Travis Kelce blew a kiss to Taylor Swift after he scored a touchdown and then, with just over a minute left in the game, he appeared to blow a kiss to the heartbroken fans in Western New York as the Chiefs had all but guaranteed a win on Sunday.
The Chiefs superstar seemingly taunted the crowd at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., as Kansas City punched its ticket to the AFC Championship game in a 27-24 victory over the Bills.
As the seconds ticked away late in the fourth quarter, CBS cameras caught Kelce blowing kisses toward the stands and waving to the crowd as snowballs could be seen flying at the Kansas City sideline.
Kelce, who scored two touchdowns in front of his girlfriend Swift and the Highmark Stadium crowd, praised Buffalo and Bills Mafia postgame.
“I got a lot of respect, not only for this team, but this organization, this fan base,” Kelce told Westwood One Sports after the game. “It was an unbelievable environment. Just really proud of the guys I came here with to fight through it and get a win there in the fourth quarter, it felt great.”
When asked about the five lead changes in Sunday’s AFC divisional-round matchup, Kelce simply said, “It just felt like a Bills-Chiefs game, baby.
Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed a 44-yard field goal attempt wide right with 1:44 left on the clock that would have tied the score.
Bills Mafia had not been particularly welcoming to Kelce, the Chiefs or Swift, which may have led to the tight end rubbing a little salt in the wound at the end of the game.
Travis Kelce has issued a rallying cry to his Chiefs teammates ahead of Sunday’s AFC Divisional round matchup, as he insisted that playing in front of Bills fans in freezing Buffalo ‘doesn’t get any better,’ nor does it intimidate him, whatsoever.
The 34-year-old tight end, who warned Sunday’s opponents that they face a ‘very different’ Kansas City team than the one they beat at Arrowhead Stadium in Dec., also denied reports that his older brother and Eagles center, Jason, told teammates of his decision to retire after Philadelphia’s wild-card loss to Tampa Bay on Monday.
When asked if he is ready to play in a potentially hostile atmosphere this weekend at Highmark Stadium, which is covered in several feet of snow, Kelce said on Friday: ‘It’s Bills Mafia, man. That’s their home-field advantage. I’m sure the guys love playing for that fan base.
‘I grew up in Cleveland man,’ he added, referring to the minor rivalry between the Browns – his hometown team – and the Bills due to both cities’ location on the Great Lakes, with Buffalo going 9-12 all-time in the regular season against the AFC North club. ‘They were throwing beer bottles at people, so…
When asked about the possibility of a sold-out crowd in Buffalo in less than 48 hours, the two-time Super Bowl champion replied: ‘That’s a hostile environment, innit?
