Glendale, Arizona (PSF) - The NFL is very much a copycat league between coaches who either have, or do not have a relationship between one another. This year’s Super Bowl was the greatest example of that between Andy Reid and Doug Pederson. In fact, if it was not for the relationship that Reid and Pederson have, the Chiefs would have lost Super Bowl LVII. Yes, that is how big Doug Pederson meant to the Chiefs 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, even though Pederson was not coaching in the game like how Reid was.

Wait a minute then, you may now find yourself asking the same question as many other folks: How did Doug Pederson help the Chiefs win the Super Bowl if he was not coaching the Chiefs at the time and is the head coach of the Jaguars?

Before I answer that question, here is some noted history between Reid and Pederson:

• Pederson was signed by the Green Bay Packers in 1995, when Reid was the tight ends/assistant offensive line coach

• Reid was Pederson's quarterbacks coach in 1997 and 1998 with the Packers

• Pederson was Reid's first starting quarterback as head coach in 1999 (Eagles)

• Reid hired Pederson as offensive quality control coach in 2009 (Eagles)

• Reid promoted Pederson to quarterbacks coach in 2011 (Eagles)

• Reid hired Pederson as his first offensive coordinator with Chiefs in 2013

The history of Reid and Pederson goes back a while in time, which goes to show how strong of a relationship the two have grown and strengthen together over the years.

Now for how Pederson actually helped Reid and the Chiefs win Super Bowl LVII, the two plays that Reid and now former offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy called on both third down plays near the goal line in the fourth quarter of the biggest game of the season came from a play that Pederson ran for running back Jamal Agnew in week four against the Eagles.

The play exposed how to attack the Eagles man to man defense at the goal line, where Doug Pederson dialed up a fake jet sweep to Jamal Agnew.

The Eagles attempted to play it with C.J. Gardner-Johnson defending Jamal Agnew in man-to-man coverage. When Jamal Agnew motioned toward the middle of the field, Gardner-Johnson dropped back to safety, where the safety rotated toward the line of scrimmage in hopes of covering Agnew. According to Chiefs backup quarterback Chad Henne, the Chiefs’ coaches noticed that when the Eagles lined up in man coverage, they would overcompensate if an offense used a motion that looked like a jet sweep.

On Saturday night before the game, Bieniemy put the same play that Pederson ran with Agnew on a screen so that everyone could see it.

“(Bieniemy) put it on tape and said: ‘Hey, like, if they do this, this guy is wide open. It’s man (coverage),” Henne said. “They’re just trying to protect themselves from the jet sweep and trying to bubble over the top and get an extra player (on the other side of the field). But we faked the jet twice, and they didn’t figure it out.”

In the Super Bowl with the Chiefs having a third and three in the red zone with 12 minutes remaining, they put this law into practice. Wide receiver Kadarius Toney went into motion, where Eagles cornerback Darius Slay communicated that to C.J. Gardner-Johnson who looked ready to fly downhill, only to find out that nobody was prepared for Toney’s backdoor reverse, making it the easiest touchdown pass of Patrick Mahomes’ career.

The very next drive, with the Chiefs facing another third and goal situation with nine and a half minutes left, they pulled out the same play again only this time with wide receiver Sky Moore and having Mahomes throw the ball to the left side of the field. The Eagles defense overcompensated again, this time with cornerback Avonte Maddox, which resulted in another easy touchdown toss for Mahomes.

As we have seen in the past, it is no secret that teams tend to save their best plays for last, as these two plays were a case of Eric Bieniemy and Andy Reid totally out classing and coaching Eagles defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon. The rest is history, all thanks to the relationship that Andy Reid and Doug Pederson have with one another.

So Chiefs fans, before you stop celebrating your Super Bowl victory, make sure you thank Doug Pederson.