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Travis Kelce defies retirement talk as Chiefs’ 6-2 start silences his critics

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

Kansas City's offense rebounded effectively as Patrick Mahomes played through an arm injury to throw for 242 yards and two scores. Travis Kelce also secured an NFL record by scoring on an officially designated one-yard run via a shovel toss. Kelce continues to lead the team in receiving yards through eight games while significantly improving his average yards per catch compared to the previous campaign.

Key points

  • Kansas City improved to a 6-2 record on the season after rebounding from a two-game losin…: Kansas City improved to a 6-2 record on the season after rebounding from a two-game losing streak.
  • Travis Kelce leads the roster with 482 receiving yards and is currently on pace to eclips…: Travis Kelce leads the roster with 482 receiving yards and is currently on pace to eclipse 1,000 receiving yards for the year.
  • Patrick Mahomes has generated 2,037 passing yards through eight games despite absorbing a…: Patrick Mahomes has generated 2,037 passing yards through eight games despite absorbing a hard hit to his throwing arm during Sunday's contest.

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Travis Kelce is 37, in his 14th season, and the Chiefs are 6-2. On Sunday, he scored a one-yard touchdown on a shovel toss from

Patrick Mahomes that officials ruled a run. That made him the oldest tight end to score a rushing touchdown in

NFL history. Kansas City beat the Jets 35-12 and ended a two-game skid. Through eight games, Kelce has 33 catches for 482 yards and three touchdowns, the team lead in receiving yards. Retirement talk followed him all summer. Plenty of people wrote him off after last year's 6-11 season. The numbers disagree.

Travis Kelce is getting more from every catch

The yardage is the real story. Kelce averages 14.6 yards a catch this season. Last year it was 11.2. He has fewer receptions on pace, about 70 over a full schedule compared with 76 in 2025, but the catches go farther. At 482 yards through eight games, he is tracking toward roughly 1,020. That would be his best total since 2022, when he had 1,338.

It hasn't been a straight line. He had nine catches…

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