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Not only are the Kansas City Chiefs at risk of losing the division for the first time in nine years, but they may actually be watching the playoffs from home this season.
The three-time reigning AFC champions have lost each of their last two games after appearing to find their destiny.
Kansas City is in uncharted territory, and Travis Kelce knows it.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce walks the sideline before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)
“It’s frustrating because it’s gotten to the point where we’re 5-5, we’re .500 going into the back end of the schedule here, have seven games left and we’re basically running the table,” the star tight end said on his “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason.
“I haven’t been in this situation in a long, long time, man. It’s even more frustrating knowing the type of guys that we have, knowing the type of talent that we have, knowing the type of coaches that we have. Everybody’s just got to look in the mirror, man.”
Kansas City was riddled with injuries at first but is healthy now. Ironically, they have hit a skid with a full roster. Their last two losses came in Buffalo against the Bills and against the Denver Broncos on a walk-off field goal, also on the road.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes wait to lead the team onto the field before a preseason NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 10, 2024 in Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
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The Chiefs haven’t lost more than six games since 2014, but are now dangerously close to that number. However, there is no time to “point fingers,” as Kelce put it.
“Whatever you go into mentally when you’re frustrated, you’ve got to kick that s— aside and you’ve got to think about how you’re going to attack the day, and you’ve got to put all that selfish s—t, all the things you want for yourself aside, and it’s just got to be about this team, the guy next to you, and you’ve got to have fun,” he said.
The Chiefs have a fairly favorable schedule as they should be favorites in most if not all of their games. They host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday before a Thanksgiving game in Dallas against the Cowboys. They will then host the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers before going back on the road for a date with the Tennessee Titans.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce scores on a 48-yard touchdown reception in the first half of an NFL playoff football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Colin E. Braley)
They will then host the Broncos before finishing the season in Las Vegas against the Raiders.
