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.

The Chiefs showed off their dominant defense in a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans on Saturday, hounding quarterback C.J. Stroud. Tight end Travis Kelce, who had some uneven performances this season, also returned to dominance with seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.

The Broncos beat the Chiefs 38-0 on Sunday to clinch the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs. That means Joe Burrow and the Bengals have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. They finish the season 9-8,

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 dangerous Bengals.

The Cincinnati Bengals have been on the receiving end of some heat here and there for the trade that sent Joe Mixon to the Houston Texans. Never mind that the Bengals were ready to move on and trying to do right by Mixon while shipping him to a contender instead of cutting him.

Travis Kelce cleared up rumors surrounding claims that the team intentionally lost its game in Week 18 to shut out the Cincinnati Bengals from the NFL playoffs.

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Kansas City Chiefs' star tight end Travis Kelce angrily dismisses talk that his team purposefully lost a game to avoid playing the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs.

Tight end Travis Kelce talked about Cincinnati fans saying the Chiefs threw the season finale to block the Bengals from the postseason.