Travis Kelce Misses Chiefs Finale As Taylor Swift Prepares For Golden Globes

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By Justin Tash

Published January 7, 2024, 3:30 PM ET

Travis Kelce's streak of 1,000-yard seasons has come to an end.

Instead of letting Kelce extend his tight end record and post an eighth straight 1,000-yard campaign, the Chiefs decided to use Kelce for Sunday's season finale against the Chargers in Los Angeles, allowing him to pass for 984 yards for the season has.

The Chiefs, seeded No. 3 in the AFC, called Kelce's move a “coaching decision.”

Kansas City will host the No. 6 seed next weekend in the wild-card round of the NFL playoffs. Her opponent had not yet been determined as of early Sunday afternoon.

By most measures, Kelce had an outstanding season, earning his ninth straight Pro Bowl nod by catching 93 passes and five touchdowns in 15 games.

However, he finished the season with 10.6 yards per reception, which was by far his career low; its previous low was 12.2.

Travis Kelce (r.) talks to Patrick Mahomes (l.) on the field before the Chiefs' game against the Chargers on January 7, 2024. Getty Images

And critics who seem to have grown weary of the Chiefs star's well-documented romance with pop star Taylor Swift have tried to paint a picture that Swift had an influence on Kelce's performance.

The Chiefs (10-6) had a rough couple of months after a 6-1 start and went on to lose five of eight games, culminating in a Christmas home loss to the Raiders.

Kelce hit his helmet on the sideline in the first half of that loss, and the Chiefs couldn't hide their frustration as they uncharacteristically struggled to score.

Taylor Swift cheers on Travis Kelce from a suite during the Chiefs' victory over the Bengals on December 31, 2023. Getty Images

But a win over the Bengals last week allowed them to rest key players in Week 18 to prepare for the playoffs.

Swift, meanwhile, is also in the Los Angeles area as she is expected to attend the 2024 Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night in Beverly Hills.

“Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” is nominated in the new “Cinematic and Box Office Achievement” category.

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift in New York in October. GC images

Kelce is not expected to attend the Globes with Swift.

Swift was spotted in LA with Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany.

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