Travis Kelce had almost no impact on the offense in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 22-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
It took two full quarters for Kelce to catch a pass. He finished the game with four catches on five attempts for 30 yards, but he failed to reach the end zone in the first three games of the season.
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Falcons safety Jessie Bates III intercepts a pass intended for Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce on September 22, 2024 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. (Brett Davis-Images)
Rodney Harrison, a two-time Super Bowl winner and current analyst for NBC, made a stark admission about Kelce.
“He’s busy, he’s got a lot on his plate,” Harrison said. “You have to think about it, he’s doing a lot of different things in the media, he’s playing football, he’s got other things going on. There’s a lot going on. But when you’re in that situation, you have to focus on everything else, and you have to focus 100 percent on football, and that’s the main responsibility.”
“Guys that play against him, Jessie Bates did a great job against him tonight. He just doesn’t have the same speed anymore. He’s still a good player. I don’t think he’s a great, great player.”
NBC Sports reporter Rodney Harrison during the game between the Los Angeles Chargers and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on December 23, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA Today Sports)
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Kelce’s behavior on the sidelines caused concern among Taylor Swift’s fans.
Patrick Mahomes noticed that Kelce seemed to be missing from the game plan.
“The respect they have for Travis is just unbelievable,” he said of other teams. “It’s well-deserved, but we call a lot of plays for Travis, and it’s like two or three people go to him. So, I mean, he gets it. I think that’s the great thing about him: He wants to impact the game, but at the end of the day, he wants to win.”
“I’m going to do my best to get the ball to him whenever he’s there, whenever he’s free. But I think the more Rashee (Rice) plays, the more we can run the football, the more we can get (Xavier) Worthy involved, that’s going to give Travis more room to play. I mean, people are putting a lot of emphasis on taking him away, and that gives other guys room to play.”
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce talks with Falcons long snapper Liam McCullough after a game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta on September 22, 2024. (Brett Davis-Images)
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The 34-year-old tight end has been targeted just 12 times through the first three games, second most on the team behind Rashee Rice 29 times. Kelce has eight catches for 69 yards.
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