The Kansas City Chiefs beat the Buffalo Bills Sunday to advance to the AFC Championship, but one of the most memorable moments of the game involved a player on neither team.

Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce earned a big share of the spotlight by going shirtless in the cold as he cheered for the Chiefs.

The center was in attendance to watch his brother Travis Kelce, who scored two touchdowns in the game. The brothers discussed Jason Kelce’s shirtless shenanigans on Wednesday’s episode of their “New Heights” podcast.

“I feel like taking your shirt off is like a Buffalo Bills thing,” Jason Kelce said. “I want(ed) the full experience.”

When did Jason Kelce decide to take off his shirt at the Chiefs-Bills game?

Going shirtless was all part of his plan, Jason Kelce said. Prior to the game, he mingled with tailgating Bills fans and wanted to take his shirt off there but was running behind schedule.

“When I entered the box, I noticed, ‘Hey, I can jump out of that box and I’ll be outside, and if I take my shirt off, then I’m outside and I’m part of the Buffalo Bills pageantry,’” he said. “Dude, it was something about the entire day. I got caught up in the magic of Bills Mafia. It is electric, the energy, the shenanigans.”

It wasn’t enough for him to walk around the heated box shirtless. He had to do it outside to hang out with his “Bills Mafia compadres” if he wanted the full Buffalo experience.

While the video doesn’t show it, the jump didn’t quite go as planned. The 13-year NFL veteran forgot he had been dealing with an MCL sprain.

“The moment I landed, my right foot and my knee twisted, and luckily, it’s good. Forgot that knee was a little lose,” he said.
Why did Jason Kelce decide to take off his shirt?

Jason Kelce’s Eagles were eliminated after their Super Wild Card Weekend loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Including the playoff loss, Philadelphia lost six of its last seven games.

The exhaustion from the season played a role in Jason Kelce letting loose Sunday, he said on “New Heights.”