Fans were all over Andy Reid for some conservative decisions to punt the football in his Kansas City Chiefs’ 31-28 loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday.
The Chiefs were trailing the Cowboys 17-14 and had the ball at the Dallas 44-yard line in the third quarter. The punt was able to put the Cowboys at their 4-yard line and shifted field position, but the decision didn’t sit well with fans. They were all over Reid for not being more aggressive.
Punting down 17-14, from the plus 44-yard line, with a defense that can't stop a nosebleed, might be the most indefensible decision Reid has made since being with the Chiefs.
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) November 28, 2025
He tends to be conservative, but that's just mind boggling https://t.co/lFGT9W9UNU
I will be very result oriented and say insane punt by andy reid
— WashedWatcher (@NFLPinnacleBeat) November 27, 2025
Andy’s cowardly punts is going to cost this team the game
— Fat White (@reddirtgatekpr) November 27, 2025
In addition to the 4th-and-4 punt from the Dallas 44, Kansas City also punted on a 4th-and-5 from the Dallas 49 earlier in the quarter.
Andy Reid was asked about those decisions after the game and took responsibility.
“At that time, we were doing OK. I thought we’d be able to hold them to field position. It didn’t work out well. Hindsight, I can sit here to say go for it. You gotta weigh that out. Give that one to me,” Reid said, via the Kansas City Star’s Sam McDowell.
While the Cowboys ended up punting after Kansas City’s first punt decision, Dallas erased the poor field position by driving 78 yards in 7 plays after the second punt and kicked a field goal to go up 20-14.
Dallas had two scoring drives in the fourth quarter to take home the victory, which made Kansas City a disappointing 6-6. Dallas is now 6-5-1 and has won three games in a row.
