Beyond the fact that Gronkowski has 15 more career touchdowns than Kelce (in 32 fewer games played), Gronkowski held court as arguably the best blocking tight end in the league during his prime — a key role that Kelce has not usually been assigned in Kansas City’s offense.

All week long leading up to Super Bowl LIX, one of the top talking points for NFL fans was the question of whether or not Travis Kelce will play his last game on Sunday.

Before Mahomes to Kelce, San Francisco's Jerry Rice and Joe Montana and New England's Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski made playoff history.