The Kansas City Chiefs are 3-0 through their first three games of the 2024 season. Those wins have come against the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, and Atlanta Falcons. While their record reflects perfection, their offense hasn’t seen the same level of productivity from some key stars. Most notably is tight end Travis Kelce.
Through three games, Kelce has recorded just eight receptions for 69 yards and zero touchdowns. That is a far cry from what his career has been to this point:
| Games | Receiving | Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Tgt | Rec | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | 1D | Lng | Touch | YScm | RRTD | Fmb | AV | Awards | |||||||||||
| 2013 | 24 | KAN | TE | 87 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | 25 | KAN | TE | 87 | 16 | 11 | 87 | 67 | 862 | 12.9 | 5 | 46 | 69.0 | 34 | 4.2 | 53.9 | 77.0% | 9.9 | 0 | 67 | 12.9 | 862 | 5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||
| 2015* | 26 | KAN | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 103 | 72 | 875 | 12.2 | 5 | 40 | 55.3 | 42 | 4.5 | 54.7 | 69.9% | 8.5 | 0 | 72 | 12.2 | 875 | 5 | 2 | 9 | PB | ||||||||
| 2016*+ | 27 | KAN | TE | 87 | 16 | 15 | 117 | 85 | 1125 | 13.2 | 4 | 55 | 63.2 | 80 | 5.3 | 70.3 | 72.6% | 9.6 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | -5 | -5.0 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 86 | 13.0 | 1120 | 4 | 0 | 10 | AP1, PB |
| 2017* | 28 | KAN | TE | 87 | 15 | 15 | 122 | 83 | 1038 | 12.5 | 8 | 53 | 54.1 | 44 | 5.5 | 69.2 | 68.0% | 8.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 85 | 12.3 | 1045 | 8 | 0 | 10 | AP2, PB |
| 2018*+ | 29 | KAN | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 150 | 103 | 1336 | 13.0 | 10 | 68 | 62.7 | 43 | 6.4 | 83.5 | 68.7% | 8.9 | 0 | 103 | 13.0 | 1336 | 10 | 2 | 14 | AP1, PB | ||||||||
| 2019* | 30 | KAN | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 136 | 97 | 1229 | 12.7 | 5 | 65 | 64.0 | 47 | 6.1 | 76.8 | 71.3% | 9.0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 4.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 98 | 12.6 | 1233 | 6 | 1 | 13 | AP2, PB |
| 2020*+ | 31 | KAN | TE | 87 | 15 | 15 | 145 | 105 | 1416 | 13.5 | 11 | 79 | 66.2 | 45 | 7.0 | 94.4 | 72.4% | 9.8 | 0 | 105 | 13.5 | 1416 | 11 | 1 | 12 | AP OPoY-4, AP1, PB | ||||||||
| 2021* | 32 | KAN | TE | 87 | 16 | 16 | 134 | 92 | 1125 | 12.2 | 9 | 63 | 60.4 | 69 | 5.8 | 70.3 | 68.7% | 8.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 94 | 12.0 | 1128 | 10 | 1 | 11 | AP2, PB |
| 2022*+ | 33 | KAN | TE | 87 | 17 | 17 | 152 | 110 | 1338 | 12.2 | 12 | 78 | 63.2 | 52 | 6.5 | 78.7 | 72.4% | 8.8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 4 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 112 | 12.0 | 1343 | 12 | 1 | 12 | AP OPoY-6, AP1, PB |
| 2023* | 34 | KAN | TE | 87 | 15 | 15 | 121 | 93 | 984 | 10.6 | 5 | 50 | 62.0 | 53 | 6.2 | 65.6 | 76.9% | 8.1 | 0 | 93 | 10.6 | 984 | 5 | 1 | 8 | PB | ||||||||
| 2024 | 35 | KAN | TE | 87 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 0 | 4 | 50.0 | 23 | 2.7 | 23.0 | 66.7% | 5.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 9 | 7.8 | 70 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career | 162 | 155 | 1279 | 915 | 11397 | 12.5 | 74 | 601 | 61.9 | 80 | 5.6 | 70.4 | 71.5% | 8.9 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 77.8 | 4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 924 | 12.4 | 11412 | 76 | 13 | 108 | |||||
Chiefs: HC Andy Reid Makes Grim Remark About Travis Kelce Going Forward
According to journalist Michael Obermuller:
When asked about the latter on Monday, September 23, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid cleared up why he believes Kelce only has 8 catches for 69 yards heading into Week 4.
“Well, I’ve mentioned to you [that] how Rashee [Rice’s] game goes is kind of how Kelce’s goes,” Reid said. “So, what [defenses are] doing is they’re working hard at taking Kelce out of the picture. And Kelce is going — ‘Hey, listen. If they’re going to do that then Rashee’s going to get a lot of catches.’ He knows that, but somewhere that levels off.”
In other words, the Chiefs offense forces opposing defenses to pick their poison between Kelce and Rice — two masters of the intermediate passing game. According to Reid, they’re currently choosing to double team Kelce rather than Rice.
Of course, the early by-product of that trend is that Rice has been putting up ridiculous numbers. Through three games, the second-year wide receiver has 24 catches for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns.
It will be interesting to see if the Chiefs figure out more ways to get Kelce involved. They’ve relied on his consistent production for nearly a decade. Would they be able to win another championship if he is a non-factor in their offense?
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