The Cincinnati Bengals didn’t get another shot at the Kansas City Chiefs this season because they fell short of the playoffs at 9-8.
Along the way, fans pointed out on social media that the Chiefs didn’t play starters during their Week 18 loss to the Denver Broncos, which let their AFC West rival slip into the playoffs instead of the Bengals.
While the No. 1 seed resting starters before a postseason run isn’t all that unusual, the fan feedback eventually worked its way to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
Kelce had a few things to say about it.
“I ain’t scared of [expletive] nobody,” Kelce said on the “New Heights” podcast.. “I wanted them in the [expletive] playoffs. I want to slay every dragon one by one, like Mortal Kombat. I don’t even want this to be like we play the lowest seed. Just give me the best teams. AFC, NFC, give me all of them, Mortal Kombat-style. I’ll go through every [expletive] one of them just giving them my best [expletive] effort. I ain’t scared of a single soul, man.
Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt then caught wind of that and sent a reply during his Instagram stories:
It’s all silly noise, really. But if nothing else, it shows that this rivalry is alive and well, no questions asked.
