Travis Kelce and the Chiefs will be watching the NFL playoffs from home this season as they were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Sunday with their loss at home to the Chargers.
The Chiefs, who have won three straight AFC titles and have been to the Super Bowl in five of the past six seasons, will now be playing out the string the rest of the way after falling to the Chargers, 16-13. Making matters even worse was that Patrick Mahomes left the game with a few minutes left after suffering a knee injury.
Tempes flared in the fourth quarter when Chargers safety Tony Jefferson was ejected after his vicious hit on Chiefs wide receiver Tyquan Thornton.
Here's that play:
Thorton takes a hard hit and has to be helped off the field pic.twitter.com/oj92e3sQPb
— Rate the Refs (@Rate_the_Refs) December 14, 2025
While Jefferson walked off the field Travis Kelce was seen waving goodbye, in what was a bit of a petty move by the future Hall of Famer:
Travis Kelce and Xavier Worthy waving off Tony Jefferson after he was ejected for his hit on Tyquan Thornton #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/cnRXwlIzFr
— Taylor Burr (@TaylorBurr10) December 14, 2025
That didn't age well for Kelce and the Chiefs as they ended up losing the game.
NFL fans roasted Kelce over that move:
He waving his way right out of the playoffs lol sorry I had to lol https://t.co/NQHB8nGcjv
— Amanda Leah Urey (@jaco8403) December 14, 2025
Tony Jefferson & the Chargers waving the Chiefs out of the playoffs https://t.co/apTqpgJpOm
— SceneKidSanta 𓅣𓅃 (@SceneKidSanta) December 14, 2025
Waving goodbye to playoffs https://t.co/wKAnbYlD3g
— Jj (@athleticsfan_4) December 14, 2025
BYEEEE BYEEEE https://t.co/2OcXxDIzA1 pic.twitter.com/0s31ami1ik
— Ryan (@OSYRYS_2) December 14, 2025
The Chiefs finish their season with games against the Titans, Broncos, and Raiders.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Travis Kelce’s Petty Move After Chargers DB Got Ejected Didn’t Age Well.
