Travis Kelce says he wanted Bengals in playoffs

The Bengals missing the playoffs made dubious NFL history with 3 sobering stats
In the end, despite a five-game winning streak to close the season, the Cincinnati Bengals’ furious rally to make the 2025 NFL playoffs fell just short. With the Denver Broncos’ blowout win over a backup-laden Kansas City Chiefs team, Denver secured the AFC’s No. 7 seed, leaving an MVP-caliber Joe Burrow on the outside looking in of the postseason.
Travis Kelce Had Fired-Up NSFW Rant About Bengals Missing NFL Playoffs
Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs closed out the regular season with a meaningless loss to the Denver Broncos last Sunday, as they had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs.
Video: Travis Kelce Denies Chiefs Lost to Keep Bengals Out of NFL Playoff Bracket
Travis Kelce doesn't have time for anyone who is mad that the Kansas City Chiefs rested all of their key players in Week 18 rather than try to win so
Travis Kelce emphatically denies the Chiefs tanked to keep Bengals out of the playoffs
There were a lot of tin-foil hat wearers in the NFL in Week 18. With the Cincinnati Bengals needing the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, some NFL fans thought that the Chiefs deliberately tanked their Week 18 game to eliminate
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Anarumo was once seen as a rising star in the coaching ranks after the Bengals made their surprise run to the Super Bowl in 2022. But the seasons since haven't been good ones for
Travis Kelce says he wanted the Bengals in the playoffs: 'I ain't scared of a single soul'
Despite the Chiefs eliminating the Bengals by losing in Week 18, Travis Kelce wanted Cincinnati in the playoffs, he says.
Travis Kelce rejects claim that Chiefs lost to Broncos to keep Bengals out
Some think the Chiefs wanted to keep Cincinnati out of the seven-team AFC field. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce rejected such talk during the latest episode of the New Heights podcast. “I ain’t scared of fucking nobody,
Travis Kelce fires back at claims Chiefs lost on purpose to hurt Bengals: 'I ain't scared of f---ing nobody'
Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce vehemently denied that the Chiefs lost to the Broncos on purpose to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs.
Travis Kelce scoffs at idea Chiefs lost to end Bengals' hopes
Travis Kelce scoffed at the notion that the Chiefs rested their starters in order to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs.
Travis Kelce smacks down talk of Chiefs tanking to avoid Bengals, offers novel solution
Tight end Travis Kelce talked about Cincinnati fans saying the Chiefs threw the season finale to block the Bengals from the postseason.

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