Travis Kelsey He wants to make it clear: The Kansas City Chiefs didn't lose to the Denver Broncos on purpose to keep the Cincinnati Bengals out of the playoffs.
after Bengals After beating the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday, they needed the Miami Dolphins and Broncos to lose in order to reach the playoffs.
The New York Jets ended up beating the Dolphins, but the Broncos demolished the Chiefs, winning 38-0, eliminating the Bengals from the playoffs.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, No. 87, walks down the sidelines in the second half against the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High. (Photos by Ron Chinoy-Imagine)
Presidents They rested a lot of key players in the loss, including Patrick Mahomes and Kelce, because they had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC.
Jason Kelsey Travis reported that people were claiming the Chiefs intentionally lost to the Broncos to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs during a recent episode of “New heights“.
The Chiefs star has vehemently denied the team's loss on purpose.
“I'm not afraid of anyone. I wanted them (the Bengals) in the playoffs. I want to slay every dragon one by one, like Mortal Kombat. I don't even want that to be like, play the lowest seed,” Travis said. Just give me the best teams.”
“AFC, NFC, give me all of them, Mortal Kombat style. I'll go through every single one of them just to give them my best effort. I'm not afraid of a single soul man.”
Jason also urged his brother, saying people said the Chiefs didn't want to play in “Burrowhead,” which is Bengals fans' nickname for Chiefs Stadium, GEHA Stadium at Arrowhead Stadium, or Cincinnati.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, No. 87, celebrates a touchdown to Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen, No. 6, during the second half at Actress Stadium. (Photos by Barry Reger-Imagine)
“I'll play them in the Walmart parking lot. I don't care, we can play our own game over the holiday where we beat 'em up again,” Travis replied. “Listen, I love competing against the greatest. The Bengals were a fun team to watch out there at the end of the season, and it's unfortunate that they didn't make the playoffs because that would have made the playoffs crazier and more fun.”
In the wake of missing the playoffs, the Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo, a move Travis did not understand.
“I don't know what's going on there. That was a pretty wild move that I didn't see coming because I thought, you know, from the outside, their defense was really playing — it's good at the end of the year,” Kelce said.
“I've always respected him, and I've also respected a lot of players on that side of the ball given what they've had this year.”
Kelce said he believes the Bengals are “10 times better than their record shows” and then doubled down on the fact that the Chiefs did not lose their game against Denver.
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Kansas City Chiefs react to Travis Kelce, No. 87, after his first touchdown during the first half against the Houston Texans at JHA at Arrowhead Stadium. (Photos by Jay Biggerstaff-Imagine)
“We didn't have a game, all right. Guys were out there competing and trying to get the win. Unfortunately, we couldn't get the momentum together. We couldn't stop Denver, and it wasn't a fun game to be a part of, and I'm sitting here on the sideline like, 'Hey, yo Boys, don't let this s— ruin our fucking magic.” “When we got everybody rolling, and it's time to go, we've got to flip that switch and know we're the biggest, baddest team out there,” Kelce said.
Broncos He will travel to face the No. 2 seed Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round, while Kelce's Chiefs will sit back and watch the opening round of the playoffs at home where they earned a bye in the first round.
As for the Bengals, they now need a new defensive coordinator, and have big questions to ask about their star-level futures. Tee Higgins is an impending free agent, and Ja'Marr Chase is set to receive a lucrative contract extension.
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