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Kansas City Chiefs receiver Travis Kelce has a difficult matchup in their season opener (Friday at 8 p.m. ET), up against the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers gave up the seventh-fewest passing yards last season, 206.9 per game.
Kelce hauled in 97 passes for 823 yards last season with three TDs. He was targeted 133 times, averaging 51.4 yards per tilt.
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Kelce vs. the Chargers
- Kelce vs the Chargers (since 2021): 13 GP / 63.9 REC YPG / 4 REC TD
- Through the air, Los Angeles allowed over 100 receiving yards to four players last season.
- The Chargers allowed 21 players to secure a TD pass against them last season.
- Looking at pass defense, Los Angeles allowed just three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
- The 206.9 yards per game allowed by the Chargers through the air last season were the seventh-ranked pass defense in NFL play.
- The Chargers' defense was ranked 12th in the league with 24 passing TDs conceded last season.
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Kelce Receiving Insights
- Kelce hit the over on receiving yards prop bets in 50.0% of his games (eight of 16) last year.
- He was targeted on 133 pass attempts last season, averaging 6.2 yards per target (122nd in league).
- Kelce scored a receiving touchdown three times last season, out of 16 games played, but did not have multiple TD receptions in any of those games.
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Kelce's Last Season Performance
| Opponent | Date | Week | Receiving Stats | Rushing Stats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Ravens | 9/5/2024 | Week 1 | 4 TAR / 3 REC / 34 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Bengals | 9/15/2024 | Week 2 | 3 TAR / 1 REC / 5 YDS / 0 TDs | 1 ATT / 1 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Falcons | 9/22/2024 | Week 3 | 5 TAR / 4 REC / 30 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Chargers | 9/29/2024 | Week 4 | 9 TAR / 7 REC / 89 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Saints | 10/7/2024 | Week 5 | 10 TAR / 9 REC / 70 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. 49ers | 10/20/2024 | Week 7 | 5 TAR / 4 REC / 17 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Raiders | 10/27/2024 | Week 8 | 12 TAR / 10 REC / 90 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Buccaneers | 11/4/2024 | Week 9 | 16 TAR / 14 REC / 100 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Broncos | 11/10/2024 | Week 10 | 12 TAR / 8 REC / 64 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Bills | 11/17/2024 | Week 11 | 4 TAR / 2 REC / 8 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Panthers | 11/24/2024 | Week 12 | 8 TAR / 6 REC / 62 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Raiders | 11/29/2024 | Week 13 | 13 TAR / 7 REC / 68 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Chargers | 12/8/2024 | Week 14 | 6 TAR / 5 REC / 45 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Browns | 12/15/2024 | Week 15 | 8 TAR / 4 REC / 27 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Texans | 12/21/2024 | Week 16 | 7 TAR / 5 REC / 30 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Steelers | 12/25/2024 | Week 17 | 11 TAR / 8 REC / 84 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Texans | 1/18/2025 | Divisional | 8 TAR / 7 REC / 117 YDS / 1 TD | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Bills | 1/26/2025 | Conf. Championship | 4 TAR / 2 REC / 19 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |
| vs. Eagles | 2/9/2025 | Super Bowl | 6 TAR / 4 REC / 39 YDS / 0 TDs | 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs |