Kansas City Chiefs superstar Travis Kelce has admitted that he was overcome with emotion after his team’s recent dramatic victory over the Denver Broncos.

The reigning Super Bowl champions edged a 16-14 thriller as KC linebacker Leo Chenal blocked a game-winning field goal in the closing seconds to earn the win. This memorable moment in the final play of the game led to rapturous celebrations inside Arrowhead Stadium, with the Chiefs now 9-0 so far this term.

With Taylor Swift watching on, the Missouri outfit had to work for its victory, turning the game around with 13 unanswered points to extended their unbeaten run to 15. Taking in the jubilant scenes following the clash, tight end Kelce admitted that he was left tearful as he basked in the adulation from the home crowd.

The 35-year-old, who ended proceedings versus Denver having tallied up eight receptions for 64 yards and a touchdown, confessed that it was the most febrile atmosphere he has ever experienced at Arrowhead. He said on “New Heights”: “I don’t think I’ve been a part of the stadium where it went […] like that.

“It got me to the point where… the emotion and everything… my eyes started watering,” he continued, as he tried to describe what it felt like to experience the adoration of the Chiefs faithful. “I was getting goosebumps like ‘this is insane’ how we just got through this with a win.”

Reflecting on his brother’s remarks, elder sibling Jason Kelce acknowledged that he was left mesmerized by the game itself, saying: “I can only imagine. It was the most electric way to win the game. I don’t think there’s anything more electric than blocking a kick to win the game. The place just erupted.

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Travis Kelce was instrumental in the Kansas City Chiefs' memorable victory over the Denver Broncos

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After overcoming a stern test against the Broncos, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid gave a balanced view on how his team fared. He said: “We’ve been given opportunities and we’ve taken advantage of them, and then we’ve made a few opportunities ourselves with some good plays. You’d probably say that [the Broncos] outplayed us [Sunday], and then they end up not winning the game.

“You see that throughout the league. You just saw the Lions game last night — five interceptions or whatever it was, and they find a way to win the game. You give credit to your locker room and your coaches just for being mentally tough and sticking with it.”

Meanwhile, opposition head coach Sean Payton duly reflected: “I read all the comments afterwards, and I think that it’s tough to lose a game that way.

“This isn’t on the player. This is on all of us. This is on us as coaches. We’ve got to continue to look at, ‘Hey, are we big enough stature-wise there for that?’ And understanding how the rush was coming. It’s disappointing, and yet it’s not something that’s new when a big play is made at the end of a game.”