KC Chiefs have exciting postseason benchmarks within reach

Travis Kelce

2nd most receiving yards in NFL postseason history

Current Total: 1,291
Benchmark: 1,442 (Julian Edelman)

2nd most receptions in NFL postseason history

Current Total: 106
Benchmark: 118 (Julian Edelman)

2nd most receiving touchdowns in NFL postseason history

Current Total: 12
Benchmark: 15 (Rob Gronkowski)

One can make a valid argument that Travis Kelce is the greatest tight end to ever touch a football field. That opinion will vary from fan to fan, but things might change if Kelce becomes the most statistically accomplished tight end in NFL postseason history. He needs only 152 receiving yards, 13 catches, and four touchdowns to be second all-time in all three categories among all players, not just tight ends. If he hits all those benchmarks, then there’s little argument that he’s the best tight end in postseason history, outside of rings, which admittedly are a significant part of the debate.

The 152 receiving yards is attainable in two or three games; 13 catches is also realistic in two or three games, and four touchdowns is not impossible to put up in three games. Out of all three, the latter seems to be the least likely to happen, but he had four touchdowns during the successful 2019-20 Super Bowl run.

Travis Kelce may not hit all three benchmarks this postseason, but he most definitely will at some point in the future, as long as he remains healthy. He’s been the best tight end in the NFL for several years now, and that doesn’t appear to be changing anytime soon, even as he enters his mid-30s.