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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 be watching the playoffs from home this season.
The three-time reigning AFC champions have lost each of their last two games after it seemed they had found their swagger.
Kansas City is in uncharted territory and Travis Kelce knows it.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce walks on the sideline before the game against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium. (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)
“It’s frustrating because we’ve gotten to the point where we’re 5-5, we’re .500 at the end of the schedule here, we have seven games left and we basically have to control 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 we have, knowing the type of talent we have, knowing the type of coaches we have. Everybody has to look in the mirror, man.”
Kansas City was plagued by injuries early on, but is now healthy. Ironically, they have been in decline with a full staff. Their last two losses came in Buffalo against the Bills and against the Denver Broncos with a field goal, also away from home.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes wait to lead the team onto the field before an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Aug. 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 they are now dangerously close to that number. However, there is no time to “point fingers,” as Kelce put it.
“Anything you do mentally when you’re frustrated, you’ve got to put that shit aside, and you’ve got to think about how you’re going to attack the day, and you’ve got to put aside all the selfish shit, all the things that you want for yourself, and it’s got to be about this team, the guy next to you, and you’ve got to have fun doing it, man,” he said.
The Chiefs have a fairly favorable schedule, as they should be favorites in most, if not all, of their games down the stretch. They will host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday before a Thanksgiving game in Dallas against the Cowboys. After that, they will host the Houston Texans and Los Angeles Chargers before returning to the road for a date with the Tennessee Titans.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce scores on a 48-yard touchdown reception during 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 concluding the season in Las Vegas against the Raiders.
