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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
There was a really interesting study done on this a season or so again and the conclusion was that Arrowhead actually provided one of the worst 'homefield advantages' in football.
The problem wasn't that the Chiefs played poorly at home - they didn't. They played pretty well by and large. But homefield advantage is a relative thing and the Chiefs actually played substantially better on the road.
So if you're asking what advantage the Chiefs gained by playing in Arrowhead, there really was none and in fact when the study was done, they had played worse at home than they had on the road for a period of several years.
Arrowhead's a great atmosphere, no doubt. But historically speaking the Chiefs play well at home when they play well period. Being in Arrowhead hasn't given them a real advantage on the scoreboard beyond their true talent level.
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Perhaps, that is recent trend under Andy Reid.
Reid seems to prepare the team better than previous Chiefs coaches for playing on the road, but has not gone 8-0 at home like Marty Schottenheimer or Dick Vermeil. Seems like there is one or two unexpected losses at home each year, maybe previous defensive approach had something to do with that.
Under Reid, Chiefs had a 7-1 home record in 2018.