Ranking Travis Kelce’s greatest games with Taylor Swift watching the Chiefs
Travis Kelce was on a Hall of Fame path before he started dating Taylor Swift.
But there's no doubt that the world's biggest music superstar has had a positive impact on Kelce's life in the all-important win-and-loss column.
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What started as an internet rumor ཧin September 2023 has become an unavoidable fact💃 in 2024.
Swift proudly supports Patrick Mahomes, Andy Reid and the back-to-back Super Bowl champion Chiefs, and it's easy to find the "Shake It Off" creator simply by looking at the NFL schedule and seeing where Kansas City is playing.
Entering a Week 13 contest against the AFC West rival Las Vegas Raiders at Arrowhead Stadium, Swift has been💙 to 17 Chiefs games.
She's also been a serious good-luck charm.
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Kelce and Kansas City are 14-3 with Swift in 💖attendance, and that includes ꦇa brilliant playoff run last season that ended with a Super Bowl kiss in Las Vegas.
Below talkSPORT ranks Kelce's top 10 games with Swift as the world's biggest Chiefs fan.
10. December 10, 2023 - Bills 20, Chiefs 17
Statistics: 6 catches, 83 yards
This tough Kansas City loss is still remembered for the brilliant lateral touchdown pass that was erased.
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Kelce caught a ball thrown by Mahomes, then decided to throw the ball to Kadarius Toney, who ran for a thrilling 4﷽9-yard touchdown ... that was taken off the board after an offsi🙈de penalty.
"I've never seen a play like that in the NFL," Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott said.
The Chiefs fell to the Bills at Arrowhead and dropped🦹 to 8-5.
But Kelce was about to begin a run that would end with his third S🎉uper Bowl trophy.
9. January 13, 2024 - Chiefs 26, Dolphins 7 (Wild Card)
Stats: 7 catches, 71 yards
Andy Reid's mustache froze and Mahomes shattered his helmet.
The Chiefs embraced the fourth-coldest game in NFL history by torchin⛎g Miami at Arrowhead.
“We knew it was going to be cold,” Mahomes said.
“All week we were preaching, ‘Let’s come in there with that fi꧃re and just get after it and see wha♕t happens.’ "
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8. October 7, 2024 - Chiefs 26, Saints 13
Stats: 9 catches, 70 yards
Kansas City improved to 5-0 and kept ༺m🌃oving toward a potential Super Bowl three-peat.
After being criticized for a slow start, Kelce stepped up during a time when Mahomes was constantly losing offensive weapons.
Kelce's strong game also saw Tay Tay back in action.
After missing Kelce's previous two road contests, Swift returned to Arrowhead for another KC win.
Then she resumed her record-settin🦂g Eras Tour in Miami.
Bill Belichick groans at seeing Taylor Swift appearance during the Kansas City Chiefs g👍ame
7. October 12, 2023 - Chiefs 19, Broncos 8
Stats: 9 catches, 124 yards
With "Swift Watch" hitting overdrive, Kansas City continued its winning ways.
Kelce had more than one-third of the Chiefs' receiving yards on a night when KC struggled to find the end zone.
“Red zone and some third downs, we didn't execute at a high enough level,” Mahomes said.
“I still think there were a lot of 🧸good things we can take from it.”
The Chiefs would reach 7-2 before facing a midseason cro🐈ssroads.🍌
6. September 24, 2023 - Chiefs 41, Bears 10
Stats: 7 catches, 69 yards, touchdown
The game when Mahomes started believing that Kelce and Swift were really a thing.
During a practice, Kansas City's star tight end casually mentioned that the new Queen of Pop might attend the Chiefs' upcoming contest against Chicago.
“Some things with Travis, he says it and you don' t know if it's true or not, he says it so calmly," Mahomes said.
Swift did show up, and Kelce put on a show.
As the Chiefs blew up the scoreboard with a 34-0 halftime lead, Swift's new boyfriend had another classic Kelce game.
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5. January 21, 2024 - Chiefs 27, Bills 24 (Divisional Round)
Stats: 5 catches, 75 yards, 2 TDs
The party was on.
As big brother Jason chugged bears and embraced the cold by going shirtless in front of the Bills Mafia, Kelce had one of his best playoff games at the perfectღ time.
Kelce led all receivers in🐼 yards⛎ (75) and touchdowns (two).
Mahomes outplayed Josh Allen, and paired with now super-famous No. 87 to pass Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski in the NFL record book.
“It speaks to Travis and his work, to be a♎ble to go out there and make plays in big games,” said Mahomes, after he threw his record 16th playoff TD to Kelce.
“Passing any✱thing that has Brady and Gronk in it is special. 🌸Because those are two of the greatest players.”
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4. November 4, 2024 - Chiefs 30, Buccaneers 24 in overtime
Stats: 14 catches, 100 yards
Kelce had a new teammate and imm𝔍ediately benefited from the extra weapon.
DeAndreꦰ Hopkins, who was acquired in a midseason trade, caught eight balls for 86 yards and two TDs.
Kelce was even more impressive, rꦆecording game highs in receptions (14) and receiving yards (100).
With Swift back at Arrowhead, the Chiefs improved to a𒉰 perfect 8-0 in 202ꦓ4 and kept marching toward another potential Super Bowl.
Asked about D-Hop, Kelce called his new 🐎teammate a "swag champ."
"It gives everybody confidence," Kelce said. "Itꦬ gives everybody the ability to just play free."
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3. January 28, 2024 - Chiefs 17, Ravens 10 (AFC Championship)
Stats: 11 catches, 116 yards, TD
If there was any doubt𒈔 about Kelce and Swift being a real item, this ticket to the Super Bowl ended it.
An on-field kiss sealed Kansas City's road triumph over Lamar Jackson and the Ravens, with another huge playoff game from Swift's boyfriend.
Kel🧔ce caught 11 balls for a game-high 116 yards and a TD, and he was often the b🍎est player on the field.
“The Chiefs are still the Chiefs," Kelce sa🧜id.
2. Oct. 22, 2023 - Chiefs 31, Chargers 17
Stats: 12 catches, 179 yards, TD
Mahomes had a monster game꧂ with 424 yards and four touchdo♔wns.
Kelce was equally imp🍒ressive, catching 12 passes for 179 yards and a TD.
As he kept moving up the all-time list for the greatest tight ends in NFL historꦯyꦗ, a man approaching 35 years old threw it back to his youthful peak.
As for Swift, she was seen sporting an "87" friendship bracelet that honored Kelce's jersey number.
After Kelce initially failed to give her༒ a bracelet near the start of the Eras 💖Tour, he was putting up huge numbers with his new girlfriend -- and the world -- watching.
“The main thing with Travis is the way he's able to recognize coverage and adjust on the fly," Mahomes said.
"We always talk about it, but you can't take it for granted.
"He can read the coverages, stop in t🍷he windows and be on the same page as me."
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1. February 11, 2024 - Chiefs 25, 49ers 22 in OT (Super Bowl LVIII)
The dream came true in Las Vegas.
On a night when Kelce screamed in Reid's face and Swift had to fly across the world just to watch her boy♊friend in person, Kans🔯as City cemented a dynasty with an instant classic.
“The goa👍l has always been to get three,” Kelce said.
“But we couldn’t get here without getting that two,ဣ and having t❀hat target on our back all year.
"How a🍷bout that? We get a chance to do it three𓆏 times in a row.”
The biggest 👍kiss arrived after Mahomes threw a 3-yard TD to Mecole Hardman with 3 seconds left in overtime.
What started with a rumor in September 2023 ended wiꦍth Kelce inspiring Kansas City to one of the best🤪 Super Bowl finishes in NFL history.
“With all the advers💝ity we’ve been through this season to come through ... I’m proud of the guys,” Mahomes said.
“This is awesome. Legendary.”
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The magical run con⛦tinued in 2024, as the Chiefs started 10-1 with Swift still supporting Ke💛lce and Kansas City.
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