Kelce frustrated by Chiefs’ struggles of late offensively
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Wednesday that he has talked with Travis Kelce after the star tight end’s sideline outburst in which he chucked his helmet toward the benches during a 20-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas.
Reid did not elaborate on what was said during the conversation, but Kelce said on his “New Heights” podcast that dropped earlier Wednesday that he “reacted in a bad way” to the way the Kansas City offense continued to underperform.
The Chiefs have lost three of their past four and five of their last eight games after a 6-1 start, leaving them at 9-6 and still in need of a win to clinch their eighth straight AFC West championship. They play the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday.
“Every single play is somebody not doing their job, and it’s me — it’s everybody on the team,” Kelce said during a profane back-and-forth with his brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce, on their podcast.
“Whether it’s prep, whether that’s having confidence and understanding of what the defense is in their coverages, their gaps in the run game, how we’re picking up blitzes, how we’re running routes versus certain coverages — all of the above.”
The Chiefs have built a reputation during six seasons with Patrick Mahomes at quarterback for their high-octane offense. But this season, they lead the NFL with 34 dropped passes and are tied for the league lead with 56 offensive penalties.
Kelce, who had five catches for 44 yards against the Raiders, had one of the drops on the second series of the game.
