Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce just proved why he won’t have another season like the one he had last year
The Kansas City Chiefs still have the best tight end in the league in Travis Kelce.
The Kansas City Chiefs are easily the scariest team in the NFL right now, and that’s in large part because of the big three receivers all being healthy at the same time for the first time ever. Rashee Rice, the clear No. 1 guy, paired with Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy, is making this passing attack nearly unstoppable.
But I’m not sure anyone is talking nearly enough about how much that’s freeing up Travis Kelce, one of the greatest tight ends of all time.
It feels like after last season, everyone pretty much wrote off Kelce as a washed-up tight end. But last year’s issues weren’t all on him. Sure, he moved more slowly than before, but that’s what playing basically another season and a half in just playoff games will do to you with the shortened offseasons.
On Monday night, he was elite, showing that he’s not washed up just yet.
Kelce did something vs. Washington Commanders that he hadn’t done since 2023
The Commanders’ defense isn’t great, as we all know, but that first-half offense looked vastly different from the one we saw in the second half. Regardless of what it was, it’s clear the Commanders couldn’t guard Kelce, especially not in zone coverage.
“Travis Kelce recorded six receptions on eight targets for 99 yards and a touchdown against the Commanders, with all his production coming against zone coverage. This marks Kelce’s most receiving yards against zone since Week 3, 2023, against the Chargers (103).” – NFL Next Gen Stats
Prior to this game, Kelce had 15 catches on 19 targets for 188 yards against zone coverage this season, per Sports Info Solutions. So, I’m not sure what the Commanders were thinking there. Then again, you can’t play man against Worthy, Rice, Thornton, and Brown.
At this point, the Chiefs’ offense is making defenses pick how they want to be beaten because it can go either way. And if it’s Kelce having to be the one to beat teams through the air, he can still do that.
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