1/30 6:10 AM PT -- 1/30 -- Mayor Aftab Pureval heard Travis Kelce's response loud and clear ... admitting, "Yeah. Deserved that."
"Congrats to KC on a well-fought win, and good luck in Arizona," the mayor said in a tweet. "Proud of our fans and our @bengals for the energy all year. Who Dey!"
Travis Kelce had strong words for the Cincinnati Bengals AND their mayor after the Kansas City Chiefs secured a spot in the Super Bowl ... shutting down all "Burrowhead" talk following the AFC Championship game.
Patrick Mahomes and Co. snuck away with a nail-biting 23-20 victory on Sunday ... and the team made sure to send a message to Bengals defensive back Mike Hilton for previous comments he made about Joe Burrow "owning" Arrowhead Stadium.
Kelce interrupted Mahomes' postgame interview to respond to the bulletin board material ... shouting, "Burrowhead my ass!!" into the cameras.
"It's Mahomes' house!!"
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Mahomes followed up by adding, "We showed this place, it's Arrowhead, it's not Burrowhead out here."
But, Kelce didn't stop there -- he also clapped back at Mayor Aftab Pureval for joining in on the smack talk with a social media post on Friday ... in which he asked Burrow to take a paternity test to find out if he was Mahomes' dad.
Kelce channeled The Rock to trash the disrespect ... saying, "Know your role and shut your mouth, you jabroni!!"
The Chiefs will now face off against the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on Feb. 12 ... and don't expect Philly players to be running their mouths -- or Kelce will have something to say.
Originally Published -- 1/29 7:53 PM PT