LeBron James has poured the praise on the Kansas City Chiefs’ Travis Kelce after the tight end set a new NFL record for the most games with 100+ receiving yards as the 35-year-old led his team to the AFC Conference Championship.
The Chiefs found themselves in another tough game against the Houston Texans on January 18 and ended up running out as 23-14 winners at the Arrowhead Stadium, in part thanks to Kelce’s 117 yards and touchdown.
Patrick Mahomes and the veteran receiver rolled back the years when the quarterback threw whilst falling as Kelce waited in the end zone for the catch, moving the score up to 19-12 for the Chiefs before Harrison Butker converted the field goal.
Yet it was the record breaking his ninth game of 100+ receiving yards in the NFL Playoffs that caught the eye of the four-time NBA champion as he took to social media to celebrate Taylor Swift‘s boyfriend’s efforts.
“@tkelce Congrats brother!! NFL record for most 100 rec yard games(9),” LeBron posted to X.com, formerly Twitter celebrating his fellow native from Ohio and fans loved the interaction in the comments.
Related:
- Super Bowl 2025: date, time, halftime show and everything you need to know
- Where to watch the 2025 Super Bowl? TV channel and streaming where you can watch the game
- Super Bowl 2025 Halftime Show: Everything you need to know about Kendrick Lamar’s show
- Super Bowl Winners List: All the teams that have won the Super Bowl by year
- Gatorade Color Super Bowl: Odds, history and more about the traditional Gatorade bath
One user said, “Congrats Travis Kelce. LeBron James knows a thing or 2 about records.”
A second added, “Wow huge ups from the King!!!”
And a third wrote, “From one [goat] to another [goat]!”
When is the 2025 AFC Conference Championship game?
Kelce’s efforts helped spur the Chiefs on to the AFC Conference Championship once again. Since Mahomes’ first Super Bowl in 2019, they have not exited the NFL Playoffs before this stage.
They will take on either the Baltimore Ravens or the Buffalo Bills at the Arrowhead Stadium on January 26 as they look to book their spot in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, February 9.