Taylor Swift and her new football-star beau, Travis Kelce, were spotted leaving MetLife Stadium separately following Sunday night’s game—the pop icon flanked by her A-list posse while arm-in-arm with Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner, while Kelce was photographed exiting alone.
It was unclear whether the situation represented bad blood between the pair, who have sent the internet into a frenzy over the past week with rumors of their budding romance.
Just a short while before, Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs eked out a thrilling 23-20 victory over the struggling New York Jets—capped by a big run from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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Kelce finished the night with six catches for 60 receiving yards—good enough to be the Chiefs’ top receiver on the night, but still a relatively quiet stat line by Kelce’s high standards.
The broadcast did show Swift stayed in her suite until the final whistle.
Swift first arrived at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium around 7:45 p.m., walking through a security checkpoint dressed in a black top, jean shorts, and black boots—about 30 minutes before the scheduled kickoff between the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets.
Swift arrived with a large crew of A-list pals in tow—drawing tens of thousands of extra eyes to NBC’s already-popular Sunday Night Football broadcast. Cameras captured Swift flanked by the likes of Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Hugh Jackman in a private suite.
It was an expected appearance for the pop star, who broke the internet last weekend when she showed up to Kelce’s game unannounced—boisterously cheering on her new heartthrob from a luxury suite alongside his mother.
Sunday night’s appearance was more of the same, with wall-to-wall coverage of her presence making its way to the game’s main broadcast.
Just before kickoff, a camera cut to Swift—who was holding a drink in a clear plastic cup—yelling along with everyone else in the crowd. NBC Sports’ cameras would return to her periodically throughout the evening.
Things appear to be moving quick for the pair of 33-year-olds. They were spotted dining out with friends on Saturday night in Manhattan and Kelce was spotted leaving Swift’s apartment on Sunday morning, according to a Page Six report.
Rumors about a potential fling between the two had been circling since the summer. Swift ended her six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn in April, just as her world tour was gaining steam, and Kelce reportedly stopped seeing TV personality Zuri Hall sometime in 2023.
Kelce attended Swift’s Kansas City show in July and raved about it on his podcast. On that same episode, Kelce appeared to shoot his first public shot with Swift, saying he tried—and failed—to give her a bracelet with his phone number on it.
It’s unclear how quickly things accelerated from there, with representatives for Swift confirming in early September that the two were “hanging out” but still in early stages.
Swift’s appearance at the Chiefs’ game on Sept. 24 took both the entertainment and sports world by storm.
By Sunday night, Swift and Kelce were the centerpiece of NBC’s pre-game coverage despite there being plenty of other stars in attendance—like Reynolds, Jackman, Lively, Jeremy Strong, Sophie Turner, and the injured star QB Aaron Rodgers, who was watching from the sidelines.
