Top 10 reasons the Kansas City Chiefs are back in the Super Bowl

4. Travis Kelce

You could flip a coin between numbers three and four on this list and not get a wrong answer. I have Travis Kelce as number four, but the bottom line is that two key reasons for getting back to the Super Bowl lie with two of the best pass catching weapons in all the NFL. So let’s start by talking about the one half of that dynamic duo: tight end Travis Kelce.

With another banner year, Kelce is making a strong case for being the best NFL’s best tight end—not just right now but ever. On Sunday, Kelce added another record to his growing list when he passed Rob Gronkowski for the most receiving yards by a tight end in a single season including the playoffs, and he still has another game in the Super Bowl to go.

Kelce was virtually unstoppable on Sunday, as he racked up 118 yards on 13 receptions and scored two touchdowns. He’s been over 1,000 yards receiving in five straight seasons. Not only has no other tight end in NFL history had five straight 1,000 yard seasons, no tight end in NFL history has ever had five TOTAL seasons over 1,000 yards. Kelce gives Patrick Mahomes a go-to target in the middle of the field who is too big for corners to cover and too fast for linebackers to keep up with. There simply isn’t a good answer for him.

Travis Kelce is an essential part of K.C.’s success. In fact, what truly makes the Chiefs so special is the combination of the four top people on this list. So let’s get to the next piece of that puzzle.