With the regular season now behind them, the Kansas City Chiefs have shifted their focus to the playoffs as they look to make history by winning a third Super Bowl in a row.
Kansas City made it clear in Week 18 that they were already shifting their focus when they rested a whole host of players, including Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Isiah Pacheco.
As a result, and to the surprise of nobody, the Chiefs lost to the Denver Broncos in heavy fashion, 38-0. The win meant the Broncos clinched a spot in the playoffs at the expense of the Cincinnati Bengals, who came up short despite a late season push.
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Given what happened in Week 18, some fans accused the Chiefs of resting players in order to ensure Joe Burrow and the Bengals miss out on the playoffs given the Cincy starting quarterback has a 3-2 record against Kansas City in his career.
Kelce hits back
During the newest episode of his ‘New Heights’ podcast, Travis Kelce took aim at all those accusing the Chiefs of conspiring against the Bengals.
“I ain’t scared of f**king nobody. I wanted them in the playoffs,” Kelce said.
“I want to slay every dragon one by one like Mortal Kombat. I don’t even want this to be like we play the lowest seed. Give me the best teams, AFC/NFC. Give me all of them, Mortal Kombat style. I’ll go through every f**king one of them.
“I’ll play them at the Walmart parking lot. Listen, I love competing against the greatest. The Bengals were a fun a** team to watch there towards the end of the season.
“It’s a shame they didn’t make it in the playoffs because they would’ve made the playoffs that much f**king crazier and that much more fun.”