Travis Kelce has played long enough in the NFL to understand when the Kansas City Chiefs are about to get favorable coverage. This experience served him quite well with the Super Bowl on the line in overtime on Sunday night.
With Kansas City set up for a first and goal play, the way the San Francisco 49ers lined up their defense let Kelce know that the Chiefs were about to get exactly what they wanted to spring Mecole Hardman free for the game-winner. As football writer Nate Tice pointed out, Kelce was so confident in the play’s outcome that he stopped to stare at the video screen in the middle of it.
His instincts proved correct:
Kelce staring at the jumbotron mid-play on the game-winning TD. He knew this was working as soon as Ward went with him. pic.twitter.com/2Ny0P3HBqn
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) February 12, 2024
That’s why Kelce and friends are the first back-to-back Super Bowl champions in two decades. Talk about confidence in your team’s greatness. The Chiefs had their fair share of ups and downs this season. But when it mattered most, they executed.
