Despite the Chiefs' convincing Week 9 win over the Jets on Sunday, place kicker Harrison Butker found himself increasingly on the hot seat heading into the week.
Butker — who has already missed seven field goal attempts this season — missed two straight tries (a 56-yarder and then a penalty-aided 51-yard attempt) before being booed off the field.
Reid was noncommittal on Sunday about the Chiefs' kicking situation as they prepare to face the Falcons in Atlanta. But come Wednesday, Reid arrived at his decision. The Butker era will continue for at least one more game.
Reid announced the decision in brief comments to reporters.
Andy Reid says “As far as the kicking goes, I'm going to stick with Butker." pic.twitter.com/kleTKY4uG7
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Reid ultimately said
that Butker's body of work with the Chiefs warranted more belief that he'll turn his performances around.
Andy Reid on his decision to keep K Harrison Butker as the starter 🗣️
— SleeperChiefs (@SleeperChiefsKC) November 11, 2026
“Harrison has done such a great job for us—you got to give me a chance to work through it and we’ll see how things go.”
Even before the Week 9 misses, the Chiefs added free agent kicker Justin Tuckerto their practice squad. Tucker was suspended after facing multiple allegations of sexual misconduct.
This article originally appeared on For The Win: Andy Reid explained his Harrison Butker decision for Chiefs' matchup with Falcons
