With Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid already thinking about the playoffs, the NFL imposed fines on multiple Kansas City Chiefs players apart from Travis Kelce. Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid will have a bye week to prepare for the Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL playoffs.

The Kansas City Chiefs are in action for Week 18, but you’ll notice that Andy Reid is sending out a new-look squad for Sunday’s game against the Denver Broncos. Star players like Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Chris Jones were listed as inactive for the game against their AFC West rivals, and the reason for that is simple:

In their final NFL regular-season game, Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs will be without TE Travis Kelce for their matchup against the Denver Broncos.

On Sunday afternoon the Kansas City Chiefs looked very much like a team that had already clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC and was resting its starters. With

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said his team would be resting starters for this weekend’s matchup against the Broncos and his team’s injury report reflects that.

The Chiefs' offense doesn't revolve around Kelce as much as in years past, but he should be rested for another playoff run.

Kelce's absence wasn't the only one felt on Sunday for the Chiefs. Kansas City was blown out 38-0 in a game that felt way out of reach early. Peyton Hendershot and Noah Gray were the two tight ends that attempted to fill the void for Kelce. They combined for three catches and 26 yards.