Chiefs TE Travis Kelce’s Message to Panthers Coaches After Stealing Win

One week after Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs lost for the first time in the 2024 NFL season, the defending Super Bowl champions rebounded with a close 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Chiefs held an 11-point lead heading into the final quarter, but the Panthers, led by second-year quarterback Bryce Young, stormed back to tie the game at 27 apiece with 1:46 remaining in the game.

But Kansas City has an MVP quarterback of their own in Patrick Mahomes, who led the Chiefs 57 yards down the field to set up a 31-yard game-winning field goal by kicker Spencer Shrader as time expired.

After the game, as Kelce was headed back to the locker room, a few Panther coaches passed by, which prompted the All-Pro tight end to comment on the Chiefs’ win.

“Good game, guys,” Kelce said. “Good game.”

Travis Kelce with a “good game” to the Panthers coaches passing by after KC breaks Carolina’s heart with a time-expiring FG.

Patrick Mahomes is back in the win column after last week’s loss to Buffalo pic.twitter.com/Kj19RiZh8G

— Cam Gaskins (@CamGaskinsTV) November 24, 2024

Kelce finished the day with six catches for 62 yards, including an eight-yarder on the first play of Kansas City’s final drive. Mahomes completed 73% of his passes for 269 yards and three scores while adding five carries for an additional 60 yards.

The quarterback had the most crucial play of the day, putting the Chiefs in field goal position on a 33-yard scramble in the final minute.

With the win, Kelce and the Chiefs become one of two teams to reach the ten-win mark, along with the Detroit Lions. At 10-1, Kansas City still sits in first place in the AFC standings, with the 9-2 Buffalo Bills right on their rear.

They will get AFC West rival, the Las Vegas Raiders, on Friday, Nov. 29, back at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Meanwhile, the Panthers, after winning their previous two contests, fall to 3-8 on the season, still holding a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft. They will remain home in Charlotte as they also take on a divisional foe in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13.