Celebrating National Tight Ends Day: Cade Otton and Travis Kelce shine

To the untrained eye, it's just another Sunday in October. But today is a holiday for NFL fans: National Tight Ends Day.

Since its accidental launch in 2018, the fourth weekend of October has become a day of celebration for fans. It all started in Week 2 of this year when former 49ers tight end Garrett Celek caught an 11-yard touchdown pass from former 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo against the Detroit Lions, ripping two defenders into the end zone.

“We were standing on the sideline after Celek (former 49ers tight end Garrett) hit when Jimmy (Garoppolo) asked, 'What is this, like National Tight Ends Day?'” Kittle recalled. “I was like, ‘Yeah, it’s National Tight Ends Day. It's a holiday. Tight ends all over the league are scoring touchdowns.' This is how it came about.

On Sunday, the tight ends represented their position by finding the end zone early and often. So far, the tight ends have scored 16 touchdowns. The record for a single week since 2000 is 22 touchdowns, set in Week 1 of 2015.

In honor of National Tight Ends Day, here are the top plays of Week 8 for the big men on the move.

Difficult @Chiefs to get Travis Kelce the ball #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #KCvsLV on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO8ZBqG pic.twitter.com/bKnEkhxOZb

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Travis Kelce's first TD of the year? To #NationalTightEndsDay!

📺: #KCvsLV on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/uOQ8BVlAiK

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Another TE-TD on #NationalTightEndsDay! We're all tied up in Denver.

📺: #CARvsDEN on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/N0hyFTCyLN

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

HOLY HANDS TEAM!! What a success for TE Adam Trautman 🙌 #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #CARvsDEN on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/rhHjvzE4O2

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Bowers shows his hands-on #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #KCvsLV on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/RUjIkgkYcx

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Jameis to Njoku to celebrate #NationalTightEndsDay!

📺: #BALvsCLE on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/yBLlT5hS5B

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Trey McBride shows the hops

📺: #AZvsMIA on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/r8hXzqPZsk

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Happy #NationalTightEndsDay to Brock Wright 🙌

📺: #TENvsDET on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/rLFpTYNWVS

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Touchdown Tucker Force!

📺: #GBvsJAX on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/SQTfRjF9Kt

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Tucker Kraft with some serious YAC!

📺: #GBvsJAX on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/9l2P89UmI5

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

TD Tyler Conklin! #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #NYJvsNE on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/zzUMuYnY9s

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

LAWRENCE TO ENGRAMM TO BIND IT 🫨

📺: #GBvsJAX on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/SkD10lJb7d

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Joe Burrow and Mike Gesicki provide magic on 3rd and 22nd.

📺: #PHIvsCIN on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/6LDC4TBEWQ

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

It is also National One-Handed Fishing Day. #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #PHIvsCIN on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/kW1f1XKsFj

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Cade Otton time. #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #ATLvsTB on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/UKxppwoiSk

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Do this ✌️ for @CadeOtton

📺: #ATLvsTB on FOX pic.twitter.com/cENQFlg1Bk

— Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) October 27, 2024

Kirk to Pitts for the 41-yard TD on 4th and 3! #NationalTightEndsDay

📺: #ATLvsTB on FOX
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/74YVXJTf29

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024

Lamar finds his TE Mark Andrews, who gives Baltimore the lead.

📺: #BALvsCLE on CBS/Paramount+
📱: https://t.co/waVpO909ge pic.twitter.com/gsHuWQTFMf

– NFL (@NFL) October 27, 2024