Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes expressed little concern regarding Travis Kelce’s slow start to the NFL season, instead placing blame on how defenses play against him
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The Kansas City Chiefs are a perfect 3-0 to start the NFL season, even without much of an impact from one of their star players.
Through the first three games, Travis Kelce has reeled in just eight catches on 12 targets for 69 yards and zero touchdowns. The lackluster offensive output is hardly what the Chiefs and their fans have come to expect from Kelce, who’s solidified himself as one of the best tight ends in the league and a favorite target of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Though Kelce has time and again asserted that he doesn’t pay much attention to his personal stats, it appears as though his lack of receptions is taking a toll on him. During the Chiefs’ 22-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday – in which the 34-year-old caught four passes for 30 yards – cameras captured him looking despondently off into the distance.
On the heels of yet another underwhelming performance from Kelce, Mahomes attributed his struggles to the way in which defenses were playing against him. “It’s crazy because the respect factor teams have for Travis is unreal, and it’s well-deserved,” the signal-caller told reporters in a post-game press conference. “We’re calling a lot of plays for Travis and it’s like two or three [defenders] are going to him.
“That’s the great thing about him is he wants to make an impact on the game but he wants to win at the end of the day. I’m going to do my best to keep feeding him the ball whenever he’s there, whenever he’s open.”
In the absence of Kelce, several other young players have stepped up to do the heavy lifting on offense. Against the Falcons, wide receiver Rashee Rice recorded 12 receptions for 110 yards and one touchdown, marking his second game with over 100 yards through the air. Rookie wideout Xavier Worthy, meanwhile, has established himself as a viable threat in both the run and pass game just several weeks into his NFL career.
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According to Mahomes, the presence of more offensive weapons will only help Kelce break out of his early season slump. “I think the more Rashee makes plays, the more we’re able to run the football, the more we can get Worthy involved, I think that’s going to open Travis up more,” he said.
“People are really emphasizing taking him away and that’s getting other guys open.”
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It remains to be seen when, if at all, Kelce will be able to rediscover his dominant form. Amidst the uncharacteristically slow start to the season, Kelce asserted that he was not letting the disappointing production affect him.
“There’s a lot of things that have to go right for anyone to get the ball,” he said on last week’s episode of the New Heights Podcast. “These past two games it hasn’t gone that way for me. That’s football, man.”
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