Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce indeed scratched his way into the NFL’s record books during the group’s down against the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday evening.
Kelce turned into the main tight end in NFL history with two 100-get seasons, and he broke George Kittle’s NFL single-season record for most accepting yards by a tight end.
Through Week 16, Kelce presently has precisely 1,400 yards accepting. Kittle set the record two years prior with 1,377.
Kelce got done with seven gatherings for 98 yards and one score – his eleventh of the period – for the Chiefs, as they got away with a 17-14 home triumph over the Falcons.
The Chiefs secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC end of the season games with the success. Hawks’ Pro Bowl kicker Younghoe Koo missed a game-tying, 39-yard field objective with nine seconds left in the final quarter, which would have tied the game.
Kansas City, champs of 10 out of a column, have likewise dominated seven straight matches by six or less. The Chiefs’ 28-game dash of scoring at least 20 focuses reached end. It was just the second time in 58 games since 2017 that the Chiefs scored 20 or less focuses.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes tossed for 278 and two scores in the success. He associated with wide collector Demarcus Robinson for a 25-yard score with under two minutes to go in the game to put the Chiefs ahead for good.