IF BYE WEEKS are tricky science, then Andy Reid is an Einstein. He is now 16-2 in games played following byes, after the Kansas City Chiefs knocked off the Raiders in Oakland on Sunday, 26-10.
In that game, they committed two penalties for 10 yards.
Doug Pederson is a Reid disciple, so it was reasonable to assume he had learned the secrets of the master. John Harbaugh, who jumped from Reid's special teams assistant to head coach of the Ravens in 2008, is 6-2 in post-bye games.
But Pederson's players have played as if their brains went right to the Super Bowl after that 3-0 start.