Travis Kelce: 'What the F--k' Was I Doing in Chiefs' Super Bowl Loss to Eagles?

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is coming back for the 2025 season, and he explained that part of his motivation is to atone for what he saw as his poor play during the team's Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

"I feel like I owe the guys that I come into that building with a whole lot more effort and focus," he said on Wednesday's episode of his New Heights podcast (h/t Jenna Lemoncelli of the New York Post).

"I just don't know what it was during that game, man. I wasn't at my best. The more that I see clips or watch the film or put myself back in those moments, man, I'm just like, 'What the f--k?'"

While his brother and co-host, Jason, suggested not overanalyzing the film in the aftermath of the loss, Kelce explained it will help motivate him during the upcoming campaign.

"You have to overanalyze. That's the way I find motivation," he said. "That's how I create the beast, that's how I flip the switch."

Kelce finished with four catches for 39 yards and zero touchdowns in the Super Bowl loss to Philadelphia just two weeks after he posted two catches for 19 yards and zero touchdowns in the AFC Championship Game win over the Buffalo Bills.

It was a far cry from the previous two seasons when the future Hall of Famer combined for 15 catches, 174 receiving yards and a touchdown in Super Bowl wins over the Eagles and San Francisco 49ers. 

He also scored a touchdown in the Super Bowl win over San Francisco that ended the 2019 campaign.

It wasn't just the lack of production that stood out in the most recent Super Bowl, as videos circulated of missed blocking assignments and an apparent lack of full effort on some plays as well.

Kelce clearly wasn't happy with his performance and is running things back as a result.

It wouldn't be surprising if the 2025 season is his last, though, as it is the final year on his contract.

"Last year, it didn't end well for us and I feel like there is a responsibility in me to play out the contract that I initially signed, to give Kansas City and the Chiefs organization everything I've got and that's what I'm gonna do, man," Kelce said.

The three-time Super Bowl champion, four-time First-Team All-Pro and 10-time Pro Bowler is one of the best tight ends in history and a lock to reach the Hall of Fame at one point. But he is still driven to bounce back from a poor performance at 35 years old and has his eyes set on next season as he looks to do just that.