INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Travis Kelce not only showed that rumors of his demise were a little exaggerated on Sunday, he became the Kansas City Chiefs' career receptions leader. Kelce had seven receptions for 89 yards as the Chiefs rallied for a 17-10 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers .
With his second catch, he passed Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez for the franchise mark. Kelce declined to speak with reporters in the locker room after the game. Even though Kelce was off to a slow start statistically during his first three games this season, making only eight catches for 69 yards, coach Andy Reid didn't put any additional emphasis on Kelce needing a breakout game.
“I really don’t care what anybody thinks, to be honest with you," Reid said. "I watch what the defense does and how they respect him, and so I take it off of that. And I watch Trav every day, so I get to see him in how he works, how he never wants to come out in practice, in the game.
He’s all in all the time, so I don’t worry about all that.” Kansas City's wide receivers also showed their support when they wore custom Kelce T-shirts during pregame warmups. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who attributed Kelce's slow start to the extra attention he was receiving from opposing defenses, also wasn't losing much sleep over his favorite target's early lack of receptions.
“I mean, the whole Kelce thing in general hasn’t been a worry to me," Mahomes said. "I know whatever we need, he’s going to make.