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- Travis Kelce Takes Slap to Face During Chiefs' Loss to Chargers in Brazil</p>
<p>Madison E. GoldbergSeptember 6, 2025 at 6:50 AM</p>
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<p>Travis Kelce; Travis Kelce slapped during football game in Brazil -</p>
<p>Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart slapped Travis Kelce's helmet near his face during the Chargers vs. Chiefs game on Friday, Sept. 5</p>
<p>Tart faced a penalty but was not ejected from the game for the slap</p>
<p>The Chargers won, 27-21</p>
<p>Los Angeles Chargers defensive tackle Teair Tart slapped Travis Kelce during their victory against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, Sept. 5.</p>
<p>Tart, 28, slapped Kelce, 35, on the front of his helmet, after the two were pushing each other. The altercation followed a two-yard run by Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt with just over eight minutes remaining in the third quarter of the game.</p>
<p>The referee threw a flag on the play, calling a 15-yard unnecessary roughness penalty on Tart. However, they ruled the slap was not a "disqualifying action," per The Sporting News.</p>
<p>Terry McAulay, a former referee who served as YouTube's rules analyst Friday, explained during the livestream that because the slap was an "open hand contact to the head" from Tart rather than a close-fisted punch, it was not enough to disqualify him.</p>
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<p>Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring against the Los Angeles Chargers during the second half of an NFL football game</p>
<p>The penalty moved the football to the Chargers' 11-yard line. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes reached the end zone on an 11-yard run on the ensuing play, which cut Kansas City's deficit to 13-12. Harrison Butker missed a game–tying extra point.</p>
<p>This was not the only collision for Kelce on Friday night – at the start of the game, he was involved in a brutal collision with his teammate Xavier Worthy during a play.</p>
<p>Kelce did have a bright spot during the game when he scored his first touchdown during the fourth quarter.</p>
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<p>Kelce completed a pass from quarterback Mahomes, 29, for a 37-yard score in the fourth quarter, and celebrated with a victory dance in the end zone. First the NFL star mimicked a bull, putting his hands to his helmet with his index fingers pointed out like horns and scraping his foot on the ground before charging ahead.</p>
<p>Then, Kelce shook it off alongside his teammates — Tyquan Thornton and JuJu Smith-Schuster. The three players shimmied in sync before Mahomes came over to grab them.</p>
<p>However, the Chargers later scored another touchdown to increase their lead. The Chiefs added a field goal, but it wasn't enough and the Chargers beat their AFC West rivals, 27-21.</p>
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