Andy Reid has a 220-142-1 career record in 21 years as an NFL head coach. Only one of those wins have come against the Titans, who his Chiefs will play in Sunday's AFC championship game.
Reid is 1-8 when coaching against Tennessee over the years while working for Philadelphia and Kansas City. That's on top of Reid being 1-5 in conference championship games, going 1-4 with the Eagles and 0-1 with the Chiefs.
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So what's the deal with the Titans owning Reid and the Chiefs? Reid became an NFL head coach in 1999, and the Titans were born in Nashville that same year, officially moving on from their past in Houston and the Oilers nickname.
The Titans advanced to the Super Bowl 20 seasons ago in their first year of existence. Reid struggled as a rookie coach with the Eagles that season, but the next year, he started a run of six consecutive playoff appearances, culminating with an NFC title in the 2004-05 playoffs after three consecutive championship game losses.
That era also started Reid's wild, uneasy ride against Tennessee.
Andy Reid's Eagles vs. the Titans
During four of his winning seasons in Philadelphia from 2000-10, Reid's Eagles failed to beat the Titans. In all of those games, his team was outplayed and he was outcoached by Jeff Fisher. They also featured weird results.
— On Dec. 3, 2000, the Titans won 15-13 on the road in Veterans Stadium. All of their scoring came on field goals by kicker Al Del Greco.
— On Sept. 8, 2002, the Titans rallied to win 27-24 in Nashville. They came back from a 24-10 halftime deficit to win, with both late QB Steve McNair and running back Eddie George delivering the winning TDs in the fourth quarter.
— On Nov. 19, 2006, the Titans routed the Eagles 31-13 at Lincoln Financial Field. Rookie Vince Young led the offense, but the Titans slammed the door shut in the second half with a kickoff return TD by Adam "Pacman" Jones and a interception return TD by linebacker Keith Bulluck.
— On Oct. 4, 2010, the Titans romped the Eagles again in Nashville 37-19 by scoring the final 27 points of the game, all in fourth quarter, fueled by two Kerry Collins-Kenny Britt TD connections and another game-sealing pick six, this time by cornerback Cortland Finnegan.
Fisher and the Titans decided to part ways after that last win. Reid was fired by the Eagles two years later. Chip Kelly led the Eagles to their first victory over the Titans 43-24 in the teams' next meeting in 2014.
Andy Reid's Chiefs vs. the Titans
Go figure: Reid's luck changed against Tennessee in 2013, of all years. His first and only win in the series came in his first season in Kansas City. It all went quickly back downhill from there, as the Chiefs ride a four-game losing streak against the Titans into the AFC championship game.
— On Oct. 6, 2013, the Chiefs beat the Titans 26-17 in Nashville on the strength of four field goals by kicker Ryan Succop. That was Succop's last year with the Chiefs before he signed with, yes, the Titans. Reid's coaching counterpart, Mike Munchak, was fired after the season.
— On Sept. 7, 2014, the Titans, under new coach Ken Whisenhunt, righted the ship against Reid with a 26-10 rout in the season opener in Kansas City. Guess who made four more field goals in a revenge game in the first game against his new team? Succop.
— On Dec. 16, 2016, the Titans, under new coach Mike Mularkey, won at Arrowhead Stadium again, 19-17. A rookie Heisman Trophy-winning running back from Alabama named Derrick Henry made the difference, rushing 9 times for 58 yards and 2 TDs. Tennessee once again rallied in the fourth quarter against Reid, scoring 12 points to erase a 17-7 halftime deficit. Guess who made the game-winning field goal from 53 yards out as time expired? Succop.
— On Jan. 6, 2018, the Titans took their Reid dominance to another level, back in Arrowhead Stadium again for a wild-card playoff game. The Chiefs looked ready to roll into the divisional playoffs, up 21-3 at halftime. Then the wackiness came.
Marcus Mariota got the Titans in the end zone for the only score of the third quarter by completing a TD pass to himself. Early in the fourth quarter, Henry had 35 of his 156 yards on 23 carries come on another scoring burst. Halfway through the fourth quarter, Mariota threw the game-winning TD pass to Eric Decker. The Titans held on to win 22-21, scoring just enough while the Chiefs didn't score a single point in the second half.
Henry, who got his first big-game feature role only because of an injury to DeMarco Murray, took over as the primary Titans nemesis for the Chiefs with Succop scoring only one PAT and Fisher long gone.
— On Nov. 10, 2019, the Titans beat the Chiefs again 35-32 in Nashville. They did so by outscoring the Chiefs 15-10 in the fourth quarter. They once again got a defensive score against Reid's team, a second-quarter fumble return TD by linebacker Rashaan Evans that ended up being the difference.
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— Tennessee Titans (@Titans) November 10, 2019
Succop hit three more extra points, and Henry, on his way to the NFL rushing title, rumbled for 188 yards and 2 TDs on 23 carries.
The Chiefs dominated time of possession, 37:52 to 22:08. The Chiefs ran 78 plays to the Titans' 49. Patrick Mahomes, in his first game back from a knee injury, threw for 446 yards and 3 TDs. All that didn't matter in the end in another Titans disappointment for Reid.
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So what will happen on Jan. 19, 2020? The bad news for Reid and the Chiefs is Henry remains fully healthy and dominant for the Titans. In the big road playoff upsets against the Patriots and Ravens, he racked up 64 carries for a combined 377 yards and a TD and also has thrown for a score.
The glimmer of hope for Reid's team is the fact that Succop isn't the Titans' kicker. He was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 18. Former Chief Cairo Santos, who was the Titans' kicker early in the season when Succop was hurt, was released in October. Greg Joseph, who has no Kansas City or Philadelphia ties, will kick field goals in the rematch.
Blown leads, bad offensive lapses, shaky special teams and unlucky bounces have all been part of why Reid has been hexed against the Titans. Reversing the curse won't be easy, but he has never been charmed with a better QB than Mahomes.
If the Chiefs can't forget the Titans' recent history against them and win, then perhaps not even a 'Kansas City Miracle' can save them from the pesky team from the Music City.
