Three weeks into the NFL season, only five teams remain undefeated, and Travis and Jason Kelce believe two are ahead of the rest right now.
Travis’ Chiefs, Bills, Seahawks, Vikings and Steelers all have a record of 3-0.
And the brothers believe Minnesota and Buffalo have been the best so far.
“Who’s more impressive right now? The Vikings or what the Bills did? They might be more impressive in the next 2 or 3 weeks,” Jason said on the latest episode of his podcast.New Heights.’
—Head to head, yeah —Travis replied.
Jason and Travis Kelce singled out the Bills and Vikings for their performance over three weeks
Josh Allen (left) and Sam Darnold have had extremely strong starts to the season.
The Bills, after trading away star wide receiver Stefon Diggs in the offseason, are coming off an absolute beating of the Jaguars on Monday Night Football.
Josh Allen and company won 47-10 at home and the team’s offense has surpassed 30 points in every game so far.
“They lost four of their five receivers from last year, they’re spreading the ball around and somehow Josh Allen is playing better… he’s been very impressive,” Jason said.
“They’re on a roll right now,” Travis acknowledged of their AFC rivals.
Meanwhile, the Vikings have been a pleasant surprise since veteran quarterback Sam Darnold replaced injured rookie JJ McCarthy.
Wins against the 49ers and Texans have put the NFL on alert and Darnold, who has a league-leading eight passing touchdowns through three games, is playing the best basketball of his career.
“Sam’s damn dog. I’ve had a huge crush on Sam,” Travis began.
“I know he had his low points in Carolina and stuff. I’ve been a big fan of Sam Darnold. I think he’s got great instincts, I think he’s got a great arm, I think he’s a smart player and I always thought he was a great player.”
The Steelers have also been stingy as ever on defense, but Justin Fields has added balance to the quarterback position after their offense struggled under Kenny Pickett the previous two seasons.
“They’re 3-0, they’re still playing great defense, the difference now is they have a quarterback in Justin Fields who’s playing better than ever,” Jason said.
Meanwhile, the Seahawks have beaten the Broncos, Patriots and Dolphins, while Travis’ Chiefs have earned narrow wins over the Ravens, Bengals and Falcons.
TJ Watt and the Steelers defense have also been as stingy as ever.
Kelce, however, is averaging a career-low 23 yards per game and spoke out in New Heights about his early struggles.
“I’ve had a lot of catches in this league, man. I don’t worry about catches or yards or anything like that. I have more fun when they throw the ball to me, I mean, who doesn’t?” he said.
“It’s all about execution and making sure we’re doing everything we can to win these football games, that’s always going to be the goal. I think everyone saw my downfall in the fourth quarter and on the crucial third down, just trying to do too much before putting the ball in play.
“Probably the most important thing for me is to make the play in big moments like that. I think with the way defenses are playing us right now, I’m not really getting a lot of opportunities to make plays down the field, but I’m not using that as an excuse.”
Travis and the Chiefs will look to get to 4-0 when they face the Chargers on Sunday.
