Amid unfounded rumors that the Chiefs purposefully gave up during their loss to Denver to ensure the Bengals would be eliminated, Travis Kelce delivered a fired-up message to Cincinnati saying that he wasn’t “scared of f---ing nobody” and that having the Bengals in the playoffs would have been “fun.”

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

The first two worked out in the Bengals' favor, however, with Kansas City playing its backups in the regular-season finale, Denver was able to blow K.C. out with ease, handing the Chiefs a 38-0 loss. This led to red-hot Cincinnati getting eliminated.

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

Bengals fans, you think the two-time defending Super Bowl champs are worried about a team that couldn't even control their own playoff fate?

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.

The Broncos beat the Chiefs 38-0 on Sunday to clinch the No. 7 seed in the AFC playoffs. That means Joe Burrow and the Bengals have officially been eliminated from playoff contention. They finish the season 9-8,

Despite superstar quarterback Joe Burrow having an historically good passing season, the Cincinnati Bengals surprisingly missed out on a spot in the NFL

The Indianapolis Colts are reportedly looking into multiple notable names as they look to fill their vacant defensive coordinator role. NFL Network's

The Pittsburgh Steelers will have their full secondary in good health for their Wild Card playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday, as cornerback Donte Jackson announced on Thursday that he is good to go to return from injury this week.

Alas, the decision has prompted fan theories that the Chiefs intentionally threw their game against the Broncos in order to avoid facing the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs. Bengals head coach Zac Taylor fanned the flames of those theories Saturday night after Cincinnati beat Pittsburgh to remain playoff eligible.