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Travis Kelce Cooked By NFL Fans for Brutally Quiet Game in Chiefs' Loss to Bills
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After leading the Kansas City Chiefs in targets and catches just last week, Travis Kelce was awfully quiet during Kansas City's loss to the Buffalo Bills Sunday. He was targeted four times which resulted in only two grabs and eight yards.
Buffalo spoiled the Chiefs' perfect season as Patrick Mahomes wasn't able to get Kelce going. NFL fans were quick to highlight the star tight end's silent game as he and the Chiefs were stunted by the Bills defense:
Travis Kelce against good teams pic.twitter.com/DCztH7bpEB
— Julio (@RasheeTouchdown) November 17, 2024
Travis Kelce so far pic.twitter.com/6SOsv6wUSp
— Chris (@chiefs_outsider) November 17, 2024
Travis Kelce. pic.twitter.com/n78sQa0SdS
— Jake Clemons (@refjakeclemons) November 17, 2024
Travis Kelce tonight:
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) November 18, 2024
2 rec
8 yards
4 targets
It was the 6th game of his entire career with under 10 receiving yards, and 2nd this season 😬 pic.twitter.com/8wZVkS47Pu
Travis Kelce running routes today while Noah Gray scores a TD: pic.twitter.com/pqxECZw66s
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) November 17, 2024
Mahomes and Kelce vs good teams this year pic.twitter.com/2sffxJL3LO
— “The Standard” (@t_billygoat) November 18, 2024
Kelce himself even appeared to give a nod to the Bills' efforts to stop him. Or, maybe, he sarcastically congratulated Buffalo, hoping to see them again in the playoffs:
Even Travis Kelce was impressed with the Bills’ performance. pic.twitter.com/5iezJfDA9t
— Matt Schick (@ESPN_Schick) November 18, 2024
His rough game comes after three strong weeks, where he combined for 32 receptions, 254 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Kelce, Mahomes and the Chiefs have the first blemish on their record, now sitting at 9-1. They travel to Carolina next week for an opportunity to bounce back against the Panthers.
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Blake Silverman is a writer at Sports Illustrated, primarily covering the NBA and WNBA. Before joining SI in November 2024 as a breaking/trending news writer, he covered the WNBA, NBA, G League and college basketball for numerous sites, including Winsidr, SB Nation and A10Talk. He’s an alum of both Michigan State and St. Bonaventure University, receiving a master’s degree from the Bonnies’ sports journalism program. Outside of work, he’s a husband, father, yogi and fairly mediocre tennis player who’s open to any tips on how to play defense in EA Sports College Football.