The Kansas City Chiefs lost their first game of the season on Sunday to the Buffalo Bills. It was a tightly contested game for most of the way, but the Bills pulled away at the end, winning 30-21.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had one of the worst games of his career, registering only two catches for eight yards. As expected, the performance is eating at him, and he went on a tirade about it on his “New Heights” podcast, which he hosts with his brother Jason.
Jason asked if the Chiefs may have let their nine-game win streak get into their heads too much.
“You don’t think about, ‘oh, I really want to win this game so I can remain undefeated,’” Travis responded.
“No, we want to win this game because we have a lot of really close football games against the Buffalo Bills and we love [expletive] competing against them because they’re one of the best teams in the league. I get fired up playing against the best teams in the NFL and I was fired up for this one — and I didn’t play my best.
“That [expletive], it [expletive] pisses me off and it made me go right back into work on Monday after the game and get after it, find a way to make [expletive] right.”
It was shocking to see Travis lose his cool over a single game, but that’s a part of what allows him to compete at such a high level. At the very least, he has definitely put the bills on notice.
Hopefully, he can stay more composed in his day-to-day life.
About Qwame Skinner
Qwame Skinner has loved both writing and sports his entire life. In addition to his sports coverage at Comeback Media, Qwame writes novels, and his debut; The First Casualty, an adult fantasy, is out now.