The Kansas City Chiefs are standing at a crossroads, their season teetering between revival and collapse. Sitting at 5–5 with the AFC picture tightening, Kansas City enters Week 12 knowing that one more misstep could push them into must-win territory for the rest of the season.

Travis Kelce , at 36, is playing like someone determined to fight off the inevitable. His coach sees it. His team feels it. And Kelce himself is already setting the terms for how his future will be decided. Andy Reid made that clear in the team’s postgame conversation on November 21 when asked about his veteran tight end’s form this season.

“He’s done a heck of a job,” Reid said. “You start reaching an older age, you gotta work a little bit extra, and he did that. It’s paying off for him.”

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