The Kansas City Chiefs secured their fifth straight win to start the season, defeating the New Orleans Saints on Monday night, 26-13. Despite facing a wave of injuries to key offensive players, the Chiefs demonstrated their resilience with the win and now enter their bye week with a perfect 5-0 record.
Head coach Andy Reid praised the team’s next-man-up mentality, which has been crucial to their early-season success.
“They don’t flinch on all that stuff,” Reid said in his postgame press conference. “They know it’s the next guy up, and he goes. I’m proud of them for that.