Despite missing another championship ring, Travis Querce went on to resume on Sunday when he surpassed Jerry Rice in most career Super Bowl receptions in a 40-22 defeat by the Kansas City Chiefs to the Philadelphia Eagles Added another praise to.
Kelse, 35, scored four receptions for 39 yards, giving a total of 35 catches in five Super Bowl appearances and handing over the mark of 33 reception hall of fame rice in four Super Bowls.
The Super Bowl record comes a year after Kelce surpassed Rice's career postseason reception record.
Kelse failed to tally the catch in the first half of Sunday's biased game as the Chiefs quickly fell behind on three or more scores. However, the legendary tight end recovered his stat line in the second half, breaking Rice's record after hauling two late catches at the 7:54 mark in the fourth quarter and a 9-yard reception .
Rice holds many other Super Bowl records, including single game receiving yards (215), touchdowns (8), and career receiving yards (589).
On a 39-yard night Sunday, Kelse passed Lynn Swann and Rob Gronkowski to second place in the carrier that received the yard carrier, currently sitting at 389.
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