Travis Kelce offered no boisterous bellows. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end had nothing to sing about Sunday night while on the opposite end of the Super Bowl spectrum from a year ago. Last February, Kelce stood atop the world, smooching Taylor Swift and belting out the Beastie Boys’ “Fight For Your Right,” as red and yellow confetti showered his Chiefs following a successful title defense. Kelce had delivered a prolific performance (nine catches for 93 yards) in the 25-22 overtime win versus the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, and when handed the mic, he didn’t hold back.
Fast forward one year later and Kelce was trudging — not dancing — off the field at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. And this confetti was green — the color of the Philadelphia Eagles, who with a 40-22 throttling of Kelce’s Chiefs garnered the Super Bowl LIX trophy and denied Kansas City’s quest to become the first team to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
Having managed just four catches for 39 yards — roughly a third of his 93 yards in Super Bowl LVIII and his lowest postseason output since 2019 — Kelce wanted nothing to do with microphones or spotlights. He opted against going to the podium for a postgame news conference and instead spoke to only a small group of reporters in the visitor locker room before slipping off into the night.
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