Questionable facemask penalty takes Travis Kelce touchdown off board

Travis Kelce s anticipated th career touchdown was taken off the board in the first quarter as the Kansas City Chiefs battled the Indianapolis Colts in a crucial conference matchup on Sunday Kelce lined up in the shotgun formation and took the direct snap through the middle of the defense and into the end zone Chiefs fans at Arrowhead Stadium assumed Kansas City had put six points on the board with the possibility of tying the encounter with a Harrison Butker extra point CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMHowever NFL officers called offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor for a facemask The Chiefs were tagged with a -yard personal foul penalty and the touchdown was negated Chiefs fans straightaway booed as the replay was shown on the board The replay on the CBS broadcast appeared to show Taylor s arm across the helmet of Colts defensive lineman Kwity Paye It didn t appear that Taylor authentically grabbed the Colts participant NFL fans made note of it on social media Eventually the Chiefs would settle for a field goal to make the championship - with the Colts in the lead early in the second quarter STEELERS' AARON RODGERS TO MISS CHALLENGE VS BEARS OVER BROKEN WRISTKelce had nine catches for yards and a touchdown in a three-point loss to the Denver Broncos last week The -time Pro Bowler set the club s franchise record for most of regular-season touchdowns Last week he was more focused on the company s loss rather than the record mark Kansas City entered its Week meeting with a - record and sitting on the outside looking into the postseason Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter