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Not only are the Kansas City Chiefs at risk of losing their division for the first time in nine years, but they could watch the playoffs from home this season.
The three-time defending AFC champions have lost each of their last two matches as they appeared to have regained their composure.
Kansas City is in uncharted territory and Travis Kelce knows it.
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce walks the sideline before a 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 at .500 at the end of the schedule here. There’s seven games left and we basically have to run the table,” the star tight end said on his “New Heights” podcast with his brother, Jason.
“I haven’t been in this situation for a long, long time, man. It’s even more frustrating knowing the kind of guys we have, knowing the kind of talent we have, knowing the type of coaches we have. Everybody just needs to look in the mirror, man.”
Kansas City was riddled with injuries early on, but is now healthy. Oddly, the team slipped up with a full complement. The Chiefs’ two losses came in Buffalo against the Bills and against the Denver Broncos on a field goal, also on the road.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes wait to lead the team onto the field before a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on August 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 are getting dangerously close. However, now is not the time to “point fingers,” as Kelce puts it.
“Whatever you do mentally when you’re frustrated, you have to put that crap aside, and you have to think about how you’re going to attack the day. And you have to put aside all the selfish bullshit, all the things that you want for yourself, and it just has to be about this team, the guy next to you. And you have to have fun doing it, man,” he said.
The Chiefs have a pretty favorable schedule, and they should be favored in most, if not all, of their games down the stretch. They host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday before a Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas against the Cowboys. After that, they will host the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers before hitting 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 against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 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.
