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Whether or not you’re a football fan, there’s a very high chance you heard about the Chiefs game.
On Sunday, none other than Taylor Swift was spotted in attendance at Arrowhead Stadium as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Chicago Bears. And for many reasons, this comes as a very exciting development in her love life.
In the unlikely event that you need the context, Taylor’s show of support comes amid rumors that she’s dating the Chiefs’ beloved tight end, Travis Kelce.
Speculation about this pairing started swirling way back in July when Travis revealed during an episode of his podcast that he had hoped to give Taylor his number while attending the Eras Tour over the summer.
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His plan to meet the singer sadly didn’t work out; however, Travis’s luck was set to change, as just two months later, reports surfaced that the duo had “been quietly hanging out.”
As you may have noticed, this sparked a lot of excitement among Taylor’s fans, many of whom took a strong liking to the NFL star soon after his sweet Eras Tour anecdote went viral. And so, before long, the swifties were holding out hope that there might be some truth to the dating rumors.
Since the claims surfaced, Travis and his inner circle have bolstered fans’ intrigue by dropping occasional hints on social media and in interviews — notably, his brother, fellow NFL player Jason Kelce, jokingly confirmed that reports were “100% true.”
However, it wasn’t until last Thursday that Travis commented on the rumors himself, confirming during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show that he and Taylor had been in contact.
“I threw the ball in her court,” he said, before revealing he’d invited her to a game. “I told her, ‘I've seen you rock the stage at Arrowhead [Stadium]. You might have to come see me rock the stage at Arrowhead and see which one's a little more lit.’”
He followed this by sneakily adding: “We'll see what happens in the near future” — which brings us to Taylor’s timely game day appearance.
So, as I’m sure you’ve seen from a thousand different angles by now, Taylor showed up in full support of her rumored love interest, taking pride of place in the Kelce family suite right beside Travis’s mom, Donna Kelce.
Pulling out all the stops with a Chiefs jacket and matching red nails and lips, Taylor made no attempt to be low-key in the crowd, and by all accounts looked like she was quite literally having the time of her life.
Based on the seemingly endless supply of footage, it appeared that Taylor spent the vast majority of the game on her feet, starting from the second Travis ran out onto the field, to the moment he grabbed a touchdown pass in the third quarter, giving the Chiefs a 41–0 lead over their opponents.
Despite having all eyes on her, Taylor seemed to be embracing the fanfare. In fact, one video showed her posing for a photograph in front of a fan-made sign referencing the rumored romance, which read: “Kelce is Swift to the Endzone.”
After Travis and the Chiefs secured the win, Taylor stuck around and could be seen helping clear up the mess in the suite — a move fans noted as a surefire way to make a good first impression for your partner’s parents.
Much to fans’ disappointment, Travis wasn’t interviewed after the game. However, that didn’t stop his buddy Patrick Mahomes from spilling the tea on his teammate’s special guest.
Pat didn’t give a whole lot away about the nature of Travis’s relationship with Taylor, although he did hint that his teammate kept her attendance on the down-low, revealing that he was informed “at the last minute” that she’d be in the crowd.
“Some things with Trav, he says it, and you don't know if it's true or not, he says it so calmly,” he added.
But while we didn’t get any insight from the man himself, videos later surfaced showing Taylor and Travis walking closely together inside the stadium, making no attempt to hide from the public as they casually greeted people in the crowded corridors.
In true swiftie style, fans online did a little bit of digging and discovered that the blue and white denim ensemble that Travis wore after the game appears to be the “1989 BEDROOM PAINTING SET” from Kid Super Studios — which is either a wild coincidence, or proof that he’s the ultimate mastermind making a deliberate nod to her album.
An eyewitness who filmed the pair reported that they left together, and later that night photographs appeared on social media showing them driving away in Travis’s convertible — roof down, hiding from no one.
As for where they went, a source told Entertainment Tonight that Travis rented out a nearby restaurant, where he and Taylor were joined by his family and teammates.
"Taylor arrived, wearing a denim dress, and was seen snacking, having some cocktails, and dancing alongside Travis," the insider said. "The two were very affectionate with one another but kept things fun and lighthearted... The party lasted until 2 a.m."
Since her game day attendance set social media ablaze, sources have claimed that Taylor heard about Travis’s invite last week and didn’t think twice about accepting.
“Taylor is very focused on work right now and hanging out with her girlfriends,” an insider told People. “Travis invited her to the game, and of course, she said ‘yes.’ She just thought it was a fantastic way to spend Sunday.”
And so, as swifties and football fans alike have started to dub Taylor and Travis as the next power couple, they're yet to confirm themselves whether this is just a friendship or something more.
But one thing is for certain — there's sure to be an influx of viewers tuning in to the Chiefs games this NFL season. See you there!
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