Travis Kelce: Chiefs lost week 18 not intentionally against Bengals

Travis Kelce: Chiefs lost week 18 not intentionally against Bengals

travis kelce, star of the kansas city chiefs Rel = "Nofollow" Target = "_ Blank" HREF = "https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/sport/las-vegas-raiders-fire-tonio-pierce-spt/index.html"> Team has not been deliberately lost in week 18, around the Cincinnati Bengals from the playoff race to throw. The Bengals won their last game of the season on Saturday and thus kept the opportunity to go to a playoff place. They needed a defeat of the Miami Dolphins and a victory of the chiefs against the denver Broncos .

broncos secure the last playoff place

While the New York jets won against the Dolphins, the chiefs lost to the Broncos with 0-38. This meant that Denver secured last place in the AFC playoffs. The Bengals ended the season with a balance of 9-8 and would have been a challenge for every team. They won their last five games and set up several significant statistics, including the best passer ( Ja’marr Chase ) and the player with most sacks in the league ( trey hendrickson ).

history of the team competition

The encounters between the chiefs and the Bengals were often crucial for the playoffs in the past, especially the duels between the two star quarters joe Joe Burrow from Cincinnati and Patrick Mahomes from Kansas City. The complicated history between the two teams led to the speculation speculated on social media that Kansas City could have deliberately lost to Denver to harm the Bengals - an assertion that Kelce showed back.

Kelce’s fighting spirit

"I'm not afraid of anyone," explained Kelce in the " New Heights "podcast , whom he together with his brother Jason, a former star of Philadelphia Eagles, moderated. "I wanted the Bengals in the playoffs. I would like to defeat every kite individually, as in Mortal Kombat. Just give me the best teams."

reactions of the Bengals

The reactions on Kelce’s statements were not long in coming. Bengals player Cam Taylor-Britt described Kelce’s statements on his Instagram story as "cap"-which means that they do not correspond to the truth. The Bengals had defeated the Chiefs on their way to the Super Bowl 2022 and called the stadium in Kansas City "Burrowhead". The following year, the chiefs prevailed in another important game against the Bengals. At that time, Kelce commented on the nickname "Burrowhead" with the words: "'Burrowhead", that's nonsense. It's Mahomes House! "

the will to challenge

In the latest "New Heights" podcast, the 35-year-old explained that he would challenge the Bengals at any time: "I would play the Bengals in the parking lot of Walmart. I don't care. We can even organize my own game in the offseason. I love to start against the best. Playoffs made even more exciting. ”

playoff throne for the chiefs

With the first seed in the AFC, the chiefs received a free-wing for the first playoff round. This means that you start your attack on a historic third super bowl title next week.