Travis Kelce and his teammates were bracing themselves to end their unbeaten streak. However, the Kansas City Chiefs pulled out a stunner to win 16-14 against the Denver Broncos in the last seconds of the game.
Unexpectedly, it was not Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, or even Taylor Swift who made the biggest impact on the game. Instead, it turned out to be Leo Chenal. The special teams player blocked Denver’s field goal attempt in the last second of the game to win it for his team.
During his most recent New Heights podcast, Kelce spoke with his brother Jason about the emotional reaction the game caused and how electric the entire experience was.
Travis Kelce Reveals Getting Emotional With the Chiefs’ Win
A 35-yard goal attempt in the last second with only two points separating the teams. Kelce was on the bench for the play, and he witnessed an amazing play from Chenal as he became only the second player in the last decade to block a field goal attempt on the last play of the game.
The Arrowhead Stadium erupted as players and fans alike couldn’t believe their eyes. The Chiefs tight end tried his best to portray those emotions into words on his New Heights podcast.
“I don’t think I had been a part of the stadium where it went f–king apes–t,” said the 35-year-old. “It got me to the point where my eyes, like the emotion and everything, my eyes started watering, and I was like getting goosebumps and was like ‘This is insane.’”
Kelce Isn’t Satisfied With the Chiefs’ Performance This Season
The Chiefs are 9-0 sitting at the top of their division and are favorites to clinch the front rank in the AFC playoff standings. Despite this, the three-time Super Bowl champion finds issues with the team’s offense.
“It’s not where you want to be,” he said on the podcast. “It is, like I said, it’s frustrating. It is frustrating knowing that we’re not scoring enough points right now. And so you got to work for it, baby… you’re going to f**king get it fixed.”
In the first 9 games of last season, the Chiefs had scored 208 points. This year they have improved their tally to 219 points in nine games.
In PFN’s proprietary OFF+ metric, the Chiefs came in a seventh so far this season, which is high, but at the same time, not something we are used to seeing with the high-flying Chiefs of the past few years.
“The undefeated Chiefs are the target of more criticism than praise because they aren’t as explosive as our eyes want them to be, but championships aren’t won through highlight shows. The Andy Reid/Patrick Mahomes tandem has this offense picking up third downs at the highest rate in the league (52%) while ranking second in pass success rate.
The résumé looks great, and it’s clear that the best days are ahead. Isiah Pacheco is expected back later this month and while this team seems to be walking a thin line in terms of their perfect record, there is no denying that this offense has put together an impressive resume, one that looks more likely to progress than regress with time.”
Although Kelce feels like there is still a lot to be done, the Chiefs offense is in a better spot than he portrays. All this while they have a number of important injuries. A healthy Chiefs squad is a scare thought.