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Jordan Lucas Jersey , the NFL moved its one scheduled game in Mexico City this season. The condition of the field at Azteca Stadium forced the switch of the Rams-Chiefs game to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in November.That hasn’t deterred the NFL from returning to Mexico City. It already announced that the Chiefs and Chargers will play there in 2019 and remains committed to annual games south of the border.“We were disappointed we weren’t able to play there this year, but I believe all of us did the right thing,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at his state of the league address Wednesday. “I believe we’re going to continue that relationship and grow the game of football in Mexico.”The NFL has played three regular-season games in Mexico City, including the first international game in 2005 when the 49ers played the Cardinals. In Sunday night’s 38-31 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had five catches for 54 yards — his third-lowest total in a game this season.While it didn’t attract a lot of attention by itself, it did put him over a milestone.Kelce now totals 1,274 receiving yards in 2018, which set a new franchise record for a Chiefs tight end
Damien Williams Jersey , exceeding the previous mark of 1,258 set by new Chiefs Hall of Fame inductee Tony Gonzalez in 2004.It’s the fifth-most receiving yards by any player in Chiefs history.Had the Chiefs won the game — thereby clinching a number one seed in the playoffs — the story might have ended there.But now that the Chiefs will be playing for all the marbles on Sunday against the Oakland Raiders, Kelce has a chance to knock down another record — this one for the entire league.With another 54 receiving yards on Sunday, Kelce will set an all-time single-season NFL record for receiving yards by a tight end, eclipsing the 1,327 yards gained by New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski in 2011.Kelce now has 5,174 receiving yards in his career, and has a long way to go to catch Gonzalez’ NFL career record of 15
Tyrann Mathieu Jersey ,127.He’ll need a long career — Gonzalez played for 17 seasons — but among tight ends with at least 5,000 career yards, Kelce is second only to Gronkowski with 65.5 receiving yards per game.Gonzalez averaged 56.0 in his career.But Kelce isn’t the only one who can set records on Sunday.Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesWith 74 yards on Sunday night, wide receiver Tyreek Hill now has 1,378 yards on the season.With just 14 yards on Sunday against the Raiders, Hill will set a new Chiefs record for single-season receiving yards, breaking the previous record of 1,391 set by Derrick Alexander in 2000.Short of being inactive for the game. it’s hard to imagine Hill will finish the season without breaking Alexander’s record.But consider this: if Kelce gets at least 118 yards on Sunday — which he’s done twice this season
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