Patrick Mahomes makes curious Travis Kelce comments with Chiefs' season on brink

Travis Kelce failed to corral a walk from Patrick Mahomes successful the closing moments of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 20-10 nonaccomplishment connected Sunday night, starring to an interception and a consequent Houston Texans tract extremity to spell up 10 points.

Mahomes’ walk was a spot down Kelce, who tried to marque a play. The shot went disconnected Kelce’s fingertips and into the hands of Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair. The prima choky extremity was blasted by Myles Bryant arsenic well.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce heads disconnected the tract pursuing an NFL shot crippled against the Houston Texans Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

It was a pugnacious nighttime for Kelce arsenic helium lone had 1 drawback for 8 yards connected 5 targets. Mahomes made a funny remark astir Kelce’s playing aboriginal arsenic the Chiefs fell to 6-7 connected the twelvemonth and are present connected the brink of missing the playoffs altogether.

"Every play I’ve had with him these past fewer years I’ve tried to cherish due to the fact that you ne'er know," Mahomes told reporters aft the game. "He’s got himself successful large signifier this twelvemonth and he’s played large football. He’ll person the enactment to bash immoderate helium wants to bash aft this season.

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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes speaks during a quality league pursuing an NFL shot crippled against the Houston Texans Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, successful Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

"But I cognize 1 thing, he’ll springiness everything helium has passim the remainder of the play to effort to springiness america a accidental to marque a playoff run. We cognize the chances are getting little and little but I cognize the guys connected this squad are going to springiness everything they person each accidental they get."

Kelce has enactment unneurotic a beauteous coagulated play astatine property 36. He has 60 catches for 727 yards and 5 touchdowns. Kelce’s touchdown full is much than the 2024 play and the aforesaid fig arsenic 2023 season.

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The 10-time Pro Bowler has not announced whether helium volition proceed playing aft this season.

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