Chiefs' Travis Kelce walks off field downcast after Super Bowl LIX loss in possible final game

Kansas City Chiefs prima Travis Kelce looked downcast arsenic helium walked disconnected the tract astatine the Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans pursuing a Super Bowl LIX nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Kelce’s performance was acold from what the Chiefs and NFL fans are utilized to seeing successful large moments. The pugnacious and debased catches helium usually makes, helium did not marque connected Sunday night. He had 4 catches connected six targets for 39 yards successful the game.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce, #87, walks disconnected the tract aft a nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFL Super Bowl LIX shot crippled connected Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

The broadcast caught Kelce walking disconnected the field. He spoke concisely astir the 40-22 nonaccomplishment afterward.

"We haven’t played that atrocious each year. You don’t suffer similar that without everything going bad," helium said.

The question Kelce volition look present is whether helium volition instrumentality to the Chiefs for different season. The 35-year-old’s accumulation was intelligibly down starting the 2024 season. He had moments erstwhile helium showed flashes of himself successful his prime, but it was acold from what Kansas City antecedently received from him.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce, #87, waves to the assemblage aft a nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles during the NFL Super Bowl LIX shot crippled connected Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Retirement rumors had swirled astir him implicit the past weeks of the year.

"I’ll fto Travis marque that determination connected his own," Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes said aft the game. "He knows helium inactive has a batch of shot near successful him. I mean, you tin spot it. He ever makes plays successful the biggest moment, but it’s if helium wants to enactment successful that grind, due to the fact that it takes it to spell retired determination and play 20 games, immoderate it is, and get to the Super Bowl.

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Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce, #87, adjusts his helmet anterior to the NFL Super Bowl LIX shot crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles connected Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025 successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

"He’s done capable to beryllium a gold-jacket feline and first-ballot Hall of Famer but I cognize helium inactive has emotion for the game, and he’ll get to walk immoderate clip with his household and marque that determination connected his own."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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