Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Big performance in Super Bowl win
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Kelce recorded six receptions on six targets for 81 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 38-35 Super Bowl win over the Eagles.
Kelce was one of the few things working for the Chiefs offense in the first half, as he accounted for the team's first score of the game on an 18-yard grab. He also paced Kansas City in receiving yards, highlighted by a long grab of 22 yards. After an excellent regular season, Kelce ended the postseason with 257 receiving yards and four touchdowns across three games. He'll remain a key to the team's passing attack in 2023.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: TD grab in conference championship
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Kelce secured seven of eight targets for 78 yards and a touchdown and committed a fumble recovered by Kansas City during the Chiefs' 23-20 win over the Bengals in Sunday's AFC Championship Game.
Kelce had found production hard to come by against the Bengals defense in three prior meetings over the last two seasons, but he appeared to be on his way to a big day Sunday after amassing a 4-55-1 line in the first half. The touchdown came from 14 yards out on a fourth-down play late in the first half to extend the Chiefs' lead to 13-3 at the time, but Kelce largely was kept in check over the final two quarters. Nevertheless, he'll be set for potentially even more work than usual during the Super Bowl LVII matchup against the Eagles in two weeks' time if any of wideouts JuJu Smith-Schuster (knee), Kadarius Toney (ankle) and Mecole Hardman (pelvis), who all left Sunday's contest with injuries, remain sidelined.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Suits up Sunday
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Kelce (back) is listed as active for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals.
Per Fox Sports' Jay Glazer, the star tight end felt his back lock up on the final play of Friday's practice, and as a result, Kelce was listed as questionable for Sunday's contest. With his availability versus Cincinnati confirmed, Kelce should remain a key cog in the Chiefs' passing attack provided his back spasms don't flare up again in-game. If he's limited at all or suffers any setbacks, however, added TE snaps would be available for Noah Gray and Jody Fortson.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Sunday status TBD
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Kelce (back) is viewed as a game-time decision for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals, according Fox Sports' Jay Glazer.
Per the report, Kelce -- who officially is listed as questionable -- felt his back lock up on the second-to-last play of Friday's practice and has been receiving treatment to address the issue since then. Adam Schefter of ESPN previously reported that Kelce is expected to play Sunday, but Glazer indicates that the Chiefs want to see how the star tight end is able to run ahead of the team's 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff before a final call is made on his availability.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Expected to play
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Kelce (back), officially listed as questionable, is expected to play in Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
Kelce popped up on the injury report late in the week, though he managed to turn in a full practice session Friday. Given that and the magnitude of the game, it would be surprising to see Kelce sidelined. Even so, it will be worth confirming his status when inactives are released shortly before the 6:30 PM ET kickoff.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Added to injury report
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Kelce (back), who was listed as a full practice participant Friday, is listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Bengals, Matt McMullen of the Chiefs' official site reports.
Though Kelce handled every rep in the Chiefs' final practice of the week, the tight end's official questionable designation makes his status worth tracking ahead of Sunday's 6:30 p.m. ET kickoff. Look for added context regarding Kelce's status to arrive closer to game time, but if he's limited at all versus Cincinnati, added snaps would be available for Noah Gray, Blake Bell and possibly Jody Fortson (elbow), who is a candidate to be activated off IR this weekend.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Impressive volume in playoff win
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Kelce recorded 14 receptions on 17 targets for 98 yards and two touchdowns in Saturday's 27-20 win over Jacksonville.
Kelce was targeted on nearly half of Kansas City's 37 pass attempts Saturday, and he responded with an excellent performance. The highlights came on touchdown grabs of eight and one yards, and he also recorded long gains of 15 and 14 yards. While he may not see this level of volume again, Kelce will remain the centerpiece of the Chiefs' offense as they head into an AFC Championship game matchup against either Buffalo or Cincinnati.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Quiet in easy victory
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Kelce recorded six receptions on seven targets for 38 yards in Saturday's 31-13 win over the Raiders.
The Chiefs were able to keep the ball on the ground in the victory, which suppressed the production of Kelce. He did manage a 15-yard reception late in the second quarter, and he was tackled at the one-yard line before Isiah Pacheco punched in a touchdown late in the game. Despite the slow close to the regular season, Kelce recorded 110 receptions, 1,338 yards and 12 touchdowns across 17 games on the campaign.
Kelce secured seven of 10 targets for 43 yards in the Chiefs' 27-24 win over the Broncos on Sunday.
Kelce's reception total was a team high on the afternoon, but his 43 receiving yards were his fewest since Week 5. The All-Pro tight end's final grab of the day was the clincher for the Chiefs, however, as his six-yard catch with under a minute remaining gave Kansas City a first down that forced Denver to use its last timeout. Kelce should fill his usual role in Week 18 on the road against the Raiders, the team that held him to a season-low 25 yards but also allowed him to rack up four touchdowns in the first meeting between the division rivals this season.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Top DFS Play (TE Preview)
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This is the easiest advice I give every week: Play Travis Kelce in cash games. This week he's projected for six more Fantasy points than any other tight end. He's already set a career high with 12 touchdowns, but he needs nine more catches to set a career-high for receptions. Don't be surprised if he does that this week. He's also just 160 yards away from breaking his own record for most receiving yards in a season by a tight end.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Breaks century mark again
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Kelce corralled six of eight targets for 113 yards in Saturday's 24-10 win over the Seahawks.
Kelce did all the dirty work between the red zones in this one, producing his second 100-yard receiving effort in as many weeks. The star tight end has been on a touchdown drought over the last four weeks, but it is hard to complain about a player who has already contributed 12 scores through 15 games. Look for Kelce to remain heavily involved in the offensive gameplan ahead of next Sunday's matchup against the Broncos.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Top DFS Play (TE Preview)
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It's been Kelce or pay-down for months in cash games. He's been that dominant at the position. This week he has the added bonus of facing a Seahawks defense that allows the second-most Fantasy points to the position. He might have 200 yards.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Double-digit catches in key win
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Kelce secured all 10 targets for 105 yards in the Chiefs' 30-24 overtime win over the Texans on Sunday.
While he didn't visit the end zone, Kelce still turned in a rewarding performance for fantasy managers by co-leading the Chiefs in receptions and setting the pace in receiving yardage. The All-Pro tight end's game-long reception was for a relatively modest 18 yards, so he certainly worked hard for everything he put on the stat sheet. Kelce recorded half his receptions in the second half, and he now has five 100-yard tallies on the season going into a Week 16 home showdown against the Seahawks on Saturday afternoon.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Top DFS Play (TE Preview)
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Kelce is projected for six more PPR Fantasy points than any other tight end this week. With Mark Andrews and George Kittle completely falling apart, Kelce is the only reasonable cash game play besides a punt. Cash game lineups this week should start with Derrick Henry and Travis Kelce.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Four catches Sunday
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Kelce caught four of nine targets for 71 yards in Sunday's 34-28 win over the Broncos.
By his standards it was a quiet performance, but it also represents something close to his floor as Kelce has hauled in at least four passes in every game this season, either topping 50 yards or catching at least one TD (or both) each time. The superstar tight end also passed 1,000 receiving yards on the season Sunday, extending his own NFL tight-end record with his seventh straight campaign at that level. Kelce will look to make a bigger impact in Week 15 against the Texans.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Stifled by Cincy
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Kelce caught four of six targets for 56 yards in Sunday's 27-24 loss to the Bengals.
It's what passes for a quiet day for the tight end, as Kelce failed to either score a TD or record at least 98 receiving yards for the first time since Week 2. He's now 32 yards short of his seventh straight 1,000-yard campaign, a figure Kelce should reach in Week 14 against the Broncos.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Top DFS Play
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We talk in this space every week about Kelce being the only sure thing at tight end this season, and the gap between him and everyone else continues to grow. And this week is a homecoming, with Kelce going back to Cincinnati where he played his college ball. I wouldn't play anyone else in cash games, and he's a fine tournament play if you have a contrarian stack you want to build around him.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Another end zone trip
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Kelce caught four of eight targets for 57 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 26-10 win over the Rams.
The tight end led Kansas City in receiving yards by one over Marquez Valdes-Scantling, and Kelce was on the other end of Patrick Mahomes' only TD pass of the afternoon. It's his fifth touchdown in the last three games and his NFL-leading 12th of the season -- that's among all players, not just TEs. Kelce will look to extend his scoring streak to four games in Week 13 against the Bengals.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Top DFS Play
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I say it almost every week, but it remains true. Travis Kelce is too big of an advantage to punt this position. Find value somewhere else. Kelce has scored 7.3 FPPG more than any other tight end this season.
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Chiefs' Travis Kelce: Gifts fantasy teams three TDs
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Kelce had six receptions (10 targets) for 115 yards and three touchdowns in Sunday's 30-27 win over the Chargers.
The Chiefs were without two of its top wideouts and lost Kadarius Toney (hamstring) early in this contest, so it was up to Kelce to carry the load for a depleted receiving unit. The league's top tight end was up to the challenge, producing his second game with three or more touchdowns this season, including the game-winning score in the final moments of a thrilling comeback victory. Kelce has racked up 69 receptions, 855 yards and 11 touchdowns through 10 games, putting him well on pace to record his sixth consecutive season with at least 1,000 receiving yards. The 33-year-old will set a new career high in touchdowns if he can score next Sunday against a Rams defense that has struggled guarding tight ends over the last two years.
