Travis Kelce continued his recovery with a captivating display as the Chiefs beat the New Orleans Saints 26-13 on Monday night, with Taylor Swift cheering him on from the stands in Kansas City.
The victory moves the Chiefs to 5-0 heading into their bye week next weekend as their dominant start continues in search of what would be a historic third straight Super Bowl win.
Kelce did not score a touchdown, but had nine receptions for 70 yards; His first half was especially impressive when he entered the interval with eight receptions for 67 yards.
He even caused a stir at Arrowhead Stadium in the second quarter when he threw a lateral to Samaje Perine. Injured teammate Hollywood Brown took X and wrote, along with a “goat” emoji: “Travis Kelce is very good at football.”
There was a moment of panic in the second quarter, with cameras capturing Kelce wincing in pain after a hit to his left shoulder, but fortunately for the Chiefs, he was fine to continue playing.
Travis Kelce continued his recovery as the Chiefs beat the New Orleans Saints 23-16
Taylor Swift returned to the stands at Arrowhead Stadium to cheer on Kelce in the game.
Kelce didn’t score a touchdown but was especially impressive during the first half.
But the tight end had a quieter third quarter and the Saints paid more attention to him. In the end, touchdowns from Kareem Hunt and Xavier Worthy and some reliable kicking from Harrison Butker meant the Super Bowl champions extended their undefeated start to the campaign.
Kareem Hunt also put in a promising display with 102 yards and JuJu Smith-Schuster chipped in with 130, including a 51-yard gain late on as the Saints began to threaten.
Any hope of a Saints comeback in the fourth quarter appeared to dissolve when quarterback Derek Carr was forced to leave the final minutes with an oblique issue.
Moments earlier, Saints tight end Foster Moreau began the fourth quarter with a touchdown that cut the Chiefs’ lead to three points. But with Carr’s departure, hopes of a shocking outcome all but disappeared.
Meanwhile, Swift was in his third game of the season with the Chiefs after missing the last two road games against the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Chargers.
Kelce finished the game with nine receptions and 70 yards in another Chiefs victory.
His attendance had been highly anticipated, especially since he did not show up to Kelce’s ‘Car Jam’ charity event on Saturday night, his 35th birthday.
But he arrived shortly before kickoff Monday and sat in Kelce’s VIP suite next to his father Scott.
The Chiefs take a break next weekend and return to action on October 20 in a rematch of last year’s Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium in California.
Swift is in the final days of a break from her record-setting Eras Tour, which resumes with the first of three shows Friday night at Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium.
