Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce denied that the team intentionally lost its Week 18 game to ensure that the Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention.

Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt then caught wind of that and sent a reply during his Instagram stories: It’s all silly noise, really. But if nothing else, it shows that this rivalry is alive and well, no questions asked. Read all the best Bengals coverage at Cincinnati.com and Bengals Wire.

The Kansas City Chiefs are in action for Week 18, but you’ll notice that Andy Reid is sending out a new-look squad for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. Star players like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones were listed as inactive for the game against their AFC West rivals, and the reason for that is simple:

Kelce's absence wasn't the only one felt on Sunday for the Chiefs. Kansas City was blown out 38-0 in a game that felt way out of reach early. Peyton Hendershot and Noah Gray were the two tight ends that attempted to fill the void for Kelce. They combined for three catches and 26 yards.

The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up the regular season on Sunday afternoon, and there was a question as to whether or not pop star Taylor Swift would make the trip to Denver to see boyfriend Travis Kelce take on the Broncos.

There were a lot of tin-foil hat wearers in the NFL in Week 18. With the Cincinnati Bengals needing the Denver Broncos to lose to the Kansas City Chiefs, some NFL fans thought that the Chiefs deliberately tanked their Week 18 game to eliminate

The Cincinnati Bengals are not one of those teams, seeing their playoff hopes fade away after the Broncos blew out the Chiefs’ second-stringers in Week 18. Amid unfounded rumors that the Chiefs purposefully gave up during their loss to Denver to ensure the Bengals would be eliminated,

Taylor Swift made headlines in 2024 for her presence at the Golden Globes. However, this year, she was noticeably absent from both the star-studded awards ceremony and the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Denver Broncos.

Discover the details behind the Kansas City Chiefs' controversial Week 18 loss to the Denver Broncos and Travis Kelce's bold response to the criticism.

The Cincinnati Bengals needed the Kansas City Chiefs to beat the Denver Broncos in order to advance to the playoffs. But after the Chiefs rested their starters, leading to a blowout loss on Sunday, some suggested that the Chiefs were afraid of playing the Bengals and made a strategic move to keep Cincinnati out of Read