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Andy Reid Shows Support To Pete Carroll After Dominate Win

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 13: Head coach Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs talk prior to a preseason game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid showed respect and sympathy to Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll after a 31-0 victory on Sunday afternoon.

The commanding win improves Reid’s team above .500 for the first time this season. But against an injury-ravaged Raiders, the three time Super Bowl champion showed empathy to his opponent.

“My heart goes out to Pete,” Reid said after the game. “The injuries are crushing for him. Especially when 98 [Maxx Crosby] goes out of the game … I know it’s the Raiders, but I hate seeing that happen.”

Crosby left the game after a big hit just before halftime. The defensive end is added to the long list of injuries the Raiders are dealing with. At Arrowhead Stadium, Carroll’s side started without key starters Brock Bowers and Jakobi Meyers as Las Vegas recorded only three first downs in the loss.

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Defensively, the Raiders have given up 20 or more points for the fifth time this season as they drop to a 2-5 record.

Carroll believes there’s still lots of work to be done as Las Vegas approaches a bye week before hosting the Jacksonville Jaguars on Nov. 2.

“We have a lot of catching up to do,” Carroll said after Sunday’s loss. “We’ve got to get our guys back. The key guys that missed the game were key guys on our football team, and we weren’t able to overcome that.”