Chiefs’ Travis Kelce trolls Broncos, gets ‘Mahomes Splash’ after Sunday’s win
It may not have been intentional, but Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce trolled the Broncos during a postgame interview on Sunday night.
While talking with NBC’s Michele Tafoya following the Chiefs’ 22-16 win over the Broncos, Kelce was asked about his team’s troubles in the red zone.
“We’ve just got to finish strong, I mean hats off to the Raiders,” Kelce said. “They’ve done an unbelievable job the past two games of presenting a challenge on third downs and in the red zone. I mean, it is what it is....”
Yep, Kelce said Raiders instead of Broncos.
Before Kelce could finish his thought (or perhaps correct his mistake), Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sneaked up behind Kelce and poured water on Kelce’s neck.
It was a comical moment:
It wasn’t exactly a Salvy Splash like the Royals’ Salvador Perez is known for, but on a cold December night, that water made Kelce shiver.
And the Raiders comment didn’t go unnoticed on Twitter:
This story was originally published December 6, 2020 at 11:00 PM.