Travis Kelce had a moment to forget for the Kansas City Chiefs as girlfriend Taylor Swift watched their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the stands.
Just before the halftime break at Arrowhead Stadium, Kelce received the ball from Patrick Mahomes just in front of the Bucs’ 45-yard line before he was tackled by safety Tykee Smith.
The Chiefs tight end was unable to keep hold of the ball after shipping the challenge from Smith, instead fumbling it and allowing Tampa Bay to recover possession.
Had he not done so, Kansas City would have gained around six yards to leave them on a 3rd-and-4 with 55 seconds of the half remaining.
It proved a massive blow for the hosts and an embarrassing moment for Kelce, who was left red-faced with Swift watching on from her private suite.
Swift, who snubbed Kamala Harris’s closing election rally in Pennsylvania to be at the game, waltzed into Arrowhead earlier in the evening wearing a black, red and gold leather Chiefs jacket to confirm she is picking her boyfriend over the presidential candidate.
Many had been speculating over the pop megastar appearing at the rally on Monday night to ramp up support for Harris and the Democrats ahead of Tuesday’s all-important election.
That was before reports emerged on Sunday claiming she was not listed to perform as a musical guest in Pennsylvania, which implied she would not be attending given Kelce and the Chiefs were facing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the very same night.
Travis Kelce loses the football and the Buccaneers recover. Tykee Smith knocked the ball loose. pic.twitter.com/x0v0CoXJof
— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) November 5, 2024
And as expected, Swift arrived at the game roughly an hour before kickoff after shaking off Harris to cheer on her man from the stands instead.
