NEED TO KNOW
- Travis Kelce made a daring declare in regards to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ probabilities of making the playoffs amid their 6-6 report
- On the newest episode of New Heights, the tight finish mentioned the Chiefs are “a couple of performs away from being a one seed”
- Kelce instructed listeners that he believes the group can flip the season round
Travis Kelce made a daring assertion in regards to the Chiefs’ probabilities of making the playoffs.
Kelce, 36, mirrored on the Chiefs’ Thanksgiving loss to the Dallas Cowboys on the newest episode of New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce.
The tight finish mentioned he is “positive everyone seems to be sick of us saying it,” earlier than claiming the 6-6 Chiefs are “a couple of performs away from being a one seed in my thoughts.”
Kelce mentioned that the Chiefs are “holding groups on the proper second” however added that the group was “simply not scoring sufficient.”
Kelce famous that the Chiefs have been “inside one rating” in every of their losses this season.
“And there is been a handful of performs inside these video games which can be figuring out the result,” he mentioned.
“It is onerous, it is performs like my drop in opposition to the Eagles,” he mentioned, referring to their recreation in week 2. “It is penalties which can be protecting us behind the sticks, it is coming away with three factors as a substitute of touchdowns in some video games.”
Because the Chiefs look to win out of their ultimate 5 video games of the common season, Kelce stays optimistic.
“What’s actual is that we nonetheless have an opportunity, child, and that is all that f—ing issues to me, is we acquired an opportunity and we preserve coming into work with the mentality and the sense of urgency that we have to must get the ship mounted,” Kelce mentioned.
Kelce added that the Chiefs have to “flip these handful of performs which can be shedding us the sport right into a handful of performs that win us these video games” of their subsequent matchups.
Regardless of the Chiefs’ irritating report this season, Kelce, who might or might not return for an additional 12 months within the NFL, broke a franchise report on Nov. 16. The NFL star surpassed operating again Priest Holmes’ report after catching a brief go from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and operating it in for a 21-yard landing.
However Kelce wasn’t enthusiastic about celebrating his achievement after that recreation, which the Chiefs misplaced 22-19 to the Broncos. “Should you’re going to ask me in regards to the report, I may care much less about that proper now,” he instructed reporters after the loss.
Subsequent, the Chiefs will host the Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 7 in Kansas Metropolis.
