CLEVELAND — Family is of utmost importance to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, so much so that he celebrated the AFC Championship Game victory two weeks ago with his brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce.
That party continued at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida Sunday night when Kelce helped the Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers, 31-20, in Super Bowl LIV, but this time around, he celebrated on the field with his father, Ed.
With tears in his father’s eyes, the hulking Kelce embraced and kissed his dad, and then, the two enjoyed a brief conversation as the Chiefs’ jubilant celebration continued amid the confetti and streamers set off after Kansas City’s first Super Bowl win in 50 years.
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Kelce had quite the hand in Sunday’s victory over the 49ers, as he hauled in six passes for 43 yards, and none of his receptions were as important as his fifth, which went for a touchdown that cut Kansas City’s deficit to just three points with 6:13 to play in regulation.
Kelce had to wait three-and-a-half quarters of Super Bowl LIV to find the end zone, but with the Chiefs in desperate need of seven points in the fourth period, he delivered in a major way.
One play after drawing a pass interference penalty that gave the Chiefs 20 free yards and set up the Kansas City offense at San Francisco’s one-yard line, Kelce hauled in a touchdown pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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On first-and-goal from the San Francisco one-yard line, Kelce lined up on the right side of the formation, and after Mahomes took the snap under center and used a play-action fake, as well as a rollout, he found his All-Pro tight end open in the end zone.
After Kelce broke free from San Francisco’s defense with an out route toward the sideline, he hauled in the pass, and then, celebrated with his teammates before the extra point try.
A third-round pick of the Chiefs in the 2013 NFL Draft out of the University of Cincinnati, Kelce had his fourth consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season in 2019, as he converted 136 targets into 97 receptions for 1,229 yards and five touchdowns. It was Kelce’s second-most yards in a single season in his NFL career.
During the Chiefs’ run to the Super Bowl Championship, Kelce caught 16 passes for 177 yards and four touchdowns with three of those scores coming in Kansas City’s unprecedented comeback from a 24-point deficit against the Houston Texans in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.