CNN —Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce denied that the team intentionally lost its Week 18 game to ensure that the Cincinnati Bengals were eliminated from playoff contention. Due to the two teams’ shared history, the nature of the Week 18 defeat from the Chiefs led to social media speculation that Kansas City intentionally lost to the Broncos to see the Bengals miss the playoffs, something Kelce denied emphatically. The Chiefs lost heavily to the Broncos in Week 18. “I don’t give a sh*t.We can have our own game in the offseason where we really duke it out. 1 seed in the AFC, the Chiefs earned a first-round playoff bye meaning they will begin their postseason charge for a historic third straight Super Bowl title next week.

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