Travis Kelce checked off another landmark Sunday, and it came in a Chiefs win that kept Kansas City unbeaten.
During Kansas City’s 22-6 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium, the 37-year-old tight end became the seventh player in NFL history to reach 1,100 career regular-season receptions. Kelce finished with four catches on five targets for 53 yards, pushing his career numbers to 1,100 receptions and 13,301 receiving yards.
The achievement adds another line to a resume that already looks Hall of Fame-bound. According to the Chiefs’ official statistics, Kelce has also caught 84 touchdown passes across his 14 NFL seasons, all of them with Kansas City.
He had already passed Hall of Fame receiver Tim Brown for seventh on the NFL’s all-time receptions list earlier this month, and this latest milestone moves him a little deeper into rare territory among the game’s most productive pass catchers.
Even with Kelce turning 37 earlier this month, he remains a central piece of the Chiefs’ offense. Through five games, he has 20 receptions for 299 yards and two touchdowns, averaging 15 yards per catch.
Kansas City has also had to manage injuries around him. Tyquan Thornton suffered a dislocated ankle in the October 4 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, and Rashee Rice has also dealt with a hamstring injury.
That has only kept the Kelce-Patrick Mahomes connection even more important. In Kansas City’s overtime win over Indianapolis on September 20, Mahomes hit Kelce nine times for 101 yards in one of the stronger outings during Mahomes’ return from last season’s knee injury.
The Chiefs improved to 5-0 with Sunday’s win. Kenneth Walker III rushed for 128 yards and two touchdowns, while Xavier Worthy had seven catches for 73 yards.
Kelce already owns the Chiefs’ franchise records for receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns, and with Kansas City still rolling, he’ll have more chances to add to that total. Even this late in his career, 1,100 catches is a striking reminder of how long he has been one of the NFL’s defining offensive players.
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