Stephen A. Smith declared “the honeymoon’s over” between Travis Kelce and female friend Taylor Quick later the Chiefs tight finish was once hardly ever a consider Kansas Town’s first two wins of the season.
All the way through Monday’s installment of “First Take” on ESPN, Smith advised the All-Professional celebrity to get issues going at the grassland later he was once outshined by means of the singer, along side second-year wideout Rashee Rice, in a last-minute, 26-25 win over the Bengals on Sunday.
“We saw more of Taylor Swift than we saw of Travis Kelce yesterday, on a Sunday afternoon,” Smith mentioned, relating to the 14-time Grammy winner being featured at the CBS broadcast.
“… That wasn’t intended to occur [Sunday]. We had been intended to peer extra of Travis Kelce the day prior to this than we noticed of her. That’s now not going down regardless that. You’ve were given to take off, you’ve were given 39 receiving yards within the first two video games. Come on now. Soccer season is right here.
“Honeymoon’s over. Let’s handle our business, OK.”
Kelce had only one catch for 5 yards towards the Bengals, even if what would had been a grasp 41-yard reception within the fourth quarter was once known as again on Kingsley Suamataia’s conserving penalty.
He had 3 catches for 34 yards within the Chiefs’ house opener towards the Ravens, which Quick additionally attended.
The Chiefs pulling off last-second victories in each contests has stored the grievance of Kelce and the workforce most commonly at bay.
Smith went directly to proclaim Rice for his performances on Sunday.
“Rashee Rice had five catches for 75 yards, so that’s good… That brother talked before the game and then went out on the field and backed it up. So give credit where credit is due,” Smith mentioned.
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker’s 51-yard grassland purpose as pace expired gave Kansas Town the 26-25 victory over the Bengals.
A go interference name, which moved the Chiefs to the Cincinnati 36, arrange the kick.
“Kansas City lucked up, but the pass interference call was the right call,” Smith mentioned.
“What I’m interested by is, you take a look at Travis Kelce and Xavier Decent, you’re speaking about 3 receptions for 22 yards and so they controlled to win this recreation.
“You’re not supposed to win that game when something like that happens for you on the offensive side of the ball. Cincinnati did play better but they weren’t able to close the deal.”
The Bengals fell to 0-2 to start out the season.
Throughout two video games this season, Kelce was once centered seven occasions and has 4 receptions for 39 yards and negative ratings.
Kelce noticed a diminish in his numbers final season at the grassland, as his Q Rating skyrocketed off of it due to his courting with Quick.
Kelce had 93 catches for 984 yards in 15 video games, the primary pace he was once beneath 1,000 yards receiving since 2015.
The little pattern dimension this season signifies the ones numbers will most probably leave even additional.
Chiefs head educator Andy Reid mentioned Kelce gets his catches in due pace.
“They did have some things that they were attempting there,” Reid mentioned later the sport. “He’ll get his catches. It’s now not that he’s slowing unwell or any of that bit, that’s now not what the do business in is.
“It’s just teams focus on him and kind of know he’s been [quarterback Patrick Mahomes’] go-to guy. What it’s done though, Soren (Petro), is that it’s allowed us to utilize the other guys around him and they’ve been productive.”
The Chiefs (2-0) face the Falcons (1-1) in Atlanta on Sunday.
