'Kelce Bowl:' 5 Facts About Jason, Travis Kelce as Eagles, Chiefs Face Off

What a year 2023 has been for the Kelce brothers.

Jason Kelce, center for the Philadelphia Eagles, and Travis Kelce, tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, played against each other in February's Super Bowl. And since, their New Heights podcast is among the nation's most popular, Jason has been named one of People's Sexiest Men Alive, and Travis has hosted Saturday Night Live. Oh, and there's the whole romance between Travis and Taylor Swift.

And, of course, both of their teams are atop their respective conferences heading into a Super Bowl rematch on Monday night. The Chiefs (7-2) host the Eagles (8-1) at 8:15 p.m. ET in a prime-time Monday Night Football showdown on ESPN that has been dubbed the "Kelce Bowl."

Before kickoff, here are five things to know about the NFL's star brothers.

First Brothers to Face Off in Super Bowl

The last meeting between the Kelce brothers was a memorable one.

Travis and Jason became the first brothers ever to face each other in a Super Bowl when the Chiefs and Eagles squared off in the big game earlier this year. And their mother, Donna Kelce, wore a half-Chiefs, half-Eagles jacket to mark the occasion.

Kansas City overcame a 10-point halftime deficit—courtesy of two fourth-quarter touchdown passes from Patrick Mahomes—to win Super Bowl LVII 38-35 on a 27-yard Harrison Butker field goal with eight seconds remaining. The brothers embraced shortly after the final whistle as confetti fell from the sky. At their respective postgame press conferences, Travis and Jason were asked about that brotherly love.

"There's nothing you can really say to a loved one in a situation like that," an emotional Travis said. "You joke around all the time and say that you want to beat your brother in the biggest stage ever, but it's a weird feeling ... There's nothing I could really say to him other than I love him and he played a hell of a year, a hell of a season."

"I hadn't quite let the emotion get to me yet," Jason said. "I'm sure we'll have a more emotional interaction, was still frustrated at that point. But really, really happy for Trav. Played his [butt] off ... Obviously, would've liked to win, but happy for Trav for sure."

Travis caught six passes for 81 yards and a touchdown on Super Bowl Sunday. Jason blocked for an offense that outgained the Chiefs 417-340. The win marked Travis' second Super Bowl victory. Jason also already had a ring from when the Eagles won Super Bowl LII.

Jason Yet to Beat Travis in NFL

Jason, 36, has never beaten Travis, 34, in the NFL going into Monday night's matchup. The professional meetings between the brothers have gone like this:

September 19, 2013: The Kelce brothers first met in 2013 at Lincoln Financial Field, a game the Chiefs won 26-16. Travis was inactive for the game, while Jason blocked for an Eagles offense that gained 431 yards but turned the ball over five times.

September 17, 2017: Travis caught a shovel pass from quarterback Alex Smith and hurdled into the end zone for a go-ahead touchdown in this 27-20 Chiefs win. Again, Jason and the Eagles outgained the Chiefs but lost the turnover battle. After their Week 2 loss to the Chiefs, the Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl.

October 3, 2021: Mahomes threw five touchdowns, albeit none of them to Travis, in a 42-30 win over the Eagles. This was the last regular-season meeting between the brothers.

February 12, 2023: Of course, the last time the Kelce brothers faced off was in the Super Bowl.

The elder Kelce brother is 0-4 against Travis and the Chiefs in his professional career. Kansas City is one of two teams Jason hasn't beaten since he joined the NFL (the other being the Seattle Seahawks). But that isn't the focus heading into prime time.

"I've beat him enough in his life that I think I will still be happy," Jason said last week, via the NFL. "I've got a lot of them. It would be nice to get a win under the Eagles' belt."

College Teammates at Cincinnati

The Kelce brothers grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, and stayed in-state for their college football careers. Jason and Travis attended the University of Cincinnati.

Jason joined the football program as a walk-on linebacker in 2006, though was a second-team All-Big East offensive lineman in both his junior and senior seasons in 2009-10. Travis, a two-star recruit, became a Bearcat in 2008 as a quarterback but eventually transitioned to tight end. The younger Kelce brother caught 45 passes for 722 yards and eight touchdowns in his final collegiate season. The Eagles drafted Jason with a sixth-round pick in 2011, while the Chiefs selected Travis in the third round two years later.

A throwback picture of Jason and Travis during their college days has resurfaced and gone viral recently on X, formerly Twitter. And ESPN is the latest to have fun with the photo ahead of Monday night's game.

Kelce Brothers a Decorated NFL Duo

Jason is a six-time Pro Bowler and has earned five All-Pro honors in his 13 NFL seasons with the Eagles. And Travis just became the Chiefs' all-time leader in receiving yards and boasts eight Pro Bowls and four All-Pro nods on his resume.

They have more All-Pro combined selections (nine) than any other brother combination in NFL history, according to the league. The only other brothers with more combined Pro Bowl appearances than the Kelces (14) are Peyton and Eli Manning (18) and Bruce and Clay Matthews (18), according to the NFL.

Subjects of Highly Watched 'Kelce' Documentary

Football fans who can't get enough of the Kelces are in luck.

Kelce, an Amazon Prime documentary, followed the All-Pro Eagles center last season throughout what he thought was going to be his final NFL campaign. The 1-hour, 42-minute doc tackles topics from Travis and Jason starting their podcast to their eventual meeting in the Super Bowl. The project debuted in September and became Amazon's most-watched documentary ever in the U.S. and remained in the streamer's top five movies for weeks after release.

"Kelce is the perfect example of the type of documentary we want to make at Amazon," Matt Newman, head of Prime Video Original sports content, told Deadline. It's as much a story of family, parenting and brotherhood as it is about football. We're energized by the opportunity to take sports fans behind the scenes and into the lives of their favorite athletes."