{"id":19134,"date":"2025-01-19T21:58:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:58:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19134"},"modified":"2025-01-19T21:58:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T21:58:13","slug":"travis-kelce-faces-fan-backlash-for-unsportsmanlike-touchdown-gesture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=19134","title":{"rendered":"Travis Kelce Faces Fan Backlash For Unsportsmanlike Touchdown Gesture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Travis Kelce turned in another signature NFL playoff performance as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round on Saturday. Despite his hard work, he almost cost his team in a huge moment after a second-half touchdown catch from quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Ahead 13-12 early in the fourth quarter, Mahomes launched a Superman-style pass into the end zone that found Kelce wide open for six. It was the 18th time they have connected for a passing touchdown in the playoffs, extending an NFL record they already owned. Taylor Swift and Caitlin Clark were seen celebrating the play, while Kelce broke it down with one of his signature touchdown dances. In the commotion, the officials missed Kelce\u2019s taunting gesture towards the Texans defender.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">MAHOMES TD TO KELCE AS HE FALLS DOWN<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HOUvsKC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HOUvsKC<\/a> on ESPN\/ABC<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcf1: Stream on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPlus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFLPlus<\/a> and ESPN+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ytEUsoGyin\">pic.twitter.com\/ytEUsoGyin<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1880761636375642228?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Fans on social media did not let it slide, convinced that the officials let the two-time defending Super Bowl champions off the hook. Fans of other NFL teams posted evidence of identical gestures made by Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers and Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London that were flagged for taunting. Flowers\u2019 came against the Chiefs. Although the missed flag would not have negated the touchdown if it were thrown, the 15-yard penalty could have affected the point after try or the ensuing kickoff if it were enforced. Instead, Kansas City went up 20-12 after the extra point.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1710436\" data-uid=\"15ef9\">\n<div id=\"mgw1710436_15ef9\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Travis Kelce turned in another signature NFL playoff performance as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round on Saturday. Despite his &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":19135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19134"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19136,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19134\/revisions\/19136"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/19135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}