It’s not a democracy for the Chiefs when it comes to fourth-down decisions.
The final call to try and pick up a first down or punt the ball away belongs to head coach Andy Reid, which is probably a good thing.
“I want to go for it every single time,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said.
If that happened, the Chiefs’ terrific success rate throughout the season and especially in their divisional playoff victory over the Indianapolis Colts might have taken a hit.
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