Taylor Swift watched the Kansas City Chiefs’ 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears from a suite at Arrowhead Stadium next to Travis Kelce’s mother; Kelce addressed the dating rumors with Swift on the latest episode of his New Heights podcast
Last updated: 9/27/23 9:33 PM
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has spoken out for the first time about his rumored relationship with pop star Taylor Swift, saying she “looked amazing” when she was pictured at his game on Sunday.
Swift watched from a suite at Arrowhead Stadium next to Kelce’s mother as he scored a touchdown in the Chiefs’ 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears.
In the latest episode of his New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason – center for the Philadelphia Eagles – Kelce spoke about Swift’s performance.
- 400% increase in Kelce jersey sales on Fanatics; now in the top five best-selling in the NFL
- Kelce has added more than 380,000 Instagram followers since Sunday’s game
- Kelce’s New Heights podcast is #1 in the Apple Podcast rankings
- Chiefs sold three times as many searches and tickets on StubHub
- The Chiefs’ win over the Bears was watched by 24.3 million viewers (No. 1 in the US)
- Female viewership for the game is up 63% from the previous week
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In Inside the Huddle, Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold discuss the impact Taylor Swift’s presence at the Kansas City Chiefs game has had on the sport.
After Jason mockingly asked how it felt to be “put on the map” by Swift, Kelce said, “Shout out to Taylor for quitting.”
“I just loved that everyone in the suite had only good things to say about her.
“She looked great. Everyone was talking about her and of course the day went perfectly for Chiefs fans.”
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Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs finds the ever-reliable Travis Kelce in the end zone for the touchdown, while Taylor Swift celebrates in the Arrowhead crowd
He added: “To see the slow-motion chest bumps, to see the high-fives with mom, to see Chiefs Kingdom all excited that she was there… absolutely hysterical.
“It was definitely a match I’ll remember, that’s for damn sure. And then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end.”
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Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes reveals he was aware Taylor Swift was in attendance at Arrowhead and joked it was the reason he found Travis Kelce for a touchdown
Swift’s presence at the game appears to have gained Kelce a new group of fans, as well as the Chiefs as a whole.
Sunday’s ratings showed a significant improvement among female viewers aged 12 to 17, up almost eight percent year-on-year. The broadcast also led to female viewers in every major demographic.
A spokesperson for sportswear company Fanatics also said this The Associated Press that sales of Kelce shirts were up more than 400 percent.
“Sounds like the Swifties are part of Chiefs Kingdom too,” Kelce joked on the podcast.
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Patrick Mahomes says he hasn’t met Taylor Swift yet, while Chiefs head coach Andy Reid joked he set the pop star up with Travis Kelce
As for Chiefs head coach Andy Reid saying in his post-game press conference that he was responsible and “set them up,” Kelce said, “I don’t even know how to answer that.
“You have Coach Reid telling everyone that he’s Cupid, that he’s been manifesting this all the time…
“I know he’s met the Swift family before, so I don’t know, he could have been in the background the whole time.”
The Chiefs next play at the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football live on Sky Sports NFL from Monday morning at 1:20 am.
Week four in the NFL kicks off on Thursday evening when the Detroit Lions visit the Green Bay Packers – live on Sky Sports NFL from 1.15am in the early hours of Friday morning.