Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has shared his final thoughts on the NFL’s officiating ahead of Sunday’s Super Bowl 59 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, claiming referees call it as they see it.
Reid is headed to a third straight Super Bowl with the Chiefs and is looking to coach his team to a three-peat, with the league having already gotten permission to use the term from Pat Riley.
The head coach spoke to reporters earlier this week, addressing them in his final press conference before the aforementioned teams square off at the Caesars Super Dome in New Orleans, and was quizzed on the notion of the refs favoring his team.
“They don’t favor one side for the other,” he said. “That’s not how this thing goes.” I don’t think the officials care about what’s said; they’re doing their job, and they’re doing it to the best of their ability. They don’t favor one side or the other; that’s not how this thing goes.”
Andy Reid Believes Fans Are Insulting The Refs
The Chiefs are coming off fresh allegations, given the first down denied to Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen in the AFC Championship Game two weekends ago. However, Reid believes it’s an insult to the refs to insinuate that they show favor to any one team.“It’s a good story, but that’s not the reality of how it works. You’d be insulting them to think that’s what they do,” he added. “They go out, and they call it like they see it. There’s some, as a coach, I sit there and go, ‘I don’t agree with it.’ There are some I agree with. That’s how it goes.”
There was plenty of controversy the last time the Chiefs played the Eagles in the Super Bowl, with a late holding call swaying things in the former’s favor. Fans already expect the officiating to dominate the headlines this time around.
We won’t have to wait much longer to find out.
