Travis Kelce blasts effort of Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs stars amidst rare setback
Kelce expressed strong feelings
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As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end — and that includes the Kansas City Chiefs‘ lengthy winning streak that lasted nearly an entire calendar year.
Despite winning their last six games (including Super Bowl LVIII) of the 2023 and starting 9-0 in 2024, the Chiefs have suffered a setback and need to respond following their 30-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills. In the loss, Kansas City struggled to keep the ball and committed costly penalties that swung the momentum in Buffalo‘s favor — and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce certainly noticed that his teammates weren’t playing the right way.
Travis reveals his disappointment
On the latest episode of his “New Heights” podcast, Travis and Jason Kelce discussed the Chiefs’ maiden defeat of 2024 in some detail. Notably, Travis called out his teammates for their “mentality off the field” — which could easily be interpreted as a shot toward Patrick and Brittany Mahomes, against the backdrop of the recent presidential election.
“We are here to get better as football players for the football team,” Travis continued. “I think that is a mentality going forward that everybody has to be a part of, top down.”
We went three for three in the red zone in Buffalo 💪 pic.twitter.com/o8qrnIr2sm
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs)
November 20, 2024
Travis’ comments come in the wake of a challenging outing for Mahomes — and, further, against the backdrop of an FBI investigation into a string of burglaries that impacted the Chiefs’ stars. Mahomes threw for three touchdowns in Buffalo, but he was held under 200 yards passing and tossed two interceptions — including a back-breaker late in the fourth quarter. Mahomes’ 11 interceptions this season are the most in the NFL.
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But Travis also looked in the mirror (figuratively speaking) and singled himself out for criticism. The 35-year-old’s rocky 2024 season continued on Sunday, as the Bills’ defense limited him to just eight yards on two receptions.
“I put that on myself, to harp on the fundamentals, throughout practice, to make sure I’m getting out there and I’m running around, I’m not just going through the plays,” Travis said. “I have to make sure I’m focused, make sure I get the timing down with the quarterback so that we’re ‘on time’ for Pat, and Pat can be confident throwing the football where it needs to go.”
