Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce surpassed the 100-yard mark in Sunday night’s playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and finished with 5 catches for 108 yards.
Kelce now has the second most 100-yard receiving performances in NFL postseason history, doing so in seven games. Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice has eight career 100-yard postseason games.
Kelce’s first playoff game came against the Houston Texans on January 9, 2016. It was also his first career 100-yard playoff game, finishing with 128 yards off 8 catches. Kelce had another 100-yard game in January of 2019 against the Indianapolis Colts, which was Kansas City’s first postseason home victory in 24 years.
Travis Kelce trails only Jerry Rice for most 100-yard games in NFL postseason.
Kelce’s next 100-yard playoff game—and best postseason performance ever—came against the Texans in January of 2020 when the Chiefs trailed 24-0. Kelce, alongside Patrick Mahomes, was instrumental in helping the Chiefs erase a 24-point deficit while scoring 28 points in the second quarter. He pulled in 134 yards, the most he’s ever had in a playoff game.
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Travis Kelce has six 100-yard receiving games in the postseason, tying him with Julian Edelman and Michael Irvin for the second-most in NFL history. Only Jerry Rice has more.
— Michael David Smith (@MichaelDavSmith) January 14, 2022
Travis Kelce has 6 100-yard playoff games in his career.
— Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) January 15, 2022
Only 1 player in #NFL history has more -- Jerry Rice (8). #Chiefs #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/G18Sk0FsgF
Kelce had a remarkable postseason last year when the Chiefs repeated as AFC Champions and returned to the Super Bowl. Kelce had more than 100 yards in each of the three playoff games, doing so against the Cleveland Browns, Buffalo Bills, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kelce has already made his mark as one of the best tight ends to ever play in the NFL. He owns the record for most 1,000-yard receiving seasons as a tight end. The record was at three, but Kelce has done it six years, all of them consecutively.
When Tony Gonzalez was traded during the 2009 offseason, many Chiefs fans were sad and thought they’d never see an elite tight end ever again. Thankfully, the Chiefs found Kelce in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Despite not playing his rookie season due to a knee injury, Kelce has been the best tight end the league has seen since he debuted in 2014. Kelce also tied a franchise record against the Steelers for most postseason games played as a Chief with 13 games.