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Kansas City spiraled into a rare losing season last year, finishing with a disappointing 6-11 record. A devastating injury to Patrick Mahomes ended their championship hopes and brought a decade of dominance to an abrupt halt. Team leaders were left to confront harsh realities on the flight home. Head coach Andy Reid, however, refused to let one bad season define the team’s future. Ahead of the team’s Week 1 matchup against the Denver Broncos, the Chiefs HC has made Andy Reid makes his expectations clear ahead of Chiefs new season The 6-11 finish marked the Chiefs’ first losing season in over a decade and snapped their streak of nine consecutive AFC West titles. While Mahomes’ knee injury played a major role, the overall collapse forced Kansas City to scrutinize every corner of the roster. Reid and team president Mark Donovan began working on changes as soon as the season ended. Owner Clark Hunt also backed Reid and urged the team to focus on winning each day instead of staying stuck in last season’s disappointment. Reid explained the standard Kansas City must meet. “Well, you got to play well,” Reid said in a video interview. “You got to be accurate in your play, and then you’ve got to win. It doesn’t matter if you win by one point or 20 points, you got to win and have those percentages on your side in the win column. And then from there, if you have that opportunity to get in the playoffs, you want to hope you’re the hot team that’s in, and you’re rolling at that particular time.” Reid may have even issued a warning to other NFL teams about the Chiefs potentially bouncing back this season. The coach is clearly not hung up on last year’s misfortunes as he said: “Yeah, you know, we got through that, and we put it in the part. And now in this business, you know that the next year, things can be different; that’s what’s so great about the NFL. Every year is different because of the turnover, and it happens.” “I mean, you see teams that might not have done well, and then all of a sudden they make these big jumps, and all of a sudden they’re in the playoffs and competing for a championship. So, we understand that. So, you learn from it back then, and you move on, man. You move on, and you concentrate on the present,” he added. Kansas City made key personnel moves in the offseason. They added running back Kenneth Walker to bolster the ground game. They brought in Justin Fields as Mahomes’ backup for insurance. They also secured Travis Kelce for another year to keep the passing attack dangerous. Patrick Mahomes pumped for ‘new version’ of Chiefs Mahomes has fully recovered from his knee injury and is set to start Week 1. He committed to seven-hour daily training sessions throughout the offseason. That work has restored confidence within the organization that their franchise quarterback is back at full strength. On defense, the Chiefs added fresh talent through the draft, including Mansoor Delane and Peter Woods. Those additions should shore up a unit that struggled last season. Mahomes has already delivered a strong message to his teammates ahead of the new campaign. “We’re gonna be a new version of the Chiefs that goes out there and dominates the same way the old one did,” he said. Despite the moves, one area remains a concern. Kansas City’s wide receiver corps ranks among the league’s weakest, according to recent evaluations. The Chiefs simply cannot rely on Mahomes and Kelce alone if they hope to return to playoff contention. The season opener against the Denver Broncos will be the first test. Reid’s plan is straightforward. The Chiefs must play cleaner football, stay healthy, and stack enough wins to earn a postseason berth.