Patrick Mahomes Had Sweet Gesture For Travis Kelce After Record-tying Touchdown

It was a vintage nighttime for Travis Kelce astatine Arrowhead Stadium connected Monday.

The nighttime aft National Tight Ends Day, Kelce became nan latest tight extremity to put successful a large crippled this week, catching six passes for 99 yards and a 10-yard touchdown from backmost Patrick Mahomes. Kelce didn't conscionable person his champion crippled of nan play truthful far, he notched nan 83rd touchdown of his career, tying moving backmost Priest Holmes for nan astir successful franchise history.

This was besides Kelce's 100th mixed regular play and postseason touchdown, making him nan 4th tight extremity successful NFL history to scope 100 full touchdowns betwixt nan regular play and playoffs.

As respective teammates went to observe Kelce's touchdown pinch him, Mahomes made judge to prime up nan record-tying shot for his tight end. He was later seen giving nan shot to a personnel of nan Chiefs' sideline, presumably to sphere it for Kelce.

Kelce, who is successful his 13th play pinch nan Chiefs, is already nan team's franchise leader successful receiving yards and touchdowns. With 1 much travel to nan extremity zone, he tin surpass Holmes arsenic nan Chiefs' all-time leader successful touchdowns. Holmes remarkably scored 83 touchdowns successful conscionable 5 seasons successful Kansas City.

"That's nan existent Chief of Chiefs, man," Mahomes told Lisa Salters of ESPN aft nan game. "He's nan feline that was present earlier me. He sets nan culture, he's nan feline that's successful nan building early, successful nan building late. He's nan leader of this team. To beryllium capable to get him that grounds tying it, let's spell retired location and break it now."

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