Taylor Swift clapped back at angry Ravens fans who battered her at M&T Bank Stadium with a shout: “You ruined the NFL!”
The music icon attended her 12th Chiefs games of the season to watch her boyfriend Travis Kelce team up with quarterback Patrick Mahomes to deliver another storming performance to carry their team to the Super Bowl.
Swift simply shrugged off the insult, telling fans, “I didn’t do anything,” as she walked to an afterparty with her new best friend, Mahomes’ wife Brittany, who also knows a thing or two about it attracting abuse from rabid people. NFL fans.
Social media was active all week with Ravens fans making it clear that Swift was not welcome in Baltimore.
Apparently they learned nothing from Bills’ counterparts, who learned the hard way about something called them Tayvoodoo. Many fans believe that the singer has a supernatural power that causes those who disrespect her to receive bad karma.
Taylor Swift wraps her arms around Brittany Mahomes during the Chiefs’ postgame celebration
Swift (right) posed for photos with the Kelce family – including Jason, Donna and Ed (left-right)
After the game, Taylor received some criticism from Ravens fans, but she quickly defended herself
The popular NFL Memes X account implored quarterback Lamar Jackson to “save them from a Swift Super Bowl.”
It was in October when an NFL official emphasized that Swift and Kelce’s relationship was not orchestrated by the league.
But the sport it hosts, and its TV partners, have not been shy about trying to capitalize on the relationship and gain new fans, especially members of Generation Z and more women.
Yesterday, Swift appeared to say “Go away” to a TV camera as she appeared on screen for the umpteenth time this season.
“It was a perfect storm of pop culture and sports colliding in a very positive way, with two incredibly passionate fans merging and interacting in ways they hadn’t before. So for us, it’s fantastic,” Ian Trombetta, the NFL’s senior vice president of social, influencer and content marketing, said in October.
“Hopefully those – especially the young women – who have now taken an interest in not only Travis Kelce, but the NFL more broadly, can stay with us throughout the year and for years to come,” Trombetta said.
Not that the NFL thinks there’s much room for improvement: 47 percent of its fans are women, and it’s the No. 1 sport among people ages 8 to 24.
The league has been committed to courting women for years, including by promoting flag football or recruiting female employees to team coaching staffs.
That was because negative developments turned people off: cases of domestic violence involving players; misogyny and sexual harassment during the tenure of former Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder.
That was in addition to an investigation launched in May by New York and California prosecutors into allegations of sexual harassment and racial discrimination at the NFL offices.
Travis Kelce kisses girlfriend Taylor after leading his Chiefs team to a spot in the Super Bowl
America’s favorite couple had a moment to celebrate with the eyes of the world on them
Kelce and Swift celebrated together after he led the Chiefs to a stunning victory
The singer will now travel thousands of miles to make the Super Bowl from Japan in February
In a series of photos posted by another of her friends – Keleigh Teller – Swift looks excited at the outcome of the game as she celebrates with her Chiefs clan.
She’s also pictured alongside Jason, Donna, and Ed Kelce, proving that she’s really integrated herself into her boyfriend’s family after their four months of dating.
Immediately after the game in Baltimore, Swift went onto the field for the first time and was led to her husband by security officials.
In a romantic moment captured by the world’s TV cameras, Kelce – fresh off the field – enjoyed an embrace with Swift as the pair kissed passionately.
Swift looked almost teary as the pair had a moment to celebrate together with all eyes on them.
Swift now turns her attention to four nights of her blockbuster Eras Tour in the Japanese capital from February 7 to 10 before racing back to Allegiant Stadium on the west coast for the biggest night in the American sporting calendar. But she is expected to make the journey and be there for Kelce.
She and Travis took center stage during the post-match celebrations, but during the showdown itself, the singer appeared frustrated as he appeared mid-stage on CBS coverage. She could clearly be seen saying “go away, please” as the camera stayed on her in a VIP suite as she promoted next weekend’s Grammys.
However, she will have to accept it on February 11 as she will travel thousands of miles to create the game. The 17-hour time difference works to her advantage on her return to the US from Japan and it will be the 13th Chiefs game this season that Swift will have cheered on the team for – her lucky number.
But luck on their side or not, judging by Sunday’s results, Kelce and his Chiefs will have to take a break for a while after an absolutely sensational 17-10 victory in Baltimore – the team most people thought would make the Super Bowl all the way to win. let alone today’s match.
Kelce scored a touchdown in the first quarter and passed Jerry Rice’s NFL postseason record of 151 receptions in another stunning, career-defining display.
Swift was joined by Cara Delevingne in the VIP suite where she cheered the Chiefs to victory – Jason Kelce was also there, as were Travis’ parents Donna and Ed.
Kelce kisses the Lamar Hunt trophy as he commemorates a stunning win for the Chiefs
The Chiefs star took the festivities to the locker room with his team on Sunday evening
Swift faces a 17-hour time difference and a 13-hour flight between Las Vegas and Tokyo, where she will perform the day before the Super Bowl
Travis’ older brother was seen high-fiving friends in the suite after his brother’s touchdowns, but his celebrations were extremely subdued compared to the wild scenes last weekend in Buffalo.
The two brothers also had a moment on the field, with the elder Kelce wearing a wool Chiefs hat all day as he cheered on Kansas City. It was a heartwarming photo that showed Swift looking on and smiling as the Kelce brothers laughed together on the field.
“Finish this son of a bitch,” Jason told Travis as they hugged. Older brother Kelce would later discuss his own future in the NFL in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.Com.
Now they’re all clearing their schedules and heading to Vegas in two weeks as the Chiefs try to win the Super Bowl for the second straight season and cap off a fairytale campaign that has seen Travis and Taylor become America’s favorite and most famous couple.