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Just some brief years in the past, Taylor Swift, by her personal admission, had zero curiosity within the sport of soccer.
That every one modified, in fact, when she began relationship Travis Kelce.
There was a time when Taylor was a fixture at each Chiefs sport, each at Arrowhead Stadium, and when the workforce traveled for away video games.
Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs after defeating the Buffalo Payments 32-29 within the AFC Championship Sport at GEHA Area at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. (Photograph by David Eulitt/Getty Pictures)
When the Chiefs received their final Tremendous Bowl in 2023, Taylor was there each step of the best way, in some way making time throughout her record-breaking Eras Tour to attend a lot of the workforce’s matchups.
And she or he saved that streak going the next season, when the workforce survived a grueling schedule and made all of it the best way to Tremendous Bowl LIX — solely to get trounced by the Philadelphia Eagles in an incredibly lopsided contest.
This previous season, the pop icon took a really completely different method to her nonetheless comparatively newfound fandom.
She attended a lot of the Chiefs’ house video games, however so far as we all know, she opted to observe all of their away video games on TV.
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs kisses Taylor Swift after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 throughout Tremendous Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photograph by Ezra Shaw/Getty Pictures)
And this yr, Tay received’t have to fret about reserving a luxurious suite for the most important sport of the yr.
Sure, in the event you’re a soccer fan, then we most likely don’t must let you know that the Chiefs won’t be taking part in in Tremendous Bowl LX — the truth is, their season will come to a detailed with an anti-climactic common season matchup in opposition to the Las Vegas Raiders on January 4.
For the primary time since 2014, the Chiefs have been eradicated from the NFL playoffs — and in brutal trend.
Not solely have been they knocked out of the working with a number of weeks left within the season, however quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL, an harm that might depart him sidelined for a part of subsequent season.
Clearly, this raises quite a lot of questions for the league’s It Couple (no, not Josh Allen and Hailee Steinfeld).
Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating the Baltimore Ravens within the AFC Championship Sport at M&T Financial institution Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photograph by Patrick Smith/Getty Pictures)
If the Chiefs had made a playoff run and received one other Tremendous Bowl, Tay’s fiance Travis Kelce most likely would’ve retired.
In spite of everything, he’ll flip 37 subsequent season, which is roughly 108 in tight finish years.
And the concept of catching passes from Gardner Minshew or another backup in subsequent yr’s opener may not maintain a lot attraction for Travis.
Then once more, the concept of by no means taking part in in one other Tremendous Bowl could be downright unthinkable to the longer term Corridor of Famer.
Evidently, the scenario raises an entire lot of questions:
Is Travis planning to announce his retirement on the finish of this season? Will Taylor attend the remaining Chiefs video games, now that they’re principally meaningless?
And most essential of all — at the very least in the event you’re Roger Goodell — what does all of this imply for the Tremendous Bowl’s TV rankings?
