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Travis Kelce Shoots Down Idea That Chiefs Were Scared of Bengals: 'I Ain't Scared of F****** Nobody!'

The Chiefs lost to the Broncos in Week 18, which kept the Bengals out of the playoffs.

James Rapien

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9), left, talks with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) at the conclusion of a Week 17 NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Chiefs won, 25-17.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9), left, talks with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) at the conclusion of a Week 17 NFL football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo. The Kansas City Chiefs won, 25-17. / Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK
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CINCINNATI — The Chiefs didn't play their starters and most of their backups in Week 18 after already clinching the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

The Bengals needed the Chiefs to beat the Broncos. Does that mean Kansas City was scared of letting Joe Burrow and Cincinnati into the playoffs?

"I ain't scared of f****** nobody," Kelce said on the New Heights podcast. "I wanted them in the f****** playoffs."

The Chiefs finished the season 15-2. They have a bye this week. Meanwhile, the Bengals started the season 4-8, but won five-straight games to end the season. They fell just short of the playoffs, finishing with a 9-8 record for a second-straight season.

"I'll play them at the Walmart parking lot. I don't give a s***," Kelce said. "We can have our own game in the offseason.

"I love competing against the greatest. The Bengals were a fun a** f****** team to watch there towards the end of the season."

The Chiefs beat the Bengals 26-25 in Week 2. Kansas City is hoping to win their third-straight Super Bowl this season.

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JAMES RAPIEN

James Rapien is the publisher of Bengals On SI. He's also the host of the Locked on Bengals podcast and Cincinnati Bengals Talk on YouTube. The Cincinnati native also wrote a book about the history of the Cincinnati Bengals called Enter The Jungle. Prior to joining Bengals On SI, Rapien worked at 700 WLW and ESPN 1530 in Cincinnati

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