- Kelce has just 50 receiving yards in half of KC’s game against Denver
- The Chiefs just beat the same Broncos team in Kansas City two weeks ago
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Just two weeks ago, with Taylor Swift in the crowd, the Kansas City Chiefs made relatively easy work of the struggling Denver Broncos.
Back to this Sunday, where the Chiefs ultimately fell to the same team on the road in Colorado.
While many factors can be at play – the weather, the cold, the lack of oxygen – these issues follow a pattern that has been highlighted a few times in recent weeks: KC just isn’t playing as well as Swift isn’t. over there.
Going into halftime, KC trailed Denver 14-9 in frigid conditions after the city was pelted with nearly eight inches of snow.
By the time the game ended, the Chiefs scored no more points as they fell to the Broncos 24-9.
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Travis Kelce and the Chiefs are struggling in the first half in Denver this weekend
It’s the first time in three weeks that Taylor Swift (L) has decided not to attend a Chiefs game
There is a pattern where Kelce plays better for KC when Swift is present
But the Broncos and QB Russell Wilson (3) did more with less and took the lead
Travis Kelce didn’t play like his typical dominant self and continued a trend of disappointing performances when his girlfriend wasn’t around.
At halftime, the tight end had just five catches for 50 yards as KC quarterback Patrick Mahomes struggled.
Mahomes had thrown for just 167 yards and an interception entering the break, completing 16 of 20 passes.
His counterpart, Denver QB Russell Wilson completed only eight passes for 97 yards, but managed two passing touchdowns to take the lead.
Kelce hasn’t always put in the best performances when Swift has been away. In the last game she missed — a road trip to Minnesota — Travis hauled in 10 catches for 67 yards.
Swift attended the next two games, with Kelce hauling in nine catches for 124 yards in a win over Denver at home and then 12 catches for 179 yards and a touchdown the following week against the Chargers.