After days of heated debate following the Detroit Lions’ dramatic win over the Kansas City Chiefs, Andy Reid has finally broken his silence — and his comments might not cool things down.
The Chiefs head coach addressed the controversial penalty that became one of the game’s biggest talking points. The call — which wiped out a key Chiefs play late in the game — had fans and analysts arguing for days about whether it was fair or flat-out wrong.
Reid, never one to fan the flames, took a measured tone but made it clear he wasn’t thrilled. “We all saw what happened. I’ll just say we’ve got to be better — all of us,” he said, hinting at both his team’s execution and perhaps, the officiating crew’s decision-making.
The penalty in question cost Kansas City serious momentum as they tried to mount a comeback. Lions coach Dan Campbell, meanwhile, stood firm in his defense of the call, saying his team “played clean and earned it.”
Still, the drama didn’t end there. Fans flooded social media, with some claiming the NFL “gifted” the Lions the win, while others fired back that the Chiefs have benefited from plenty of calls in their favor over the years.
For Reid, the focus now shifts forward — but you can tell the sting from that call still lingers. “We control what we can control,” he added. “We’ll move on, but yeah, that one hurt.”
At the end of the day, the Lions got the W — and the Chiefs were left wondering what could’ve been if that flag stayed in the ref’s pocket.
Andy Reid Finally Speaks Out on Controversial Penalty From Lions Win
