The Kansas City Chiefs have a major challenge coming up in the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, and the game feels like a must-win for both teams.
The Chiefs are 5-3 after a slow start to the season, and even though they’re blossoming now, taking another loss at this point in the season would deflate the momentum they’ve worked to build. Meanwhile, the Bills lost two consecutive games before their bye week, and though they’re coming off a win over the Panthers last week, those two losses are still fresh in their minds.
Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce opened up about the upcoming game on the most-recent episode of his “New Heights” podcast, giving s little insight into what he believes the Chiefs need to do to win.
“Getting [Bills running back James Cook] the ball is a pretty good strategy,” Travis Kelce said, half-joking. “Yeah, so hopefully we can slow that down and keep putting up points like we’ve been putting up over the past couple of weeks.”
Cook notched 216 rushing yards against the Carolina Panthers and two touchdowns last weekend, and he’s quickly established himself as one of the top RBs int he NFL.
Aside from slowing down Cook, Kelce applauded the Bills offense for their 40-9 win over the Panthers.
“I mean, they can score with the best of them, baby,” he said.
Kelce also addressed the short week for the Chiefs, since they played on “Monday Night Football.”
“We got a big one this week against Buffalo on a short week, man,” he said. “And the Bills got rolling again this past week. They were part of some of those blowout games that we saw on Sunday.”
Kelce went on to talk about the success that the Chiefs have been experiencing on the field lately.
“We’re scoring touchdowns and that’s where it really gets fun. When you’re putting up seven points every time you touch the ball, it’s a fun, fun time,” he said. “Defense is playing great, special teams is playing great, and offense, it just feels like we’re dialing the right things up, and we’re rolling as an offense. It’s fun when everybody’s getting a piece of the pie.”
Monday’s game was a huge one for Kelce. He earned his 80th career regular-season touchdown pass and become just the fifth TE in NFL history to do so, according to NFL research. According to ESPN, Kelce also scored his 100th touchdown, including the postseason, so it was a happy night for him.
