{"id":30345,"date":"2025-02-02T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T13:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30345"},"modified":"2025-02-02T13:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T13:04:12","slug":"nfl-facing-backlash-over-travis-kelce-decision-before-super-bowl-lix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30345","title":{"rendered":"NFL Facing Backlash Over Travis Kelce Decision Before Super Bowl LIX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0are heading to their fifth\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0in six seasons after eliminating\u00a0Josh Allen\u00a0and the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a032-29 in the AFC Championship Game.<\/p>\n<p>After receiving a fine for his dunking celebration on Christmas Day, Chiefs tight\u00a0Travis Kelce\u00a0has been punished once again for his actions against Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>In the final minutes of the second quarter,\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0was tackled into the end zone for a one-yard touchdown run. Kelce took exception to the tackle and got into the Bills defender&#8217;s face.<\/p>\n<p>Then, Buffalo defensive tackle Jordan Phillips came in and made facemask-to-facemask contact with Kelce as the two exchanged more words. However, the only flag that was thrown was on Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>For the incident, Kelce was\u00a0fined\u00a0$11,255 for &#8220;taunting,&#8221; while Phillips was hit with a $6,722 penalty for &#8220;use of the helmet.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1885798302303535237&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fnfl-facing-backlash-over-travis-kelce-decision-before-super-bowl-lix&amp;sessionId=d4c10a0c08af906b3b5b4304b411e740b6c85fa3&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1885798302303535237\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Although Kelce did end up receiving punishment for his actions,\u00a0NFL\u00a0and Bills fans still remain unhappy that it came six days late. They took to social media to leave their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Too late, it\u2019s no good a week later. the refs should have called the penalty right on the spot,&#8221; one fan\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having said that, the NFL isn\u2019t doing itself any favors with the way they\u2019re handling things lately,&#8221;\u00a0wrote\u00a0a second.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;wow this is really effective AFTER the chiefs won\u2026definitely not rigged at all. when is the @NFL going to make a change? (hint: they won\u2019t. they enjoy money more than morals),&#8221;\u00a0added\u00a0another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s called &#8216;buying a championship&#8217;. $11,255 in exchange for not calling it on the field so it doesn\u2019t potentially cost you the game. It\u2019s silly to even pretend a monetary fine is anything close to justice,&#8221;\u00a0commented\u00a0a fourth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Doesnt mean jack (expletive) when it doesn\u2019t happen during the game\u2026. Thanks for nothing NFL,&#8221;\u00a0posted\u00a0a fifth.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What a joke! Like this makes it better! Chiefs are cheaters! NFL is rigged!! Taints their success!&#8221;\u00a0added\u00a0a sixth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/ar_16:9%2Cc_fill%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cg_xy_center%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620%2Cx_4390%2Cy_2162\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87).\" width=\"6651\" height=\"4434\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEyMjc1NjY1NDIzMDUwMjQ5\/usatsi_25061559.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Kelce finished the AFC championship with only two catches for 19 yards. His Divisional Round performance against the\u00a0Houston Texans, on the other hand, was much better, recording seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs will take on the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in New Orleans, Louisiana.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":30346,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL Facing Backlash Over Travis Kelce Decision Before Super Bowl LIX - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=30345\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL Facing Backlash Over Travis Kelce Decision Before Super Bowl LIX - 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