Why Travis Kelce didn’t take the field during the Chiefs’ season finale

Football fans and Swifties devotees alike didn’t watch the Super Bowl in the end Travis Kelce to take the field in the final game of the regular season for the Kansas City Chiefs.

Before the Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, January 5th official X account released a list of inactive players that included Kelce and a host of Chiefs rookies.

“Our inactives for tonight’s game,” the Chiefs wrote, highlighting Kelce and his teammates at running back Issia Pachecodefender Patrick Mahomescornerback Trent McDuffiewest George Carloftistackle Taylor’s answerand defensive means Chris Jones.

Why did the Chiefs decide to bench so many starters for the final game of the regular season? There’s a good reason for the decision — the 15-1 team has already secured home-field advantage and advanced to the first round of the NFL playoffs. On Christmas Day 2024, the Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 29-10.

On the topic: Travis Kelce will not play in Sunday’s Chiefs game

UPDATE: 1/7/24, 3:00 PM ET — Travis Kelce will not play in Sunday’s game, the Kansas City Chiefs announced via X two hours before kickoff. “TE Travis Kelce has been ruled out of the game against the Chargers (coaching decision),” the post read. Original story: Travis Kelce reveals if he plans to play (…)

In other words, it’s not worth risking the health of their starting lineup in a game that won’t change their playoff position for the Chiefs.

with Mahomes doesn’t startbackup quarterback Carson Wentz was under center at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High. The head coach spoke to journalists about this on Wednesday, January 1 Andy Reid said he wasn’t “concerned” about sitting at the start.

“I’ve been through it before, so it doesn’t bother me,” Reed explained at the time. “It gives the other guys a chance to grow and you can use everybody.”

On the topic: Travis Kelce explains why he sat out the Chiefs game against the Chargers

The reason why Travis Kelce missed the Kansas City Chiefs game last weekend is pretty weird. “It had nothing to do with my health. It had nothing to do with whether I was going to get hurt,” Travis, 34, admitted on the Wednesday, Jan. 10, episode of his New Heights podcast (…)

Reid, 66, said “the main thing is to make sure we stay smart in all areas in this game and for the next few weeks.”

“We want to stay sane mentally and physically, and then it’s our responsibility to do that and how we manage our time,” he added. “I do it in training and the guys, the players and the coaches, work on it.”

Given that the Chiefs’ last game of the regular season was on the road and Kelsey didn’t play, it didn’t come as a huge surprise to Swifties and NFL fans that the tight end’s girlfriend, Taylor Swiftwas not present.

Rest assured that the pop star will likely attend more than a few of the team’s playoff games, especially since the road to the Super Bowl goes through Kansas City.