NEED TO KNOW
- Travis Kelce scored his first landing of the 2025 NFL season on Friday, Sept. 5
- The tight finish accomplished a go from quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a 37-yard rating within the fourth quarter
- Kelce celebrated in the long run zone along with his teammates after the landing
Travis Kelce’s head is within the recreation!
The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs tight finish, 35, scored his first landing of the 2025 NFL season in week 1 in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, Sept. 5.
Kelce accomplished a go from quarterback Patrick Mahomes for a 37-yard rating within the fourth quarter, and whipped out some strikes in the long run zone to rejoice.
First the NFL star mimicked a bull, placing his arms to his helmet along with his index fingers identified like horns and scraped his foot on the bottom earlier than charging ahead.
Then, Kelce shook it off along with his teammates — Tyquan Thornton and JuJu Smith-Schuster — busting out a bit joyful dance afterwards. The three gamers shimmied in sync collectively earlier than Mahomes came to visit to seize them.
The following two-point conversion was no good, and final 12 months’s AFC champs finally misplaced the sport, 27-21.
Kelce did actually have a bit to shake off from earlier within the recreation. Through the third quarter, he was slapped within the face masks by Teair Tart, which resulted in a vital private foul penalty.
And in the beginning of the sport, Kelce was concerned in a brutal collision along with his teammate Xavier Worthy after they slammed into one another throughout a play.
Final 12 months, in a recreation in opposition to the Chargers, Mahomes inadvertently injured teammate Rashee Rice, who subsequently missed the remainder of the season.
In Friday night time’s recreation, Worthy suffered a shoulder harm and didn’t return to the sphere.
Kelce, although, has been all smiles since he touched down in South America on Sept. 3. Even in the beginning of the sport, the Ohio native was seen dancing on the sphere and interacting with followers within the crowd.
Upon his arrival to the São Paulo airport, he was swarmed by followers who cheered and gave him excessive fives. He was additionally in good spirits throughout a pre-game Chiefs press convention with Mahomes the next day.
Through the presser, Kelce fortunately answered a query about his fiancée Taylor Swift and their latest engagement.
“I’d say, ever since I have been relationship Taylor, life has been enjoyable… It has been thrilling,” the tight finish instructed the room of reporters. “Clearly, much more eyes, and I settle for that, however I am residing life. Dwelling on a excessive, I suppose.”
The athlete and pop celebrity, who wasn’t in attendance on the Brazil recreation, introduced their engagement in a joint Instagram publish on Aug. 26.
