KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some people think the Kansas City Chiefs are entering their villain era as they are on the verge of a dynasty.

Patrick Mahomes has already claimed he’s embracing the “villain role” ahead of the Super Bowl LVIII matchup. Now, Travis Kelce has opened up about his team being compared to the New England Patriots dynasty and the hate that comes along with it.

On the New Heights Podcast episode released Thursday, the Kelce brothers were discussing NFL dynasties. When the tight end was asked if his team is experiencing “Patriots syndrome” in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, he said he doesn’t mind playing the bad guy.

“It’s football, man. It comes with the territory, baby,” Travis said.

“The more you win close games, people remember certain plays or things that didn’t go their way, and they resent you guys for it. That’s what I think,” Jason agreed.

“The more you win, the more teams you beat, the more fanbases dislike you,” Travis said.

In an interview with ESPN’s Jeff Darlington earlier this week, Mahomes shared his thoughts on playing the villain role.

“I’m hoping we do it in a different way with a little bit more fun and personality with it. But as long as you keep winning, teams start to not like you, and I want to keep winning,” Mahomes told Darlington.

“So if that means some of the other teams and other fan bases aren’t going to like me, I’ll try to still have a smile on my face and not be a bad example, but I can be that villain for them if they need me to be.”

During the past couple of playoff games, the Chiefs have faced a lot of booing and negative comments toward the team.

During the Chiefs game in Buffalo, the team was constantly booed and even had some snow/ice balls thrown at them. Along with the players, different people in the players’ entourage have been booed or have had negative comments thrown at them, including Taylor Swift.

They faced boos again when they traveled to Baltimore for the AFC Championship game.

Luckily, most of the team, especially Kelce, doesn’t just hear the boos from opposing fans; he embraces them. During Super Bowl LVIII opening night, Kelce made sure to get San Francisco 49ers fans riled up.

49ers fans inside the stadium flooded Kelce with boos, and he had a great response.

“Y’all are firing me up, making me want to play right now, baby,” Kelce said. “I love the boos more than I love the cheers baby, keep ’em coming, Niners Gang, keep ’em coming!”

The Kansas City Chiefs will take this energy with them as they play the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday for Super Bowl LVIII.