Travis Kelce given brutal reality check as Bills player headbutts him for trash talking teammate
Travis Kelce given brutal reality check as Bills player headbutts him for trash talking teammate
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In a tense scene towards the end of the first half of the AFC Championship game, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was headbutted by a rival Buffalo Bills player. Kelce was celebrating as Patrick Mahomes scampered for a touchdown to put the Chiefs up 21-10.
![[Kelce (center) celebrated by mocking Bills safety Damar Hamlin (R) after scoring a touchdown]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/01/94544793-14328181-image-a-301_1737941324821.jpg)
The tight end started chirping at Bills safety Damar Hamlin - who was too late to tackle the Chiefs quarterback. In an effort to defend his teammate, Bills defensive lineman Jordan Phillips ran over and headbutted Kelce. Officials immediately threw a flag and hit Phillips with an unnecessary roughness penalty. They did not penalize Kelce for his instigating.
![[Then, Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips came in and headbutted Kelce, drawing a penalty]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/27/01/94544795-14328181-image-a-302_1737941328646.jpg)
Fans on social media immediately began criticizing Kelce for his move after his team went up by two scores. Some said that the referees should have flagged him and that failure to do so didn't help the narratives that the officials help the Chiefs. Travis Kelce taunted an opponent and then got headbutted in the AFC Championship game.
Kelce (center) celebrated by mocking Bills safety Damar Hamlin (R) after scoring a touchdown. Then, Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips came in and headbutted Kelce, drawing a penalty. 'Kelce comes in to talk sh*t then immediately tries to flop and draws an unnecessary roughness penalty. Honestly the Chiefs are the most unlikeable team in NFL history,' wrote one user on X, formerly Twitter.
'Kelce taunts the defender after the TD right in front of the official, official eats his flag. Fine. Another player comes up and confronts the taunting... flag thrown. Not fine. That ain't gonna to much to slow the KC flag favoritism narrative,' said another user.
