Kansas City Chiefs TE Travis Kelce’s rushing TD in the team’s 34-12 win over the New York Jets helped him enter the NFL’s history books for a new record.
Kelce’s connection with QB Patrick Mahomes saw the duo make NFL history in this win over the Jets for the most passing/receiving yards by a QB-TE duo ever. However, Kelce also left with a major individual record.
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Kelce had four receptions on six targets for 72 yards and one rushing TD against the Jets, and waltzed into the NFL’s history books for a new ‘oldest-ever’ achievement.
Kelce’s rushing TD came from a one-yard line run in the third quarter of the game for the Chiefs’ 21st point of the evening. With that TD, the 37-year-old cemented himself as the oldest TE to ever score a rushing TD, surpassing Taysom Hill’s record by almost two full years.
This was only the third rushing TD of Kelce’s career. Outside of Kelce’s rushing TD in 2021, there are few 30-year-old TEs to have registered this feat in the NFL.
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Hill was not a traditional TE, while a pure TE like Delanie Walker registered a rushing TD at 33 years old. Nonetheless, Kelce has set himself apart quite distinctly as a pure career-long TE to have achieved this feat twice since turning 30.
Kelce has had 33 receptions on 48 targets this season with two passing TDs, and his rushing TD vs. the Jets came from his only carry of the season.
Kelce’s efficiency has been remarkable as he is on pace for an 800+-yard season if he stays healthy. Very few TEs can claim to be similarly productive at this age, with the only realistic comparison coming from the legendary Tony Gonzalez in 2013 with 859 yards over the 2013 season at 37 years old.
Hopefully, Kelce’s form can sustain over the season, and he can play a crucial role in a potential Super Bowl run for the Chiefs.
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