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Andy Reid vs. Pete Carroll Will Almost Make NFL History Sunday

Originally posted on The Spun | By Tzvi Machlin | Last updated Oct 16, 2025 12:24 PM ET

Two future Hall of Fame coaches will be squaring off this weekend as Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs taken on Pete Carroll's Las Vegas Raiders in an AFC West showdown. But there will be more than just the division title at play in this one.

According to CBS Sports' Jonathan Jones, the Chiefs-Raiders game will also mark the second-oldest head coaching matchup in NFL history. Reid is 67 while Carroll is 74, giving them a combined 141 years on earth. If the two face off in 2026, they will break the current record of 142 set by Bill Belichick and Romeo Crennel back in 2020.

Carroll is in line to make history all on his own this weekend too. At 74 years of age he will break the NFL record for the oldest head coach in NFL history.

"Sunday's Raiders-Chiefs game will be the 2nd-oldest HC matchup in NFL history when Andy Reid (67) and Pete Carroll (74) face off. Their 141 years trails only Belichick & Crennel's 142 in 2020. Carroll will break the record Sunday for oldest head coach in NFL history, by the way," Jones wrote on X.

Sunday's Raiders-Chiefs game will be the 2nd-oldest HC matchup in NFL history when Andy Reid (67) and Pete Carroll (74) face off. Their 141 years trails only Belichick & Crennel's 142 in 2020.

Carroll will break the record Sunday for oldest head coach in NFL history, by the way
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) October 16, 2025

Andy Reid's Legacy

Rapidly closing in on the prestigious 300-win club is the Chiefs head coach. Once a Super Bowl-challenging coach with the Philadelphia Eagles, Reid's career found new life in Kansas City once he got Patrick Mahomes under center.

Since naming Mahomes the starter in 2018, the Chiefs have made the AFC Championship Game seven times, reaching the Super Bowl five times and going 3-2 in those Super Bowls.

Reid has won 72% of his games with the Chiefs and currently has a higher career win rate than Bill Belichick and multiple Hall of Famers.

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Head coach Andy Reid of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)Michael Owens/Getty Images

Pete Carroll's Legacy

Time will tell if Canton comes calling for Pete Carroll though his "Legion of Boom" days with the Seattle Seahawks certainly ranks among the best three-year runs of any team this century.

But while Carroll's legendary run at USC with two national titles (one stripped) and four Rose Bowl wins should make him a shoe-in for the College Hall of Fame, he does not meet the minimum requirements of having 10 years of college coaching. Carroll currently has just nine.

Nevertheless, Carroll is 172-124-1 as an NFL head coach and a brilliant 97-19 as a college coach. Even if he never gets immortalized in either Hall of Fame, he'll be remembered forever as one of the all-time great coaches who won titles in both the college and pro levels.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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