Andy Reid talks highly anticipated Chiefs-Packers Week 9 matchup

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid joined his good friend Steve Mariucci on NFL Network’s schedule reveal show.

The two are old pal’s from their time working with the Green Bay Packers, so of course, they couldn’t avoid talking about the highly anticipated matchup between the two teams. The hype comes from the quarterbacks, Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers.

“We’ve got some good quarterback matchups, that being one of them,” Reid told Mariucci. “I mean, Rodgers is gonna go down as one of the all-time best ever. And I know those two have a relationship, they do those commercials (State Farm) together. So, there’ll be that nice competition between those two and obviously, they’ve got a bunch of good players. So, we’ll have to be ready for that one.”

Rodgers, of course, is currently the reigning league MVP. He’s someone who Mahomes often gets compared to because they both have unique arm talent and playmaking ability. Mahomes is two years removed from his league MVP win, but he’s still proven to be one of the most electric playmakers in the NFL.

The two star quarterbacks had a chance to face off in 2019, but Mahomes suffered a kneecap injury that kept him sidelined. During that game, the Packers barely edged out the Chiefs, who were quarterbacked by Matt Moore. They came away with a one-score victory, defeating Kansas City 31-24.

While Rodgers has made it clear in recent weeks that he’s unhappy and would like to be traded from Green Bay, nothing seems to be imminent on that front. Fans remain hopeful that they’ll get this matchup between Rodgers and Mahomes, not Mahomes and Packers backup QB Jordan Love.

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