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The Kansas City Chiefs find themselves in familiar territory, as they are currently on the outside looking in at the playoff picture.
After falling to 6-7 on Sunday night with a loss to the Houston Texans, the Chiefs are the 10th seed in the AFC with just a 12% chance of making the playoffs.
Travis Kelce hasn’t missed the playoffs since his first full season in 2014, but he took a crucial fall on Sunday that led to the loss.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) reacts to dropping a pass in front of Houston Texans cornerback Myles Bryant (25) during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Denny Medley/Image Images)
Perhaps this is regression to the mean after the Chiefs managed to survive numerous wins last year and find answers, but Kelce admitted those answers have currently been lost this year.
“I feel like I’ve always had the answers in years past. And this year, I just can’t find them,” Kelce said on his “New Heights” podcast with his brother Jason. “I keep thinking that if I show up to work and put in the effort and work through the kinks through my practice habits and perfecting the game plan and my fundamentals and what they’re teaching me and go out there and try to play hard for the guys next to me, it’s going to work out like it has in years past. And this year it’s just not like that, man.”
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) warms up before the game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Amy Kontras/Image Images)
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Kelce hinted, when announcing he would return for the 2025 season, that this would be his last season in the NFL. While it’s not set in stone whether Kelce will return for a 14th season in the NFL, this is certainly not the way he would like to leave.
“If there’s a game to play, I’m going to make it the biggest game in the world, but obviously looking at the playoffs, this is a tough reality, especially because we’ve always found a way in years past, so it’s a shitty feeling, especially dropping the damn ball at the end of the game like that when we were in our last chance to make something shake. It’s a shitty feeling, man. You put in all this work to be there for your guys,” Kelce said.
Kelce is on pace to return to the 1,000-yard club for the first time since 2022 (he was 16 yards short in 2023 and didn’t play in two games).
Mahomes threw three interceptions, but he certainly didn’t get any help from his weapons late, as both Kelce and Rashee Rice dropped crucial passes.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce walks off the field following an NFL football game against the Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
The three-time reigning AFC champions have four games left on the schedule to make a run, and their home stretch begins with a matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.
