In shocking fashion, the Philadelphia Eagles dominated the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday night in New Orleans to capture their second Lombardi Trophy in franchise history. Meanwhile, the Chiefs fell short of making history themselves, attempting to become the first team to three-peat.
From start to finish, it was all Eagles on both sides of the football. Patrick Mahomes was sacked six times, the Chiefs were out-rushed, lost the turnover battle, and trailed in time of possession. Nothing went Kansas City’s way as the Eagles claimed a 40-22 victory, leading 34-0 and 40-6 at points in the second half.
Before the game, speculation surrounded one key player for Kansas City: star tight end Travis Kelce. At 35 years old and having already accomplished so much, retirement rumors loomed depending on the outcome.
While it seems he would prefer to return after such a tough loss, those rumors reignited after Fox Sports captured a slow-motion video of a devastated Kelce walking off the field with his head down as confetti fell around him.
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“Owns a couple super bowl rings he doesn’t need to hang his head!” One fan said.
“I’d hang it up if I were him. He’s nowhere near the player he used to be. Don’t wanna go out on your back.” A fan suggested.
One fan commented, “oh he’s retiring.”
“Time to retire.” One more fan said.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after the Eagles won Super Bowl LIX.
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Kelce was almost a non-factor until the fourth quarter when he started catching a few passes. However, he finished the game with just four receptions for 39 yards, which was still the second most on the Chiefs’ roster.
Following the loss, Mahomes, who shares an extremely close relationship with Travis, shed light on the situation.
“I’ll let Travis make that decision on his own, man.” Mahomes said. “He’s given so much to this team and to the NFL and been such a joy, not only for me to work with but for people to watch. He knows he still has a lot of football left in him. You can see it. … He’s done enough to be a gold jacket guy and a first-ballot Hall of Famer. … He’ll get to spend some time with his family and make that decision on his own.”
