Travis Kelce stands alone in tight end history, eclipsing New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowksi.
The Los Angeles Chargers held a 27-23 lead with 1:46 left to go, which proved to be too much time for Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. The offense drove down from their own 25 to score the game-winning touchdown with 31 seconds to spare in the fourth quarter.
Justin Herbert threw an interception and kept Mahomes to an undefeated road record against division opponents, improving to 14-0.
Kelce played a pivotal role in the game, not only scoring the game-winning touchdown, but also scoring three touchdowns in total in a game where he had six receptions for 115 yards. It was the 10-year tight end’s 33rd 100-yard game in his career. That broke Gronkowski’s record for most 100-yard games for a tight end in NFL history — Kelce tied the record in Week 9 against the Tennessee Titans.
The feat had some wondering if Kelce has cemented himself as the best of all time at the position. The 33-year-old is fifth in receiving yards, sixth in receiving touchdowns, second in 150-yard games and had the most yards in a season, according to Stat Muse.
Where the Chiefs tight end ranks among the all-time greats will be up for discussion at a later time, but Kansas City looks as dominant as ever, and it played Sunday’s game without JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mecole Hardman — Kadarius Toney left the game due to a hamstring injury.
The Chiefs will look to win 26 straight games in November and December when they take on the Los Angeles Rams in Week 12.
