Caitlin Clark Joins Taylor Swift to Watch Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs Win the Playoff

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce gave pop superstar Taylor Swift plenty to cheer about Saturday.

With his girlfriend watching from a suite next to WNBA star Caitlin Clark, Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown – setting a slew of records – and helping Kansas City to a 23-14 victory about the Houston Texans, who earned a spot in the AFC championship game for the seventh straight season.

“I feel like when you step on the football field here, you always have something to prove,” said Kelce, who had a pedestrian regular season by his standards but always seems to take his play to the next level in the postseason . .

“I wish it was something like it was just the push of a button and I could just turn it on,” he added. “But I think everyone in that building all week, actually the last two to three weeks, was figuring out how to best rest our bodies and get them ready for the playoffs for a run like this. And man, we came out firing on all cylinders today. That felt very good.”

He definitely had Swift and Clark cheering the entire game. Clark, a longtime Chiefs fanwore a parka in Kansas City red.

Swift arrived much earlier than usual — about two hours before kickoff on a cold, blustery day — and was dressed almost head-to-toe in Chanel, including a black-and-white tweed jacket, quarter-zip romper, pearl-string belt and pendant earrings .

She started her high-profile romance with Kelce last season, when he invited the “Anti-Hero” singer to watch him a September matchup with the Bears. Since then, the two have spent a lot of time together, with cameras following them around the world.

She’s been I’ve been spending more time in Kansas City latelyBut after wrapping her up record-breaking Eras Tour last month.

The Chiefs had one bye to the first round in the play-offs after going 15-2 in the regular season and earning the No. 1 seed. With the win over the Texans and a matchup with the Bills or Ravens on deck next weekend, they moved one step closer to becoming the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.

Swift, of course, attended the most recent one in Las Vegas, as he flew back from a concert in Tokyo to watch the Chiefs beat the 49ers last February. And there’s a good chance she’ll follow the Chiefs to New Orleans if they make it again.

“Right now this one was great. We’re going to enjoy this tonight,” Kelce said. “But the task ahead will be that AFC championship. If you look past that, you’re not going to get a three-peat.”

Kelce had his 14th straight playoff game with at least 70 yards receiving and his 15th straight with at least five catches, both NFL records. He also extended his own playoff record for receptions to 172, and he broke a tie with Jerry Rice for most playoff games with at least 100 yards receiving in the ninth of his 12-year career.

Kelce could soon break two more records. He needs 226 yards to break Rice’s postseason record of 2,245, and he needs three more touchdown receptions to break the Hall of Fame record of 22 for wide receivers.

‘It’s play-off Trav. He’s a leader, man,” said Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who improved to 7-0 in the divisional round of the playoffs. “This is what he lives for: playing in these moments and having the opportunity to make big plays.”

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