are a couple of games in there that the Chiefs will almost certainly be favored and expected to win, with those matchups being against the Titans and the Raiders. Still, the rest of the way will be challenging against potential playoff teams (Cowboys, Texans, Chargers and Broncos) that could determine whether Reid’s squad will be postseason bound.
Steelers' TJ Watt Gives Frustrated Statement About Defensive Struggles: 'Same Story Man'
The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a heartbreaking game on the road to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. The final score was 31-28, and the offense never really seemed like a threat. The defense often struggled to get Chicago's offense off of the field. The Steelers dropped out of first place in the AFC North after the loss and the Baltimore Ravens' win, and the team is completely out of the playoffs as of now as their record fell to 6-5 on the 2025 season. The defense made some opportunistic plays throughout the game, but overall the group has to be better moving forward.
The defense struggled overall. The Bears were able to put up 31 points and continued to move the ball down the field. Outside linebacker TJ Watt made a splash play in the end zone as he sacked Caleb Williams and forced him to fumble the football, and Nick Herbig recovered the ball for a touchdown.
Aside from Watt's big play, things did not go too well. He spoke to the media after the game, and he spoke about the defensive struggles while voicing some frustration with the group.
"They had a lot of second and longs where they got chunk plays that made it third and shorts that were converted or were converted from second and long." Watt said. "Same story man. Got to get off of the field."
Watt spoke about how the defense constantly had Chicago's offense behind the chains on second downs, but the Bears offense was often able to make plays to move the sticks. Pittsburgh allowed far too many conversions, which has been the case all season along. Watt was clearly frustrated about that, as that is something that is going to have to change if Pittsburgh wants to have any chance of getting back into the playoff picture.
The Bears were fairly efficient when it came to converting on third downs, and the group was also one for one on fourth down conversions. That tells the story of how the Pittsburgh defense continued to struggle getting the opposing offense off of the field, which has plagued that unit throughout the entire season.
Pittsburgh's offense did not do a great job of helping out the defense. Quarterback Mason Rudolph turned the ball over twice in the game, and the group also turned the ball over on downs in the first half instead of opting for a field goal to go up 10 points. Watt did not place any blame on the offense, as he was thoroughly dissapointed with the defense and the group's inability to consistently get pressure on Williams in critical situations.
Williams had one of the better games of his career. The second-year quarterback completed 19 passes for 235 yards and three scores, although he had a couple passes that were dropped by the defense. Pittsburgh failed to capitalize on some mistakes by Williams, and that is a big reason the team lost the game and fell out of the lead in the division.
Steelers In Serious Trouble With Daunting Schedule Remaining
The Steelers are going to have some trouble getting back into good playoff positioning as the team has to have one of the hardest remaining schedules in the NFL. Pittsburgh hosts the Buffalo Bills in Week 13, and the team also has two games left against Baltimore and a matchup with the Detroit Lions on the schedule. The franchise is going to have to pull off some upsets in order to sneak into the Wild Card or back into the lead in the division, and there is a realistic chance the team misses the postseason for the first time in two seasons.
