Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs concluded the regular season proceedings with an inconsequential loss to the Denver Broncos last Sunday. While the result did not put any impediment in the Chiefs' way, as they had already secured the No.1 spot in the AFC playoffs, it did however end Cincinnati Bengals' contention for the Playoffs. Joe Burrow and co. were hopeful for a Chiefs' victory but the loss dampened all the hopes.
Cincinnati Bengals Required Assistance From Chiefs To Qualify For The Playoffs
Recovering from a shaky start, the Cincinnati Bengals closed the season on a high, with five wins in a row. With a fearsome offence, they could have challenged all the contenders and might have made it to the Super Bowl as well, but it is all the hindsight as the Chiefs' loss to the Broncos has drowned all such possibilities.
As the Bengals got the better of the Chiefs during the season, tight end Travis Kelce was asked whether the Broncos' entry to the postseason would have caused a worry. A fired-up Kelce vehemently replied that their qualification wouldn't have impacted his fearless nature.
I ain’t scared of f------ nobody. I wanted them in the f------ playoffs," Kelce said. "I want to slay every dragon one by one like Mortal Kombat. I don’t even want this to be we play the lowest seed. Just give me the best teams. AFC, NFC. Give me all of them Mortal Kombat style. I’ll go through every f------ one of them giving them my best fucking effort.
He added:
The Bengals were a f------ fun team to watching towards the end of the season. It’s a shame they didn’t make it in the playoffs because it would have made the playoffs that much f------ crazier and that much more fun.
Any Team. Any Time. Anywhere.
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As Joe Burrow and Bengals had picked up later in the season, some over-ambitious fans already started to ship a clash between Chiefs and Bengals for this year's Super Bowl. However, it wasn't to be this season.