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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce Breaks Jerry Rice’s NFL Career Postseason Receptions Record

The Kansas City Chiefs’ standout tight end has supplanted one of the greatest players in NFL history in the record book.

Madison Williams

Chiefs’ Travis Kelce Breaks Jerry Rice’s NFL Career Postseason Receptions Record
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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce registered seven catches in the first half of Sunday’s AFC championship game against the Baltimore Ravens to pass Jerry Rice for the most postseason receptions in NFL history.

Kelce broke the record in the second quarter on an 8-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes. It was the Chiefs star’s 152nd career catch in the playoffs. Rice, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the San Francisco 49ers, recorded 151 postseason catches in his 20-season NFL career. 

It helps that Kelce has appeared in the playoffs every year since the 2015 season.

Kelce also is chasing another of Rice’s postseason records. He scored his 19th playoff touchdown Sunday to cap the Chiefs’ first drive. Rice holds the NFL record for career postseason touchdowns with 22.

It’s uncertain whether the 34-year-old Kelce will continue adding to his playoff statistics after this season. Regardless, he already ranks among the greatest tight ends in NFL history.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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