Travis Kelce added another line to a career ledger that already looks impossible, even in a night the Kansas City Chiefs would rather forget.
Kansas City was beaten 20-3 by the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday night, dropping the Chiefs to their first loss of the 2026 season. The offense never really found its rhythm, and Kelce’s production was modest by his standards: four catches for 44 yards. But one of those grabs carried real weight in the record book.
With his fourth reception of the night, Kelce reached 1,103 career catches, moving past Chris Carter and Marvin Harrison on the NFL’s all-time receptions list. That puts him fifth all time, with only Jerry Rice, Larry Fitzgerald, Tony Gonzalez and Jason Witten ahead of him.
Kelce’s milestone catch came in the fourth quarter, when Patrick Mahomes connected with him on a 19-yard completion - his longest grab of the night. Kelce responded with a fist pump to mark the moment.
He now trails Rice’s mark of 1,549 receptions by 446, a gap that would be out of reach at this stage of his career. Over his previous 12 seasons, Kelce averaged 90 receptions a year, which makes Rice’s record look safe. Witten’s total, though, remains closer within sight.
Sunday night also brought another record for Kelce. According to Underdog, he now owns the most receiving yards by a tight end in history when combining the regular season and playoffs, sitting at 15,420. He passed Gonzalez, who had 15,413, with those 44 yards against Seattle.
And with 11 more weeks left in the season, Kelce still has time to push that number even higher.
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