“I’ll play the [Bengals] at the Walmart parking lot,” Kelce said. “I don’t give a s—,” Kelce said

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Travis Kelce. Photo: David Eulitt/Getty

Travis Kelce is setting the record straight!

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is making it clear that there’s no truth to the rumors his team intentionally lost its game in Week 18 to shut the Cincinnati Bengals out from the NFL playoffs.

The idea popped up on social media last weekend, largely from Bengals fans who believed the Chiefs were afraid to face them in the playoffs.

“I ain’t scared of f—ing nobody,” Kelce, 35, said during the Wednesday, Jan. 8 episode of his New Heights podcast alongside brother Jason Kelce. “I wanted [the Bengals] in the f—ing playoffs. I want to slay every dragon one by one, like Mortal Kombat.”

Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs arrives prior to a game \aden at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Travis Kelce.David Eulitt/Getty

“I don’t even want this to be like we play the lowest seed. Just give me the best teams,” he continued. “AFC, NFC, give me all of them, Mortal Kombat-style. I’ll go through every … one of them. I ain’t scared of a single soul, man.”

The fired up Kelce then kept going, making it clear that the Chiefs aren’t intimidated by the Bengals on the field.

“I’ll play the [Bengals] at the Walmart parking lot,” Kelce said. “I don’t give a s—.

“We can have our own game in the offseason where we really duke it out. Listen, I love competing against the greatest.”

Kelce also took time out to offer a few kind words for the rival team, who ended up missing the playoffs despite finding their footing in the last few games of the season.

“The Bengals were a fun-ass team to watch there towards the end of the season, and it’s a shame they didn’t make it in the playoffs, because they would have made the playoffs that much crazier and that much more fun,” he said.

On Sunday, Jan. 5, the Kansas City Chiefs soundly lost to the Denver Broncos by a score of 0-38 — adding a dent to the team’s impressive 15-2 record over 17 games.

The Chiefs rested top players like Kelce and quarterback Patrick Mahomes for the matchup, as they had already secured the top overall seed in the playoffs and a first-round bye.

The Chiefs’ race for a third consecutive Super Bowl win will begin with the divisional round the weekend of Jan. 18th and 19th.