The physical beatdown Antonio Pierce and his Las Vegas Raiders handed Andy Reid and his Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas sent a ripple effect through both storied NFL franchises.
The convincing win in Arrowhead was an excellent exhibit for Pierce’s case to earn the full-time head coaching gig in Las Vegas — which he did. And getting thoroughly drubbed was the blunt force trauma Reid needed to get Kansas City in gear — which he did.
So much so, Reid sent Pierce a thank you, as Big Red relayed to Peter King for the veteran writer’s Football Morning In America piece that came out early Monday.