Travis Kelce.Photo:Stephen Maturen/Getty
Stephen Maturen/Getty
Travis Kelceand theKansas City Chiefspulled off a win over the Minnesota Vikings Sunday — this time, withoutTaylor Swiftin the stands.
The Chiefs ended on top, 27-20, but the game was filled with dramatics, particularly for Kelce. With a few minutes left before halftime, the tight end, 34,slid and turned his ankle at an awkward angleas he tried to run the ball downfield. Kelce limped off the field and was sent to the locker room for x-rays as his team finished the first half.
But Kelce was able to make it back into the game with a heavily taped-up right ankle, later picking up more yardage, and a touchdown in the third quarter.
This was Kelce and the Chiefs' first game in three weeks without their newest fan, Swift. Amid her rumored relationship with the two-time Super Bowl champ, she’s been cheering Kelce on in his suite, often alongside his mom,Donna Kelce.
But after two gamesin the stands rooting Kelce on— against the Chicago Bears on Sept. 24 and the New York Jets on Oct. 1 — Swift sat this win out.
Singer Taylor Swift cheers prior to the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on October 01, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Elsa/Getty
Elsa/Getty
The intense focus on Kelce and Swift during the last few games has led to some backlash from fans, and even the NFL star saidhe thought the league was “overdoing it a bit.”
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“What’s your honest opinion? Take away your feelings for Taylor…” Jason said, which prompted a laugh from Travis.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end admitted, “I think it’s fun when they show who was at the game. I think it brings a little bit more to the atmosphere, brings a little bit more to what you’re watching. But at the same time I think-”
“They’re overdoing it,” Jason finished, to which Travis agreed: “They’re overdoing it a little bit for sure, especially my situation. [But] I think they’re just trying to have fun with it.”
Kelce and Swift are “still just getting to know each other,“a source told PEOPLE earlier this week, adding, “It’s nothing too serious.”
Taylor Swift and Blake Lively cheer from the stands during an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Kansas City Chiefs at MetLife Stadium on October 1, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.Kevin Sabitus/Getty
Kevin Sabitus/Getty
Though Kelce is spending time with Swift, “he’s focusing on football like he always has,” the source says. “During the NFL season, his priority is the Chiefs, and it’s all about the team.”
Kelce said during a press conference Friday thathe’s been “on top of the world” the last few weeks.
“As all the attention comes…it feels like I was on top of the world after the Super Bowl and right now I’m even more on top of the world.”
source: people.com
