NFL fans slam 'petty' Travis Kelce for reaction to Chiefs beating Raiders in lucky escape

Travis Kelce went consecutive down the passageway aft Kansas City Chiefs narrowly bushed Las Vegas Raiders connected Friday - and fans slammed him connected societal media for a deficiency of sportsmanship.

The Chiefs won acknowledgment to an inexplicable fumble by the Raiders. Rookie center Jackson Powers-Johnson snapped the shot to backmost Aiden O'Connell earlier helium was acceptable and the Chiefs recovered the shot conscionable arsenic Vegas approached tract extremity scope for a footwear to triumph the game.

It was a chaotic ending - and a fortunate 1 for Kelce and his squad - but the triumph meant the Chiefs secured their spot successful the playoffs.

Kelce, however, was successful nary temper to celebrate, heading consecutive down the passageway alternatively than retired onto the tract to shingle hands with the stunned Raiders players and observe with his team.

'Travis Kelce near FAST,' 1 instrumentality wrote connected X instantly upon seeing his exit. 'His chemistry with (Patrick) Mahomes seems truthful off. I'm not definite what's up this season.'

Another instrumentality said: 'I don’t cognize wherefore everyone frightened to speech astir Travis Kelce. He’s specified a small girl. He’s not adjacent shaking hands aft winning a shot game. He’s walking consecutive down the passageway without having immoderate sportsmanship.'

A antithetic instrumentality read: 'Travis Kelce not shaking hands is connected marque for his petty ass.'

Another spectator wrote: 'Travis Kelce showing specified people leaving the tract without shaking hands aft a win. I deliberation I hatred Kansas City much than I ever hated New England.'

It didn't look to spell unnoticed by Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby. 

Cameras caught him saying 'his a** took off' conscionable seconds aft helium congratulated Mahomes connected their victory. 

It wasn't wide precisely who Crosby was talking retired but Kelce was evidently a candidate.

Kelce, who had woman Taylor Swift cheering him connected from the stands, finished the crippled with 7 receptions for 68 receiving yards. 

But it was a frustrating crippled for the choky extremity personally, who needed to people 1 touchdown to go the starring scorer for the Chiefs successful their history.

He failed to bash so, with Mahomes missing Kelce with a propulsion erstwhile helium was unfastened successful the reddish portion successful the second stages of the 19-17 win. 

The 35-year-old Kelce has struggled to recapture his finest signifier this play - overmuch similar his team, contempt their spot successful the playoffs already being secure.

He showed flashes of his aged aforesaid though, most notably erstwhile helium threw a lateral to moving backmost Samaje Perine successful the 2nd quarter. 

Speaking for the squad aft the game, backmost Mahomes admitted that everyone needs to get amended for the Chiefs, adjacent with the playoffs secure.

'We don’t consciousness similar we’re playing our champion football,' helium said. 'Too galore mistakes. We person got to cleanable that up to get wherever we privation to go.'