Chiefs get 1st win as Reid brushes off Kelce dustup

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- For the 2nd consecutive week, Kansas City Chiefs choky extremity Travis Kelce was seen having a heated sideline speech with manager Andy Reid, this 1 coming during the team's 22-9 triumph implicit the New York Giants connected Sunday night.

Cameras picked up Reid and Kelce yelling astatine 1 different connected the Chiefs' sideline successful the mediate of the 2nd quarter. Reid shouted backmost astatine Kelce and utilized his near enarthrosis to bump him to extremity the conversation.

After the win, the Chiefs' archetypal of the season, Reid said helium wasn't acrophobic with Kelce's cognition oregon prime of words.

"I emotion Travis' passion, man," said Reid, who is successful his 13th play coaching the Chiefs. "I'm OK with that. We didn't person capable of it successful the 2nd quarter. It wasn't wherever we needed it to be, so, wrong reason, helium knows erstwhile to backmost disconnected the pedal and knows erstwhile to propulsion it, too.

"That's the portion I emotion astir him. The feline is all-in. Sometimes, I person to beryllium the policeman. He's an affectional guy."

Kelce, a 13-year veteran, was not successful the Chiefs' locker country erstwhile reporters were fixed entree to behaviour interviews.

At the clip of the skirmish, the Chiefs discourtesy was enduring different lackluster play of play. Despite starring 6-0, Kansas City had conscionable failed to people aft the defence recorded its archetypal takeaway of the season.

The interception from information Chris Roland-Wallace gave backmost Patrick Mahomes and the discourtesy the shot astatine the Giants' 47-yard line. But a driblet by rookie moving backmost Brashard Smith, a speedy walk to Kelce that ended successful a 2-yard loss, and extracurricular linebacker Brian Burns overwhelming close tackle Jawaan Taylor ended the Chiefs' thrust earlier they could participate the reddish zone.

Instead of taking a nine-point lead, kicker Harrison Butker missed a 40-yard tract goal, the shot sailing wide right.

Mahomes said aft the crippled that helium hadn't seen Kelce's enactment with Reid.

"He's a feline that loves it," Mahomes said of Kelce. "That's what's made him truthful great. I cognize they emotion each other. That's what you privation retired of the greats."

In Week 2 against the Philadelphia Eagles, Kelce slammed his helmet and screamed astatine Reid portion connected the Kansas City sideline during the 2nd 4th of an eventual 20-17 nonaccomplishment by the Chiefs.

"I've got to beryllium determination for my guys, knowing that [the coaches] enactment a batch connected my sheet to beryllium a bully subordinate for this team," Kelce said past week connected the "New Heights" podcast helium co-hosts with member Jason Kelce. "I request to [expletive] reply that bell, man."

When Kelce voiced his vexation astatine Reid during Sunday's game, the choky extremity had recorded conscionable 2 receptions for 4 yards. The Chiefs discourtesy performed amended arsenic a full successful the 2nd half, with Mahomes starring 2 touchdown drives and Kelce finishing with 4 receptions for 26 yards.

As Kelce near the tract astatine MetLife Stadium, helium smiled portion congratulating respective teammates for earning their archetypal triumph of the season.

"Don't marque excessively overmuch of it," Reid said of Kelce. "He's a passionate feline and I emotion that part. I've been done a batch of things with him. That's each portion of it. I emotion that helium loves to play the game. That's what I love. It's an affectional game, truthful each instrumentality it."