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Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen delivered another classic duel between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, but it was a momentary camera shot of Travis Kelce leaving the field that sparked intrigue as the final moments of the fourth quarter ticked away. For the first time this season, NFL fans got to see how Kansas City would react to a loss. The CBS on NFL crew did not miss the opportunity to focus on Kelce.
The Chiefs' star tight end struggled without his girlfriend Taylor Swift in attendance. He finished with just two catches for eight yards in the 30-21 defeat. Mark Konezny-Imagn Images It was Kelce's second-lowest receiving output in a game this year, barely topping his Week 2 line of one catch for five yards against the Cincinnati Bengals.
In the Chiefs' previous three games coming into Sunday, Kelce had been on fire, racking up 32 receptions for 254 yards and two touchdowns. Travis Kelce tonight: 2 rec 8 yards 4 targets It was the 6th game of his entire career with under 10 receiving yards, and 2nd this season 😬 pic.twitter.
com/8wZVkS47Pu When Mahomes' last-ditch fourth down heave to Kelce was intercepted by the Bills with 1:07 left in the game, Kelce walked off the field making this gesture. Travis Kelce with the postgame clap. He knows the real test comes in January.
Allen is 4-1 vs Mahomes in the regular season, Mahomes is 3-0 vs Allen in the playoffs. #ChiefsKingdom @KCTV5 pic.twitter.
com/hlqwA6SqmJ It's unclear if the clap was to pick up his teammates, to show respect to Buffalo or to be " petty " to Bills Mafia. In any case, it drew plenty of attention on social media. When the Chiefs beat the Bills in January's AFC Divisional Round playoff game, the 34-year-old had a much different reaction to the Buffalo fans as the clock wound down, blowing them a kiss goodbye.
Travis Kelce waving to the crowd pic.twitter.com/Q85U27fVkJ After Sunday's contest, Kansas City (9-1) and Buffalo (9-2) have the two best records in the AFC.
Whatever meaning NFL fans choose to assign to Kelce's eyebrow-raising clap, it will rank low on the long list of reasons why everybody wants to see this matchup again in the postseason. Related: Travis Kelce’s $11K+ Outfit Is Worth Seeing Before Chiefs-Bills Game Related: Pregame Interaction Between Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes Captures Attention.
