Travis Kelce Says Tough Super Bowl Loss Is a 'Hard Reality' as He Apologizes to Kansas City Chiefs Fans

Travis Kelce during the 2025 Super Bowl.Photo:Kevin Sabitus/Getty Kevin Sabitus/Getty Travis Kelceis opening up about hisSuper Bowldefeat. During the latest episode of hisNew Heights with Jason & Travis Kelcepodcast, released Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end reflected on his brutal 40-22 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles on Feb. 9. “It just wasn’t our day,” Travis, 35, told his brotherJason Kelce, 37. “I couldn’t find a lick of momentum.

Travis Kelce Shares What He Learned from Taylor Swift During Her Eras Tour and Saw 'How Excruciating It Is on Her Body'

From Left: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on Jan. 26, 2025.Photo:David Eulitt/Getty David Eulitt/Getty Taylor Swiftis having an impact on her tight end’s game!While speaking to the media in advance ofSuper Bowl LIX,Travis Kelcecredited the superstar for her dedication to her craft — all of which is not lost on him.“Her work ethic, what I saw on that tour last year, was pretty remarkable,” the Kansas City Chiefs star, 35, told reporters, including PEOPLE.

Travis Kelce Sighs Leaving the Field After Crushing Loss in 2025 Super Bowl

Travis Kelce during Super Bowl 2025.Photo:Jamie Squire/Getty Jamie Squire/Getty Travis Kelcehad disappointment written all over his face after coming up short in Super Bowl 2025. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end was tight-lipped andwas seen sighing while walking off the fieldwith his teammates after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles 40-22 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. Kelce, 35, was unable to help get things going for the AFC champs, catching only four passes for 39 yards.

Travis Kelce Skips Chiefs Afterparty, FaceTimes The Chainsmokers Following Super Bowl Loss

Travis Kelce (left); Alex Pall and Andrew Taggart.Photo:Gregory Shamus/Getty;Cindy Ord/Getty Gregory Shamus/Getty;Cindy Ord/Getty Travis Kelceis keeping his head up. On Monday, Feb. 10, a videoshared on X(formerly known as Twitter) captured the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, 35, having a FaceTime call with electronic music producers The Chainsmokers following the team’s 40-22 Super Bowl loss to thePhiladelphia Eagles. “I just played your f—ing party,” The Chainsmokers, who consist of Alex Pall, 39, and Drew Taggart, 35, said after performing at a Kansas City Chiefs afterparty.

Travis Kelce Was ‘Battling’ a ‘Pretty Big Illness' Ahead of Super Bowl Loss to Eagles, Reveals Chiefs GM

Travis Kelce.Photo:Kara Durrette/Getty Kara Durrette/Getty Travis Kelcewas fighting a “big illness” before hisSuper Bowldefeat.Brett Veach, 47, General Manager of Kelce’s team, the Kansas City Chiefs, spoke about the issues facing the tight end in the run-up to the game on an upcoming episode of the NFL podcast,The Insiders.Noting that he wasn’t “making excuses” for the Chiefs’ loss, Veach said that Kelce was “battling a pretty big illness” before the Super Bowl, which took place on Feb.