Taylor Swift and Chiefs fans rejoice as Kansas City beats Cincinnati, 25-17, to capture AFC West for the EIGHTH consecutive season despite just three catches by Travis Kelce… as pair sets off for New Year’s Eve party with family

No, Taylor Swift's relationship with Travis Kelce didn't completely derail the Kansas City Chiefs' season.

The pop star was back at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, as the defending Super Bowl champions topped the Cincinnati Bengals 25-17 to bounce back from their Christmas Day loss to the rival Las Vegas Raiders.

However, Kelce was almost a non-factor for Patrick Mahomes & Co. and finished the game with just three catches for 16 yards on four targets. He remains just a few yards shy of his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.

For the 10-6 Chiefs, the win was significant. Not only does Kansas City win its eighth straight AFC West crown, but it also comes after a miserable 3-8 streak that threatened their entire season.

Of course, many suggested that Swift was somehow responsible for distracting Kelce and the Chiefs from their task, but that wasn't the case on Sunday as Kansas City came back to beat the Bengals, who fell to 8-8.

Kelce had just three catches against Cincinnati and remains a few yards shy of 1,000 this year

Swift laughs as she watches the first half of Sunday's rematch of last year's AFC title game

Swift celebrated the Chiefs' win with a drink in her hand and with a young Chiefs fan in a suite

Before the game, NFL analyst Jason Whitlock accused CBS Sports of following Swift, instead of showing high-caliber games like Ravens-Dolphins on TV.

Swift spent Sunday's game in her usual suite, surrounded by the family and friends of Kelce's Chiefs teammates, including the tight end's mother, Donna.

And as has become a familiar scene at Arrowhead, fans brought signs hoping to get her attention.

One savvy Chiefs supporter dubbed the romantic couple “TNT” and wrote, “They're Dynamite!”

Another young visitor wrote that she was “only here for Taylor.”

Kelce only had 3 receptions for 16 yards vs. Cincy, with his longest reception being 10 yards

Kelce is just a few yards away from recording his eighth straight season with over 1,000 yards

Kelce warms up before facing the Bengals for Swift in Cincinnati on Sunday night

This Chiefs fan held a poster comparing Swift and Kelce's romance to TNT: “They're Dynamite!”

Another Chiefs fan preferred to describe Kelce and Patrick Mahomes as the Chiefs' “dynamic duo.”

One Swiftie publicly revealed that she only traveled to Arrowhead to see Swift in person

Harrison Butker was a career-best 6-of-6 on field goal attempts as Kansas City held the Bengals scoreless over their last seven possessions.

Patrick Mahomes had 245 yards passing and a touchdown for Kansas City (10-6), which also secured at least the No. 3 seed and one home game. Isiah Pacheco ran 18 times for 130 yards, while Rashee Rice had five catches for 127 yards.

The Bengals (8-8), fighting for their own playoff lives, led early by 10 but trailed 25-17 when Butker made the last of his field goals — a 46-yarder through gale-force winds — by 2 :59 left. the game.

With one last chance, Jake Browning hit Tyler Boyd to convert a long fourth down and move into Kansas City territory, but back-to-back sacks from George Karlaftis and Chris Jones gave the Chiefs eight on the day and ended the Bengals' hopes of a comeback. .

Browning finished with 197 yards passing and a touchdown. Joe Mixon ran 65 yards and got the TD reception.

Butker converted from 54, 43, 27, 24, 48 and 46 yards, accounting for the final 18 points of the game.

The Bengals and Chiefs are used to playing high-stakes games when the weather turns frigid, meeting in each of the past two AFC championship games for down-to-earth nail-biters. And they usually involve a lot of nonsense, whether it's about elected officials or — in the case of this past week — players like Ja'Marr Chase of the Bengals.

Swift arrived at Arrowhead wearing Travis' Varsity Chiefs jacket before Sunday's game

Kelce preferred to give a more casual look than his girlfriend, who wore a striped Nike tracksuit

Swift had some of her hair braided as she walked to a Chiefs suite before kickoff

Kelce was spotted leaving the Chiefs team hotel ahead of Sunday's game wearing a tiger tracksuit

The hostility usually spills over onto the field as well. Midway through the second quarter, Chase and Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed got into a heated argument, and ultimately a team-wide scrum resulted in compensating personal fouls.

The Bengals jumped ahead 10-7 when an 8 1/2-minute drive resulted in a field goal and a 6 1/2-minute march ended in Mixon's touchdown catch. Cincinnati then got the ball back when Trey Hendrickson ran around rookie right tackle Wanya Morris on the right, stripped Mahomes from behind and Sam Hubbard was there to pounce on the loose ball.

Pass interference on Sneed in the end zone set up Browning's 1-yard TD run.

Butker's first field goal got the Chiefs within 17–10, and they had a chance to take the lead when Mahomes Marquez found Valdes-Scantling wide open on their next possession. But another botched pass — the NFL's 40th this season led by Kansas City — forced the Chiefs to settle for a field goal while trailing 17-13 at halftime.

As the Chiefs defense strengthened in the second half, their offense began to show signs of life.

They stopped the Bengals on fourth-and-1 at the Kansas City 6 and then drove 82 yards for Butker's third field goal. And after the Bengals had to punt, Mahomes hit Rashee Rice 67 yards to set up Butker's chip shot and give the Chiefs the lead for good.