The Chiefs Kingdom has always witnessed their TE Travis Kelce and reigning Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes link up since their dominance started in 2018. Over the years, Kelce and Mahomes have connected for 55 TDs. They are considered one of the greatest quarterbacks and TE duo to grace the NFL. However, last Sunday, in their Week 12 game, something occurred that wasn’t very Kelce and Mahomes-like.

Late into the third quarter, when the Chiefs were looking for a first and 10 deep into Carolina’s 30-yard line, Mahomes found his bestie open downfield. As usual, the Chiefs QB tried to throw the ball onto Kelce. But his target was a little off, which led to Kelce failing to hold onto the pass. Even though he stretched both of his hands, the ball ended up hitting the turf. This led to Kelce turning around in frustration and yelling an expletive as cameras caught him doing so.

Although Kelce appeared upset on cameras with frustration boiling out of him, fans didn’t like his reaction at all. One of them called him out for blaming Mahomes while masking his mistake, “He should have caught it. No excuse! Looked like he blamed Patrick.” Going through those clips, it just looked like a moment where Kelce was upset with the play. However, his day wasn’t that bad as the Chiefs TE finished with six receptions for 62 yards.

He also went on to eclipse Antonio Gates for most receiving yards by a TE in the history of the NFL. As for Mahomes, he completed 27-of-37 passes for 269 yards. But the three TDs he had on Sunday didn’t find Kelce in the end zone. Instead, the other TE, Noah Grey, racked up 2 TDs for 66 yards. Back-to-back double TD games for Grey.

Well, Kelce also didn’t have Taylor Swift in attendance, as she missed two games in a row, all of them on the road. However, the Chiefs Kingdom didn’t like Kelce possibly cussing Mahomes, so they blamed him instead.

Fans blame Travis Kelce after frustration with Patrick Mahomes went viral

Although a moment of miscommunication might have resulted in a heated exchange between Mahomes and Kelce, their fans didn’t like the way Kelce reacted to a simple miscalculated pass. As they went into their phones and bashed him online, “Don’t know why that on Kelce both hands on the ball got to catch it.” Well, Kelce did throw both hands on the pass but still couldn’t grasp it because of a last-second adjustment.

There was another who called him out for having drops every now and then, “He has one of those drops about once every 2 or 3 games. Just inexplicable.” While people continued to throw Kelce under the bus for his frustrations. One of the fans called both of them out for equal blame, “That ball was catchable, but that throw was also off. Both made mistakes.” 

However, for the Chiefs, they had to grind till the last moment. As Mahomes late 33-yard run and Spencer Shrader’s field goal helped them seal the victory in Carolina. Thereby helping them get back into the winning column after the Bills loss last weekend.

Moreover, as fans continue to debate who was to blame for the incomplete pass, we have reports of all-around disappointment from the Chiefs locker room. Local KC media wrote about how even after the victory, the locker room wasn’t that spirited. The defensive players were particularly disheartened after a poor showing, and even Mahomes, who likes to chat with his teammates, didn’t hang around for conversations. On his part, Chiefs HC Andy Reid did try to raise the spirits, highlighting the uncertain nature of games in the NFL, and all that matters is a win.