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Reid builds the platform: the Kansas City Chiefs story
Franchise era
2013—2017
Reid builds the platform
Kansas City Chiefs
The story in one sentence
Andy Reid immediately restored winning, developed Kelce and Tyreek Hill, and created the environment for a young quarterback to take over.
Structure and speed end the playoff drought
Alex Smith, Jamaal Charles and Travis Kelce gave the era its recognizable core.
Its ending created the conditions for the mahomes dynasty.
Timeline
How it unfolded
Before 2013
What came before
Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.
2016-01-09
Wild Card: Kansas City Chiefs vs Houston Texans
2016-01-16
Divisional Round: Kansas City Chiefs vs New England Patriots
2017-01-15
Divisional Round: Pittsburgh Steelers vs Kansas City Chiefs
After 2017
What came next
Mahomes won MVP in his first season as starter and Kansas City converted his unmatched creation into repeated Super Bowl trips and multiple championships.
The core