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Jason Kelce was in attendance on Sunday to watch his brother Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs defeat the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 in the AFC Championship Game, and he made his way to the field in the aftermath with a message.
"Finish this motherf*****," Jason, a center for the Philadelphia Eagles, told Travis.
Travis appreciated the sentiment.
"How about it, huh baby?" he asked, smacking Jason on the back. "How about it? Goddamn, I love you."
Microphones captured some of the interaction, but much of Jason's message to Travis was muffled. However, it was clear the 36-year-old grew emotional as he hyped up his younger brother, who will make his fourth appearance in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 11.
"You keep your shirt on this time or what?" Travis asked him as the duo met up, referencing Jason's wild shirtless celebration after one of Travis' touchdowns during the Divisional Round.
"I mean, I did for right now," Jason answered. "We'll see how to goes."
Travis could also be heard telling Jason that the Chiefs are going "take it up a f****** notch" as they prepare over the next two weeks. The Chiefs will face the San Francisco 49ers, who rallied to eke out a victory over the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game a few hours later.
In his postgame press conference, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said Travis raised his game in preparation for a stingy Ravens defense.
"He's one of those guys that he loves the challenge," he said. "All week, rightfully so, we heard about how great their defense was, and they were. I mean, they shut us out in the second half. But for Travis, that's like, 'What can I do against this great defense?' And so he has that mindset, and he led us like that. Every single practice, every single walk through, he was focused in, he was locked in bringing energy."
Kelce had a huge game on Sunday, grabbing a team-high 11 catches on 11 targets for 116 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown opened the scoring for the Chiefs as he snagged a tough catch against talented Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton.
Jason, meanwhile, spoke to the Philadelphia Inquirer at the game and confirmed that he plans to head out to Las Vegas to watch Travis play in the Super Bowl. He added that he still isn't certain what next year holds yet for retirement, but he does want to be involved in the organization "regardless of what the decision is."
"These are emotions," he told the newspaper. "And these are situations that you don't get unless you continue to go."
After all, the Kelces are certainly open about their emotions. On the brothers' New Heights podcast following the Eagles' loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card round, Jason had to stop talking to collect himself on multiple occasions, noting at one point that he didn't mean to get emotional.
"You can't help it man," Travis said. "Are you kidding me? You're a Kelce."
The 49ers and Chiefs will kick off the Super Bowl at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, February 11.
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