KANSAS City Chiefs coach Andy Reid fired a warning to his team not to look ahead to a potential third straight Super Bowl.
Reid, 66, wants Patrick Mahomes and Co. to stay focused on the next game in their bid for history.
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Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes are chasing NFL history this postseason[/caption]
Kansas City has earned a first round playoff bye after securing the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
They will have to win two more games their Arrowhead Stadium home to book a spot in Super Bowl LIX.
The Chiefs are aiming to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls.
But Reid told his stars to look only at the division round of the playoffs next weekend.
“The important thing is to stay focused on the team in hand.
“It’s important as coaches we know all these teams and put together a game plan which the players can execute.
“If you start getting caught up in the what ifs and all that, you get into trouble.
“You’ve just got to take the next one, play your best and see how the chips fall.
“If anything gets in the way of that, you’ve got to get rid of it because it’ll hinder you rather than help you.”
The Chiefs will play their division round game on January 18 or 19.
Kansas City has already played against all six teams that have made the AFC playoffs and are in action on wild card weekend.
Their two losses this year came to the No.2 seed Buffalo Bills and No. 7 seed Denver Broncos.
But the Chiefs have also faced the Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024.
“We actually have played, which is crazy, all the teams that are in the playoffs.
“You can’t be content with that.
NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule
Saturday, January 11:
- No. 5 Los Angeles Chargers at No. 4 Houston Texans, 4:30 pm ET (CBS, Paramount+)
- No. 6 Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 3 Baltimore Ravens, 8:00 pm ET (Prime Video)
Sunday, January 12:
- No. 7 Denver Broncos at No. 2 Buffalo Bills, 1:00 pm ET (CBS, Paramount+)
- No. 7 Green Bay Packers at No. 2 Philadelphia Eagles, 4:30 pm ET (Fox, Fox Deportes)
- No. 6 Washington Commanders at No. 3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:00 pm ET (NBC, Peacock, Universo)
Monday, January 13:
- No. 5 Minnesota Vikings at No. 4 Los Angeles Rams, 8:00 pm ET (ESPN, ABC)
“So, the four teams that we have a chance to potentially play in a couple of weeks here, we’ve tried to hammer those out and we’re going to continue to do that until we find out what the results are.
“We’ll figure it out. We’re going to be ready for all of them.”
Two of the three AFC wild card games will take place Saturday.
The Los Angeles Chargers visit the Houston Texans before the Pittsburgh Steelers travel to the Baltimore Ravens.
The Buffalo Bills host the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
