{"id":3320,"date":"2024-09-23T07:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3320"},"modified":"2024-09-23T07:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T07:24:31","slug":"chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-excuse-for-not-passing-to-travis-kelce-turns-heads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.drinkfood.info\/?p=3320","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Excuse for Not Passing to Travis Kelce Turns Heads"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"caas-figure\">\n<div class=\"caas-figure-with-pb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Bk86xrclaJoKuZZAnh0K1w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNTAwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kansas_city_chiefs_wire_usa_today_sports_articles_178\/2ef1ee4ae95726c6b510979e7b1c0455\">\n<header class=\"caas-header\">\n<div class=\"caas-title-wrapper\">\n<h1 id=\"caas-lead-header-undefined\" data-test-locator=\"headline\">Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes discusses teams denying Travis Kelce: \u2018He\u2019s going to get his catches\u2019<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"caas-content-byline-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"caas-attr author\">\n<div class=\"caas-attr-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caas-img-container caas-img-lightbox\" data-lightbox-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Bk86xrclaJoKuZZAnh0K1w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTI0MDA7aD0xNTAwO2NmPXdlYnA-\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kansas_city_chiefs_wire_usa_today_sports_articles_178\/2ef1ee4ae95726c6b510979e7b1c0455\"><span class=\"caas-img-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"caas-img has-preview\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WXQ2MIecwsdM8uUutgTYcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kansas_city_chiefs_wire_usa_today_sports_articles_178\/2ef1ee4ae95726c6b510979e7b1c0455\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) looks on next to quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) before a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 26-13. [Corey Perrine\/Florida Times-Union]\" data-src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/WXQ2MIecwsdM8uUutgTYcg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTYwMDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kansas_city_chiefs_wire_usa_today_sports_articles_178\/2ef1ee4ae95726c6b510979e7b1c0455\" \/><button class=\"link caas-lightbox\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;elm:expand;itc:1\" data-rapid_p=\"12\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-wrapper caption-aligned-with-image\"><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"caption-collapse\" data-id=\"m-0\">Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) looks on next to quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) before a preseason NFL football game Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Fla. The Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 26-13. [Corey Perrine\/Florida Times-Union]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The regular season is only two weeks old, and the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0are undefeated while getting contributions from various players on offense.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke to reporters following Sunday\u2019s victory, addressing the lack of production from Travis Kelce due to defensive schemes in the first two games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re doing a great job of just kind of having two people for him pretty much the entire game,\u201d said Mahomes. \u201cThat\u2019s why you\u2019ve seen guys like Rashee (Rice) and (Xavier) Worthy \u2013 I mean, if you look at the first touchdown, I\u2019m actually looking at Trav (Travis Kelce), and the backside safety goes all the way across the field to help guard Travis, and then you throw the ball down the sideline to Rashee, and that\u2019s kind of what<\/p>\n<p>they\u2019ve been doing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelce was held to one catch for five yards on Sunday and faced constant double teams and attention from several defenders. In the first half, Mahomes was intercepted, trying to target Kelce, who continues to be heavily game-planned against by defensive coordinators after two games.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we\u2019ve played two opponents that we\u2019ve played a lot, so they have a plan on how they\u2019re going to account for Travis,\u201d said Mahomes. \u201cAs the season goes on, he\u2019s going to get his catches, he\u2019s going to get his yards. The leader that he is \u2013 what\u2019s special is he\u2019s hyping everybody up, he\u2019s keeping everybody motivated, and that\u2019s what you need out of your great players.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Kelce has four receptions for 39 yards through two weeks, significantly below his usual production over the years. 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