Travis Kelce broke a Kansas City Chiefs franchise record early into their Sunday night showdown against the Chargers without Taylor Swift in attendance.
In the first quarter of the Chiefs’ visit to Inglewood, the tight end recorded his 917th reception in red and white. The feat broke Tony Gonzalez’s record of 916 catches.
Kelce has been under fire for his underwhelming performances in the first three games despite the Super Bowl champions going undefeated.
Across three games, Kelce has made eight receptions for 69 yards and zero touchdowns – which are low counts for his standards.
Nonetheless, Kelce looks to turn his luck around, making four receptions for 56 yards in the first 20 minutes against the Chargers.
Travis Kelce broke the Chiefs franchise record for most receptions against the Chargers
In addition to his new receptions record, Kelce holds the most receiving touchdowns, receptions, receiving yards, and scrimmage yards in the postseason for the Chiefs. The tight end has 19 receiving touchdowns, 165 receptions, 1,903 receiving yards, and 1,910 scrimmage yards in the playoffs.
Sunday’s matchup is the second straight game Swift has been absent from after gracing the Chiefs’ first two matchups against the Ravens and Bengals with her presence.
The Chiefs started their season with a 27-20 win over the Ravens, a 26-25 win over the Bengals, and a 22-17 victory over the Falcons.
Before Sunday’s game, Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice and fellow wideouts showed their support for Kelce amid his rough start by sporting custom Travis Kelce shirts.
Kelce made his 917th reception in red and white, the feat broke Tony Gonzalez’s record of 916
Taylor Swift was at the Chiefs’ first two games this season before skipping last week’s game
The vintage style shirts featured a collage of Kelce’s pictures with ‘Travis’ printed in red on top of the front and the tight end’s surname in gold at the bottom. The back has the world ‘Dreamathon’ printed in gold on top and three photos of Kelce celebrating under it.
According to CBS Sports’ Tracy Wolfson, ‘Rashee Rice got them for all the WRs to honor their leader and a guy who has mentored all of them especially Rice.’
Los Angeles came into Sunday’s game behind consecutive wins over the Raiders and Panthers before losing to the Steelers in Week 3.
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