{"id":19281,"date":"2025-01-15T01:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19281"},"modified":"2025-01-15T01:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T01:22:11","slug":"breaking-patrick-mahomes-sends-strong-travis-kelce-message-before-chiefs-playoff-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=19281","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Patrick Mahomes Sends Strong Travis Kelce Message Before Chiefs&#8217; Playoff Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_96639731\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs are primed for a divisional-round matchup against the No. 4 seed Houston Texans on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes hasn&#8217;t played a single snap since Week 17 of the 2024 regular season, resting in Week 18 along with the majority of Kansas City&#8217;s starters. 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