Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce serve as both football athletes and mind readers.

As the defending Super Bowl champions, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and tight end have an undeniable bond on the field, which many have described as psychic, regardless of whether they support the team.

When asked by PEOPLE about their communication on the field during Thursday’s Super Bowl press conference in Las Vegas, Mahomes and Kelce highlighted the verbal and nonverbal cues they employ to drive points in games.

“I think there’s just been a lot of work that’s gone in, so there are some things that don’t need to be said,” Kelce, 34, told the media. “But at the same time, there’s little bits of communication that can assure you and make sure that we’re both on the same page at times.”

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Kelce went on to clarify that their method varies according on the situation.

“Everything that we do on the field is play specific and really dependent on what coverage is and things that the other team is playing,” he said of his plays with Mahomes, 28. “It really just depends on the scenario.”

“I’ve been fortunate to be able to grow on this offence with the big guy,” added Kelce, who helped the Chiefs win the AFC Championship game against the Baltimore Ravens on Jan. 28, securing the team’s fourth Super Bowl appearance since 2019.

During Mahomes’ news conference, PEOPLE asked the similar question, focusing on Kelce’s quote about “things that don’t need to be said.”

“We think along the same wavelength on kind of a lot of things,” Mahomes told reporters when asked about his telepathic connection with Kelce. “We have a lot of similar hobbies, similar interests and it translates to the football pitch.”

He said, “A lot of times, there might be something we haven’t talked about that he kind of does and I just know he’s going to do it — and so, it comes with a lot of reps.”

He went on to say: “A lot of times its just hanging out just kind of learning about football and each other and what we do and have had success on the football pitch.”

Mahomes confirmed that the words “for sure” are not always necessary on the pitch. “Being able to be on the same wavelength with someone else,” he remarked, “breeds more success” in all facets of life, both on and off the pitch.

Mahomes and Kelce, in particular, stated that being on the same page as the star tight end is “something we’ve done throughout our careers.”

On Sunday, the Chiefs will defend their Super Bowl title against the San Francisco 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. A win for the Chiefs would be Mahomes and Kelce’s third crown