The Chiefs Are Going to the Super Bowl! Travis Kelce and the Team Beat Baltimore Ravens in AFC Championship

• The Kansas City Chiefs won Sunday’s AFC Championsip game against the Baltimore Ravens
• Tight end Travis Kelce caught the first touchdown of the game and tied NFL great Jerry Rice’s record for most catches in postseason history
• The Chiefs will compete in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on February 11

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are officially back in the Super Bowl!

The Chiefs, led by Kelce (34) and Patrick Mahomes, defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-7 at M&T Bank Stadium in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. It will be the second year in a row that they go to the big game, after winning the Vince Lombardi trophy last year.

Kelce scored the first touchdown of the long-awaited game during the first quarter. His girlfriend, Taylor Swift, was spotted cheering on the tight end along with friends Brittany Mahomes, Cara Delevingne and Keleigh Sperry.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had an impressive catch in the first half, catching the ball that was thrown to him, but Baltimore ended up falling short to Kansas City after three big Ravens turnovers.

It was a big game for Kelce, who officially tied NFL legend Jerry Rice for the most postseason catches in NFL history.

Taylor Swift reacts to Travis Kelce’s touchdown.

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A week earlier, Kelce tied the impressive record with Mahomes, 28, during the Kansas City Chiefs’ win over the Buffalo Bills. The duo brought their career playoff touchdown total to 16, surpassing the previous record holders, Tom Brady and his longtime tight end Rob Gronkowski, for the most postseason touchdowns by a pair in NFL history.

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In addition to Swift, Travis was cheered on during the game in Baltimore by brother Jason Kelce, parents Donna and Ed Kelce, and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce.

Jason Kelce and Kylie Kelce; Travis Kelce.

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Just before the AFC Championship game, the NFL star teamed up with Kodiak Cakes to distribute 25,000 meals to Kansas City students. The couple will work with non-profit after-school program Operation Breakthrough to donate hot breakfasts.

In 2022, Kelce, 34, invested in a food brand that focuses on breakfast products packed with whole grain protein.

The NFL star has worked with Operation Breakthrough for years through Eighty-Seven & Running, a foundation the NFL star founded in 2015 that focuses on mentoring underserved youth. Donna also donated the proceeds from her cookie sale at Arrowhead Stadium in December to Operation Breakthrough.

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And just a day before that, Mahomes praised his teammate and close friend for staying grounded as his celebrity status grows.

Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes at the Netflix premiere of “Quarterback” at the Netflix Tudum Theater on July 11, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

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“Travis has always been Travis,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said of his teammate, according to NBC Sports. “He will still walk around the stadium and treat every person as if they were his best friend. And he will be like that in the locker room every day.”

Despite a new romance with pop star Taylor Swift, a Saturday night live visiting in March 2023and another cameo on the late-night show in October, Mahomes explained that the tight end “was himself the whole time.”

The two-time Super Bowl MVP told reporters he was especially happy for his teammate when he was the host SNL. “It was really, really cool,” Mahomes said. “It was his dream.”

“Travis has always been Travis,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback said of his teammate, according to NBC Sports. “He will still walk around the stadium and treat every person as if they were his best friend. And he will be like that in the locker room every day.”

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