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Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints will have their hands full against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, as will their defenses.
Week 15’s standoff between the New Orleans Saints and Kansas City Chiefs has put Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes on everyone’s notice, but there are plenty of head-to-head matchups worth watching as the two Super Bowl contending teams mix it up. The Saints defense will have their hands full against the high-flying Kansas City offense, while New Orleans’ offense must find mismatches of their own against the Chiefs defenders.
Here’s where we’ll be looking for big plays on Sunday:
WinDailySports’ CEO Jason Mezrahi checks in with his top Week 6 DFS fantasy football for FanDuel and DraftKings
Top-ranked daily fantasy sports pro Jason Mezrahi, founder and CEO of WinDailySports.com, breaks down his favorite DFS plays at various salary ranges for Week 15 of the NFL season.
Even though we have had great results in picking top DFS plays in this article every week, I’m going to let you in on a little secret: Our projection model at WinDailySports.com has been firing on all cylinders to start the season so what I will do in this article is list some of our highest projected players based off raw points and our highest point per dollar plays based on DraftKings.com pricing.
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These are some of the players Jason will be locking in his lineups on DraftKings and FanDuel for this weekend’s slate.
$7,900 DRAFTKINGS, $8,900 FANDUEL
A lot of the field will look back at the “cramp game” and automatically slide in Lamar Jackson as their QB1. Lamar is in a great spot and I will have shares but I trust Patrick and his weapons a tad more than Lamar. Don’t get me wrong they are both elite fantasy scorers and the floor of Lamar’s running potential is a great landing spot for your cash games. My suggestion is to go 60% Mahomes and 40% Jackson to get exposure to both. Now back to Mahomes and his 4208 yards, 33 touchdowns, and 27.9 average DraftKings points per game. What else can you ask for? You get a safe floor, enormous upside, and a matchup against Drew Brees with an over/under of 52.5. Any time you can get Mahomes in what’s expected to be a close game and high pace, sign me up.
$5,900 DRAFTKINGS, $7,100 FANDUEL
It pains me to say it but Philip Rivers is doing his thing this year. He is leading his team to victory after victory and has held up with a sub par receiving core around him. It’s time to give the man some respect and take advantage of a great matchup and a cheap price tag. In his last matchup against Houston he threw for 285 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 0 interceptions. A couple more yards and he would have hit his 300 yard bonus on DraftKings and smashed his value even more. If Houston is able to put up a fight in this one and keep this game close, I like what Rivers has to offer. In this lower tiered price range, I will also have Jalen Hurts and Mitchell Trubisky thrown into the mix. For tournaments, get equal shares of all 3 of these cheap quarterbacks in Week 15.
DERRICK HENRY, TEN
$9,500 DRAFTKINGS, $10,200 FANDUEL
Oh Mr. Henry! He made me a ton of money last week and I hope everyone who read this article didn’t fade him. The man just gets tougher and tougher to tackle as the season progresses and I simply will be hitting the lock button in any lineup I can afford Henry. The matchup couldn’t get any better facing off against the 31st ranked defense against running backs. The lions are getting gashed on the ground which could mean another 200 yard rushing game for Henry. Sometimes the analysis is just simple, play the best player on the board versus the worst defense. If you can’t afford Henry, I’m also a big fan of Cam Akers and Jonathan Taylor this week as well.
$5,100 DRAFTKINGS, $5,800 FANDUEL
To pay up for Henry you need a RB2 at a cheaper price tag. With Mostert questionable at the time I’m writing this Wilson is a good landing spot if we get a confirmation of Mostert being out. Regardless he has seen an increasing workload week after week and I wouldn’t be surprised if he starts regardless. Dallas is allowing the most rushing yards at a whopping 162 yards per game. If you want another second cheap running back feel free to go back to J.D. McKissic on DraftKings. As a pass catching back he should see a ton of targets playing from behind against the Seahawks. Most of my lineups will have either of these 2 backs in Week 15 or I will hopefully find a way to stack Henry with Akers or Taylor like I stated above.
$7,400 DRAFTKINGS, $7,300 FANDUEL
I always try my best to lock in the prime targets of each offense at the wide receiver position. At times going to a WR2 or WR3 can pay off but the variance can drown you at times. Allen Robinson has emerged as a stud fantasy receiver once again ever since Trubisky stepped back into the starting lineup. I wrote up Robinson last week and he went out and scored 30 DraftKings points while racking up 123 yards and a touchdown. It would have been even greater, but the Bears got out to such a big lead they barely had to throw the ball the entire second half. That should change versus the Vikings in Week 15. We still have a great matchup versus the 25th ranked defense at defending the pass, and we also have an offense which should be able to keep pace. Load up on Robinson in both cash games and tournaments in Week 15.
$6,300 DRAFTKINGS, $6,900 FANDUEL
With Deebo Samuel out for the rest of the season Aiyuk is the clear number 1 threat in the passing game for the 49ers. With no Kittle and Samuel, Aiyuk will get all the targets and workload he can handle. The price is right on Aiyuk and I believe he is one the best point per dollar plays on the entire slate. Coming off a 10 reception 119 yard game in Week 14 in a very tough matchup versus Washington he now gets a dream matchup versus Dallas. Dallas ranks 31st against defending the wide receiver position and that will force my hand into locking Aiyuk into almost all my lineups in Week 15.
$8,000 DRAFTKINGS, $8.500 FANDUEL
Travis Kelce is simply a beast! He is putting up wide receiver numbers at the tight end position. Week after week he doubles and triples the fantasy output of almost every tight end in the field. There is simply too much downside in fading him and then watching him go out there and put up another 30 point performance while your tight end gets 6. This Saints defense is good but it’s almost impossible to slow down the combination of Mahomes and Kelce. For me it’s either Kelce, playing Andrews in my Lamar stacks, or punting all the way down to a great value spot in Week 15.
As the season has progressed, and since Trubisky stepped back in Kmet has become fantasy relevant. The rookie has the athletic skills to get open and is receiving more and more targets each week. I want to temper expectations here at the near minimum salary. We don’t need much and I am content with a 3 catch 40 yard performance at a $3,000 price tag on DraftKings. Anything on top of that is a bonus and I will take it in Week 15.
$4,500 DRAFTKINGS, $5,000 FANDUEL
Who are the J-E-T-S playing? The Los Angeles Rams! For whoever has been reading this article each week this is where we start our defense conversation and it pans out every week. Not only has it helped us cash in DFS, but I hope you locked in the bet earlier this season when I told everyone to bet the house that the Jets would finish under 2 wins. The Jets are putrid, the Rams defense is molding into one of the better units. This combination locks in a 10+ point performance with upside of 20+. Lock in the Rams in any lineup you can afford them in Week 15.
$3,000 DRAFTKINGS, $4,100 FANDUEL
We need some value and anytime we can get a rookie quarterback facing off against Big Bill I will take a shot. We have seen what the Patriots did to great young quarterbacks recently, by shutting down Kyler Murray and Justin Herbert in consecutive weeks. The same can happen when they face off against Tua and a weaker overall offense in Week 15.
Jason Mezrahi has been a professional, top-ranked Daily Fantasy Player on FanDuel and DraftKings for more than eight years. He has won FanDuel’s $155,555 King of the Diamond competition and placed second in DraftKings’ Fantasy Basketball World Championship, earning him $300,000. He owns and operates WinDailySports.com, which supports the DFS and Sports Betting community with resources such as tools, projection models, expert chat, in-depth written analysis and podcasts, plus much more.
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Travis Kelce is pacing to do things that have never been done in the history of the NFL.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce woke up on Monday morning as the NFL’s receiving leader through Week 14.
It’s a significant achievement for the eighth-year pro because that’s never happened for a player at the tight end position before. With three games left to go, Kelce is pacing to make some more significant NFL history. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke about his performance up to this point of the season after the game against the Dolphins.
“He’s done a nice job,” Reid said. “Like any game, there are things that he can do better, but I mean let’s not slight him, he’s done great and he’s loving every minute of it. He and the quarterback have a good relationship. They’re working it together, they have a lot of trust in each other.”
That trust has helped Kelce achieve 1,250 receiving yards, which leads the rest of the league by 70 yards. He needs just 128 yards to beat the single-season receiving record by a tight end, set by George Kittle back in 2018 (1,377). Kelce previously held that record for a few hours before Kittle surpassed him.
Right now, Kelce’s on pace to exceed 1,500 receiving yards on the year. If he keeps his current pace through the next three weeks, he could become the first tight end to ever to lead the NFL in receiving yards. That’d be a historic achievement and add to a campaign shaping up to be worthy of Offensive Player of the Year honors. If he were to win that award, he’d also make history as no tight end has ever won the award.
Second week in a row with 8 receptions for 136 yards and a touchdown. 💪
Kelce #WPMOYChallenge pic.twitter.com/y3aGOl1aVK
— Chiefs Wire (@TheChiefsWire) December 14, 2020
Chiefs CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt also had a chance to speak about the season that Kelce’s having after Week 14. While he’s elated for the success on the field, the thing that continues to impress him most is Kelce’s growth off the field. It’s one of the reasons he was chosen to be the Chiefs’ nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
“First of all, congratulations to the year that he’s having, his success on the field,” Hunt said following the game. “Over a thousand yards again— on pace to break a bunch of records, getting that nod from Madden as a 99, tremendous accomplishment by him and he’s such an important part of the offense and the success that we have had, really, for all five years that we have won the division. But probably what I’m most impressed by has been his growth off the field. He’s a leader in the locker room, but he’s also a leader in the community, committed to making a difference in communities in Kansas City and Ohio for underprivileged families, underprivileged children; and I’m just so proud of everything that he’s accomplished in that regard and everything that he’s doing. He’s a very deserving nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.”
Shifting back to Kelce’s record-breaking statistical year, he’ll also come close to breaking the NFL record for receptions by a tight end. He currently has 90 receptions on the year and needs just 24 more to exceed the record set by Eagles TE Zach Ertz in 2019. He’s averaging around 6.5 receptions per game this season, but he’s averaged eight or more receptions per game since Week 8.
To add a little more context to Kelce’s year, the next closest player in terms of receiving yards and receptions at the tight end position is Raiders TE Darren Waller. He has six fewer receptions on the season, but only 817 yards on the year.
Kelce is truly proving to be one-of-one in the NFL at the tight end position. He’s on his way to having the best season the position has ever seen, but he doesn’t want any of the glory yet. Just like the rest of the team, he knows that job isn’t done.
“[I’m] trying to take advantage of the opportunity that I have here in Kansas City every single day both on and off the field,” Kelce said. “That’s my goal.”
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Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce shares his thoughts on joining the ’99 Club’ in Madden.
The milestones and accomplishments so far this season for Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro tight end Travis Kelce have made him even more popular around the league. The big numbers per game have caught the eye of NFL video game giant EA Sports as they’ve updated “Madden NFL 21’s” ratings giving Kelce a perfect 99 overall rating.
Fellow 99 rating member Patrick Mahomes proudly announced the recent upgrade on social media earlier in the week. Kelce addressed the latest honor during Friday’s press conference giving plenty of reflection on his experience playing as himself in Madden throughout the years.
“It’s cool man. I remember, heck even a couple of years ago I was still creating a player and making all of his ratings 99 or at least making him a 99 overall,” said Kelce. “I mean it’s the peak of that video game and that video game was everything for me when I was a kid. Getting it on Christmas back in the day was life in itself, and to see myself go from like a 73 or whatever my rookie year to a 99 over the course of seven, eight years it’s pretty cool to see the development, so just shoutout to Madden and don’t forget to update your rosters, everybody.”
Kelce becomes the second Chiefs player to receive Madden’s top rating, along with Mahomes. Just behind them, hovering at 98 overall is WR Tyreek Hill. Kelce doesn’t think it’ll be very long before Hill joins the exclusive club.
“I give it an extra week, man,” Kelce said. “I still don’t understand how he’s not 99, how his speed isn’t 99. Nobody’s caught him yet. It’s just a matter of time man. It’s a matter of time and then there will be three 99 on one team and everybody will soon know, always pick the Chiefs in Madden.”
Hill also gave his unique take on being teammates with two of the top-rated players in Madden.
“The first thing I was thinking was I’m going to have to deal with two 99’s instead of just one now,” Hill said. “Because believe it or not, my brother, he plays with the Chiefs and I try to use a trash team on Madden. I’m not going to say a name. But just having two 99’s on this team is amazing but just as far as gameplay it sucks man because obviously, Pat (Patrick Mahomes) is amazing and then you add Kelce in the mix, it’s just unstoppable so it’s crazy. I’m very excited for him.”
It’s an exciting time on and off the field for Chiefs stars as they also seek the top seed in the AFC during the final quarter of the season. Hill could certainly be joining his teammates in the 99 Club soon as Kansas City’s finest head to Miami to face the Dolphins on Sunday.
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Kansas City is truly lucky to have a player like Travis Kelce representing the team.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has come a long way in terms of his maturation since entering the league back in 2013. He’s become one of the most dependable players on offense, simultaneously strengthening his commitment to the Kansas City community through his 87 & Running foundation.
Fans learned yesterday that Kelce had been selected by the team as their nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, recognizing excellence and achievement on and off the field. It came as no surprise to Chiefs HC Andy Reid that Kelce had been selected to become the team’s nominee.
“I’ve had a chance to be here and watch him grow as some of you have,” Reid said of Kelce on Friday. “Just to see where he’s at now, the whole center that he’s working on right now is a beautiful thing for our community and for kids. I’m proud as heck of him. He does such good work in the community— like he does on the field. He’s got a good heart, man. A big heart.”
A total of five Chiefs players have been selected to receive the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award since its inception in 1970, back when it was merely the NFL Man of the Year Award. Among the most recent winners include Brian Waters (2009) and Will Shields (2003). On Friday, Kelce reacted to the news of his nomination, knowing that his name could soon be mentioned among those players.
“Man, I’ve been trying to fill a lot of shoes here in Kansas City, and one of them is all the unbelievable athletes that were before me, that made this community feel loved,” Kelce said. “[They] made this community feel appreciated knowing how much energy and how much love they bring on Sundays or Mondays or Tuesdays, whatever it is. Now, whenever we play a game, the Kingdom is always there and they’re always screaming their lungs out and we always have their support. So, getting in this community, showing that we love them too and we appreciate what they do and that we’re here to help and lend a helping hand when we can, that’s everything and that’s what the Chiefs stand for. You’ve seen it. It’s not just one guy here and there, it’s every single year you see everybody in this building trying to get back into this community.”
After the league announced the nominees on Thursday, Kelce took to Twitter to share his mindset.
If I leave Kansas City and all I’m known for is what I’ve done on the field then I haven’t really done anything. It’s that simple. #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/MHonquWwSq
— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) December 11, 2020
Kelce elaborated on his stance on Friday, showing exactly just how far he’s come as a player and a person.
“Football is just a game,” Kelce said. “We’re talking about life and to be able to help somebody have a better future, being able to lend a helping hand so somebody has a better situation, that’s making a difference. I mean, granted, I can put a smile on somebody’s face by doing a touchdown dance on Sundays, but being able to actually help somebody in their situation in life and either like I said, help them do better for themselves or get help for them. That’s everything for me and to be able to be in a situation like I am playing for the Chiefs, being a professional athlete and having the influence I have, I feel like it’s a duty of mine to make sure that I’m helping out as much as I can, knowing that it’s a responsibility.”
Kelce knows that he has influence and that the way he carries himself on the football field and within the community can lead to meaningful change. He knows that his lasting legacy goes beyond what he accomplishes at Arrowhead Stadium. He also knows that he wants to be remembered for more than his performance on the field.
To be nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, well, Kelce seems to believe it’s a reflection of the way he grew up. It shows the positive impact that a community filled with love and compassion can have. It only makes sense that he’s doing the best he can to recreate that for his new home and perhaps influence the next generation.
“What that means to me is that my family, my parents, my community that I grew up in gave me the understanding that if someone needs a lending hand, you do that and you lend a hand for them if you have the ability to,” Kelce said. “It’s just, being prideful of who I am and knowing that I can put a smile on someone’s face by doing that.”
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Keep up the voting, Chiefs Kingdom.
The Kansas City Chiefs remain one of the top vote-getting teams in the NFL in the league’s latest Pro Bowl voting update. They have the second-most votes in the NFL behind only the Pittsburgh Steelers, who currently lead all NFL teams in votes.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has extended his lead as the No. 1 vote-getter with 261,309 votes, nearly 10,000 more votes than the next-closest player in Seahawks QB Russel Wilson.
Chiefs TE Travis Kelce also remains in the top five in voting. He is currently fourth in the overall vote with 234,802 votes. Chiefs DT Chris Jones has the most votes among any AFC defensive tackle with nearly 123,000 votes.
Surprisingly absent from the top vote-getters are Chiefs DB Tyrann Mathieu, who currently has the third-most interceptions in the NFL with five. Also absent is WR Tyreek Hill, who has the third-most receiving yards in the NFL this season and is tied for the NFL lead in total touchdowns.
Fans have just seven more days to get their votes in either online via NFL.com/ProBowlVote or on Twitter using the hashtag: #ProBowlVote and the first and last name of the player, the player’s official Twitter handle, or a hashtag including the player’s first and last name. NFL players and coaches will cast their votes for the Pro Bowl on Friday, December 18.
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This is Kelce’s first time nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award.
This year, @tkelce is our Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee 👏@Nationwide | #WPMOYChallenge pic.twitter.com/0MZp4WocWk
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) December 10, 2020
The NFL has announced the players nominated by each of the 32 NFL teams for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. One of the highest honors given out yearly by the NFL, the award signifies on-field excellence combined with a commitment to serving their communities off the field.
For the first time in several seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs have a new player that they’ve chosen as their nominee to receive the prestigious award. Alex Smith was nominated for the award by the team in 2016 and 2017. For the past two years, Dustin Colquitt had been the nominee for the team. Now, Chiefs TE Travis Kelce has been nominated for the first time, recognizing his incredible play on the field and his work with the 87 & Running Foundation off of the field.
“We are thrilled to have Travis Kelce represent the Chiefs organization and the Kansas City community as our nominee for the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award,” Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt said in a press release. “From the time he was drafted in 2013, Travis has grown into one of the most dependable and dynamic players in team history – both on and off the football field. He continues to be the best tight end in the game, and he is well on his way to being remembered as one of greatest ever to play the position.
“Travis’ commitment to winning is surpassed only by his enthusiasm for helping young people in Kansas City and his hometown of Cleveland Heights, Ohio. Through his 87 & Running Foundation and his work with Operation Breakthrough, Travis provides disadvantaged youth with the resources they need to discover their personal passions as well as mentoring and motivation to help them be successful. We are very proud to call Travis a member of our Chiefs family, and we believe he is a deserving candidate for this prestigious honor.”
Kelce recently became the first tight end in NFL history to record five 1,000-yard receiving seasons. He’s in the midst of a career season that could pace the NFL’s receiving record by a tight end, previously set by Kelce and then surpassed hours later by George Kittle.
Off the field, most recently Kelce and his foundation have been working with Operation Breakthrough to create a STEM learning space called “Ignition Lab” for underserved teens. He announced his latest contribution hours after he signed an extension keeping him in Kansas City for six more seasons.
“Being nominated as the Chiefs Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year is one of the greatest honors of my professional career,” Kelce said. “This team and this community have been an incredibly important part of my life for the past eight years, and I’m humbled because there are so many players who are also doing so much to serve others and are deserving of this recognition. The 87 & Running Foundation began to help disadvantaged youth by mentoring and motivating them to explore and develop their abilities and aspire beyond their circumstances. I’m extremely proud of the work we’ve done and want to thank my foundation team for their dedication and the Chiefs for their support of this important work. What I’ve accomplished on the field alongside my teammates over the years – especially last year – means so much more knowing that what has been accomplished off of the field is making a difference in the lives of others here in Kansas City and in my hometown of Cleveland Heights.”
All 32 nominees will receive a $40,000 donation to a charity of their choice and are set to be recognized ahead of the NFL Honors ceremony leading up to Super Bowl LV. The winner of the Walter Payton Award will receive a $250,000 donation to a charity of their choice all complements of the NFL and Nationwide.
Chiefs fans can support Kelce by voting on Twitter using the #WPMOYChallenge followed by the nominees’ last name. If Kelce receives the most votes between Dec. 10 and Jan. 17, he will receive a $25,000 contribution to a charity of his choice.
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Mahomes and Kelce had great responses to Hill’s would-be touchdown grab.
Kansas City Chiefs WR Tyreek Hill made an amazing touchdown grab on Sunday night, but it didn’t count. Officials didn’t call it a touchdown and no one caught the replay in time to challenge the play. Just like that, one of the most miraculous plays of the 2020 NFL season ceased to exist.
As it turns out, Patrick Mahomes was just as confused about Hill’s would-be touchdown as everyone else. However, when the dust settled, he had a great response that he shared with Hill.
“I didn’t realize until after they showed the replay and we had already punted,” Mahomes told reporters on Sunday night. “So, I told Tyreek in the locker room I said, ‘Man, you’re so good at receiver you don’t even know when you catch touchdowns these days.’”
Hill and Mahomes have combined for some incredible plays over the past three seasons. Hill has become quite the receiver in the process, but to be so good that you don’t even know when you catch touchdown passes, that’s a little silly. Obviously, spirits were high after a win and the response to this play would have been much different if the outcome of the game were different.
Travis Kelce, after having a historic day himself, was really awestruck by the whole thing. Not so much the circumstances that led to the catch not being called a touchdown, but the fact that Hill actually caught the pass. For him, it was another reminder of the incredible talent that Hill is.
“That was unbelievable,” Kelce said. “I forgot about that play, golly. I mean, what an amazing catch, right? To be on the same page as your quarterback, knowing that it’s Cover 0 and he put the ball right where it needed to be. To have a guy like Tyreek Hill, I mean, the most deadliest weapon that I’ve ever seen play this game. I stand behind that every single week. He’s good for big plays throughout the entire game and you have to account for that. Obviously, it makes my job and everybody else’s job on the field easier. I wish we would have had an extra tick to throw a red flag or try and challenge that because that guy is unbelievable, man.”
That’s some high praise for Hill from his teammate Kelce, who now is No. 2 in the NFL in receiving yards behind Seahawks wideout D.K. Metcalf. Hill is just behind Kelce in third place with 1,021 receiving yards on the year.
Hill has now caught a total of 13 touchdowns on the season. This marks his first game without a touchdown since Week 6 against the Buffalo Bills. He needs just three touchdown catches in the final four weeks of the season to break the franchise record for touchdown catches in a single season. It’s a shame that he was unable to wrangle this one, but that just means he’ll have to work a little bit harder against the Miami Dolphins in Week 14.
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How smart was Patrick Mahomes on his TD pass to Travis Kelce?
It was a free play and Patrick Mahomes knew it. The Kansas City Chiefs’ brilliant quarterback got the Denver Broncos to jump and he could do what he wanted, worse that happens is the Chiefs get five yards.
Not enough for Mahomes, who escaped pressure before finding Travis Kelce with a pass and the tight end did the rest as he bulled his way into the end zone to give the Chiefs a 19-16 lead over the Denver Broncos on Sunday after the PAT.
.@PatrickMahomes finds @TKelce for the 20-yard score!@Chiefs lead 19-16. #ChiefsKingdom
📺: #DENvsKC on NBC
📱: NFL app // Yahoo Sports app: https://t.co/TDkSnAgsvB pic.twitter.com/Wn19LYlaxw— NFL (@NFL) December 7, 2020
With the catch, Kelce went over the century mark for the game. The 20-yard TD put him at six grabs for 119 yards.
Kelce also went over the 1,000-yard mark for 2020 in the game. That marks five straight seasons with four-figures in passing yardage.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce owns another piece of NFL history.
Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce owns yet another piece of NFL history after his performance on “Sunday Night Football” against the Denver Broncos.
With 37 receiving yards so far on Sunday night, Kelce has become the only tight end in the history of the NFL to record five consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards. Last year, Kelce became the only player in NFL history to reach four consecutive seasons 1,000 receiving yards. The year prior, he joined Greg Olsen as the only two tight ends in NFL history with three seasons of 1000 receiving yards.
Former Chiefs legend Tony Gonzalez only had four 1,000 yard receiving seasons in his entire career. Kelce is following the example that Gonzalez set during his time in Kansas City. He’s going to work with the goal of getting better every day and making history in the process. He did it with Alex Smith as his quarterback and now he’s doing it with Patrick Mahomes too.
This isn’t the only piece of history that Kelce is in the running for today either. He needs just 4 more catches to reach his fifth season of 80 or more catches. He’ll become just the third TE in NFL history, joining both Gonzalez and Olsen as the only players to ever have five such seasons.
We’re witnessing something rare here. Kelce is making a legitimate case to be recognized as the greatest tight end to ever play the game at the professional level. At 31 years old, Kelce has shown no signs of slowing down. It’s part of the reason that the Chiefs decided to extend Kelce this offseason, attaching him to the franchise through the 2025 NFL season. So long as he stays healthy, he’ll have a chance to continue making history in Kansas City.
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