Travis Kelce on Chiefs Struggles: Everyone Needs to 'F****** Do Their Job'

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are frustrated.

That much was obvious watching the Chiefs drop a 20-14 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Christmas Day, as Kelce spiked a helmet and had a conversation with Chiefs coach Andy Reid.

It was also obvious listening to Kelce describe the interaction, and the loss, on the latest edition of the New Heights podcast with Kelce and his brother Jason, which aired on Wednesday.

Looking much more sullen than he did the rest of the podcast, Kelce called the Chiefs' struggles a "frustrating f****** experience right now."

"It's not just one guy. It's not just me playing like dogs***, it's not just us not being able to get the run game going, it's not just us not being on the same page passing-wise," Kelce said. "Everyone is in this f****** thing together. Everybody at some point isn't being accountable, and we all just have to bring it together.

The Chiefs' offense gave up 14 points in the second quarter in brutal back-to-back fashion. With 4:55 remaining in the quarter, Isiah Pacheco fumbled at the 8-yard line, and Raiders lineman Bilal Nichols scooped it up for the touchdown. On the very next play from scrimmage, Raiders cornerback Jack Jones picked off Patrick Mahomes and returned the ball 33 yards for a second touchdown.

Kelce and Reid could be seen having a discussion on the broadcast after the helmet incident. After the game, Reid credited Kelce for his competitiveness, saying that while he was emotional, "he went back in and did a nice job."

Kelce wasn't ready to give himself that much credit.

"He's looking out for me, and I love him for it. I didn't go back out there and play good," Kelce said on New Heights.

"He wanted to see the fire in me, and I reacted in a bad way. He wanted to just get the best out of me, and right now, I'm just not playing my best football, and I've got to f****** lock the f*** in, and be more accountable for him, and be more accountable for my teammates. I've got to keep my f****** cool man, because as a leader on the team, that's not how you switch the momentum."

When Jason asked what the Chiefs need to do to turn things around, Kelce's answer was simple.

"Everybody's just got to f****** do their job," he said. "Every single play, somebody is not doing their job, and it's me, one by one, it's everybody on the team[...]I'm not saying I'm out of this. I'm the main part of this. We've got to try to find a way to clean this s*** up, man."

Jason expressed confidence the Chiefs will figure it out before the postseason, noting that their stingy defense will make them a formidable opponent if the offense comes together.

"I know you guys will," Jason said. "You've got you, Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid. It's only a matter of time. Just keep putting in that work, brother."

Shortly afterward, Jason introduced the next segment, saying "That does it for Chiefs/Raiders."

"Yeah, get me the f*** out of there," Kelce said.