DENVER -- Travis Kelce , the Kansas City Chiefs ' star tight end, broke the franchise's record for most total touchdowns in team history with his 21-yard TD reception in Sunday's 22-19 loss to the Denver Broncos .

Kelce's 84th career score occurred early in the fourth quarter, which gave the Chiefs their first lead of the game. Facing a critical third-and-6 snap, quarterback Patrick Mahomes trusted the player has trusted the most throughout his nine-year career: his reliable tight end.

"He deserves it, the work he puts in every day," Mahomes said of Kelce's achievement. "He's a leader, man. It just speaks to the person that he is that he's able to go out there and break that record. That was a great play in a big moment in the game. That's when he usually makes his big plays."

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