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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.

The Cincinnati Bengals decided to move on front defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo after the season and he's quickly turned around and become a hot item on the NFL rumor mill, scoring his first intervi

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce recently tried to shut down accusations that his team was afraid to face the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end is making it clear that there's no truth to the rumors his team intentionally lost its game in Week 18 to shut the Cincinnati Bengals out from the NFL playoffs. The idea popped up on social media last weekend, largely from Bengals fans who believed the Chiefs were afraid to face them in the playoffs.

Kansas City Chiefs' star tight end Travis Kelce angrily dismisses talk that his team purposefully lost a game to avoid playing the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs.

Tight end Travis Kelce talked about Cincinnati fans saying the Chiefs threw the season finale to block the Bengals from the postseason.

Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt then caught wind of that and sent a reply during his Instagram stories: It’s all silly noise, really. But if nothing else, it shows that this rivalry is alive and well, no questions asked. Read all the best Bengals coverage at Cincinnati.com and Bengals Wire.

Despite some alluding to the Chiefs' Week 18 loss being intentional, Kelce silenced that with a rant on his latest podcast.

On Sunday afternoon the Kansas City Chiefs suffered an embarrassing 38-0 defeat at the hands of the Denver Broncos. Well, it would have been embarrassing if the

Kansas City Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce vehemently denied that the Chiefs lost to the Broncos on purpose to keep the Bengals out of the playoffs.

The Bengals closed the campaign with five straight victories and could have featured the league's MVP winner for the regular season had they made the playoffs.