Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce continues to prove that he’s one of the best tight ends in the history of the NFL.
This Sunday, in Kansas City’s win against the Atlanta Falcons, Kelce finished the game with 98 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven catches. Kelce, with one game left to play, now has 1,416 receiving yards on the season, which is a new record for tight ends.
He breaks the record set by San Francisco tight end George Kittle, who set the record in 2018 when he had 1,377 receiving yards on the season. Kittle was unable to compete with Kelce this year, spending most of the year recovering from a broken foot.
This is also the second time that Kelce has owned this record. Kelce actually set a new record in 2018 that was broken about an hour later by Kittle. The two squared off in last year’s Super Bowl, which Kansas City won 31-20.
But this isn’t the only record that Kelce set on Sunday. He also became the first tight end in the history of the NFL with multiple seasons where he caught 100 passes.
Kelce is looking to also become the first tight end in history to lead the league in receiving yards. He has one more week to try and stay ahead of two star wide receivers, Arizona’s DeAndre Hopkins and Green Bay’s Davante Adams.
