NEED TO KNOW

  • Travis Kelce looked dejected along the sidelines on Sunday night
  • The Kansas City Chiefs star bobbled two passes late in the game against the Houston Texans
  • The Chiefs went on to lose 20-10, and they now have a 16% chance to make the playoffs

Travis Kelce’s no good, very bad game got worse when he bobbled two passes in the waning minutes of Sunday Night Football — and was seen looking despondent along the sidelines afterward.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end dropped the throws from quarterback Patrick Mahomes late in the fourth quarter of the pivotal game against the Houston Texans on Sunday, Dec. 7.

Down 17-10, Kelce failed to connect with Mahomes and the ball came loose for a Texans’ interception.

After the series, the NFL veteran sat on the bench and stared into space, closed his eyes and mimed making a catch.

The sequence came at the end of a disastrous showing for the Chiefs, whose playoff chances diminished with the 20-10 loss against their AFC rival.

Travis Kelce bobbles a pass during the Chiefs-Texans game on Dec. 7.

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For Kelce, the game marked his least-productive effort of the season; he recorded one reception for eight yards. Going into Sunday, Kelce had posted 59 receptions for 719 yards on the year.

Following the game, Kelce declined interview requests while Mahomes aimed to make sense of it all.

“You’re just getting late in the season,” the signal-caller said, “and you’re not getting these opportunities back.”

Mahomes continued, “I’m going to go to those guys in big moments. Those guys have made plays in Super Bowls. They’ve made plays in AFC Championship Games. So obviously it didn’t go our way today. I have a lot to do with that myself.”

Travis Kelce during the Chiefs-Texans game on Sunday, Dec. 7.

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With their playoff chances hanging in the balance, the quarterback also had one of the worst games of his career, going 14-33 for 160 yards and three interceptions.

“You’ve got to be able to make that stuff happen,” Mahomes said, “and we haven’t done that enough this year.”

According to The Athletic, the reigning AFC champs — who have appeared in the Super Bowl five out of the last six years — now have about a 16% chance of making it to the postseason.

And that’s if they win their remaining four games and get some help by other teams having very bad days of their own.