The Kansas City Chiefs’ season has been one of the most disappointing in recent memory, capped by an early exit from playoff contention. But for head coach Andy Reid, it’s far from time to rest. As the Chiefs head into Week 18, there’s one looming question: What’s next for Reid and a team that’s in desperate need of a reset? Well, the reset starts immediately, even with a meaningless Week 18 trip to Las Vegas looming. Reid made it clear he won’t be treating the final game, or the unexpected downtime that follows, as a vacation.

“You do self-eval stuff and go back through that, and we did periodically throughout the season,” Reid said when asked about his plans following the season, via the Kansas City Chiefs YouTube. “So, that’s it, but we’ll hit on that, and then I jump into the personnel. Brett [Veach] loads me up with stuff.

“We’ll dive in and try to evaluate everything we possibly can and get it right. It is what it is here, but what we do is we work at the problems and make sure we fix them.”

Truth be told, Reid is on the right track. The team has a lot of things to answer for, after all.

For starters, Kansas ranks 23rd for their running game this year, topped off by a defense that is sixth in points allowed for the sixth time in seven years. Apart from that, the team is also 28th in takeawats and have 32 sacks ranking 21st, which is half as many as the Broncos.

In fact, as per the Kansas City Star, the team had a unique stat that they’ve managed to spoil. After the Chiefs won the AFC title by 32-29 vs the Buffalo Bills a year ago, it was the 12th time they won in a one-score game. In 2025, they were 1-8 in one-score games.

The Chiefs have also struggled with penalties in multiple instances, committing 28 offensive holding penalties and 17 false starts during the 2025 regular season alone.

Last week, the Chiefs lost to the Broncos 20-13, with Chris Jones’ neutral zone infraction on 4th-and-2 handing Denver a first down and ultimately the game-winning touchdown. Another costly penalty sealed the loss, underscoring why Reid will have serious thinking to do after Week 18. Not ust that, it’s been a rough year for some of the Chiefs’ stars, too.

Patrick Mahomes posted his worst season since 2018, completing 62.7% of his passes for 3,587 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. Travis Kelce also had a down year, finishing with 839 yards, his third straight season under 1,000 yards, and five touchdowns.

Still, Reid is hardly bothered. With improvement in mind, the head coach also talked about his own future with the team.

Andy Reid wants to stay in Kansas City

Reid has been the Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach since 2013, and after 12 years, the rumors of him leaving the Chiefs are growing louder than ever. However, the HC has consistently dismissed the rumors, stating that he does not plan on going anywhere.

“I mean, I think I’m coming back, right?” said Andy Reid to local Kansas City reporters on a video call. “If they’ll have me back, I’ll come back. You never know in this business. That’s a tough one. But I plan on it, yeah.”

Reid smiled as he answered the reporters. Despite the Chiefs’ struggles, he remains the franchise’s most successful coach. With three Super Bowl appearances in the last three years, Reid has built a legacy in Kansas City. It is, as Reid confirmed: unless the franchise lets him go, he won’t leave them. He still has three years left in his contract, after he signed a five-year extension in 2024 which runs through the 2029 season and pays him more than $18 million per year. He is currently chasing history, as he has 307 career wins. Just 17 more wins would put him third all-time in NFL history for head coaches, surpassing George Halas.

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With rumors of retirement put to rest, Reid’s focus now shifts to the Chiefs’ final game of the season, against the 2-14 Raiders. Will the Chiefs finish on a high note, or will their disappointing season end with yet another loss?