{"id":205812,"date":"2025-11-17T22:26:06","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/is-taylor-swift-distancing-herself-from-the-chiefs-amid-the-teams-stunning-collapse\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T22:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T22:26:06","slug":"is-taylor-swift-distancing-herself-from-the-chiefs-amid-the-teams-stunning-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/is-taylor-swift-distancing-herself-from-the-chiefs-amid-the-teams-stunning-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Taylor Swift Distancing Herself From the Chiefs Amid the Team&#8217;s Stunning Collapse?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Going into the 2025 NFL season, prognosticators expected the Kansas City Chiefs to dominate the AFC and return to the Super Bowl for the fourth straight time.<\/p>\n<p>But now, following Sunday\u2019s upset loss to the Denver Broncos, fans are concerned that Patrick Mahomes\u2019 5-5 squad might not even make the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs\u2019 surprising struggles come amid another unexpected twist in this season\u2019s narrative:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-1024x695.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs after defeating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.  \" class=\"wp-image-540601 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-1024x695.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-2048x1389.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-960x651.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-1080x733.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-1200x814.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2196122888-10-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift celebrates with Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs after defeating the Buffalo Bills 32-29 in the AFC Championship Game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri.  <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by David Eulitt\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After two seasons in which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/10\/taylor-swift-reason-hiding-travis-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Taylor Swift was on hand pretty much every time Travis Kelce took the field<\/a> (even while jetting across the globe for her history-making Eras Tour), the pop icon has only attended half of this year\u2019s Chiefs games.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor has not attended a single Chiefs away game all season, a decision that\u2019s made all the more surprising by the fact that this will likely be Travis\u2019 last season in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>(The future hall of famer \u2014 who became the Chiefs\u2019 all-time touchdown leader on Sunday \u2014 is 36, which is approximately 110 in tight end years.)<\/p>\n<p>There are numerous theories as to why Taylor has opted not to follow the Chiefs on the road this year:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift looks on prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. \" class=\"wp-image-540603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Swift looks on prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. \" class=\"wp-image-540603 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-800x1200.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2184019175-3-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Taylor Swift looks on prior to a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Some believe the pop icon has become more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/taylor-swift-bulletproof-barrier-after-charlie-kirk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">concerned about security risks<\/a>, while others insist that she\u2019s busy managing her massive business empire.<\/p>\n<p>And in all likelihood, the decision has nothing to do with the Chiefs\u2019 current struggles.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps it was inevitable that social media users would try and find a connection between the KC\u2019s nightmare season and the absence of the NFL\u2019s most famous fan.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCan the Chiefs finally stop flopping? As a Taylor Swift fan, I am not used to failure,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thisisvertrying\/status\/1988722353019183335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wrote one X user<\/a> following the team\u2019s latest loss.<\/p>\n<p>Some Chiefs fans complained about Taylor being at games too much but maybe her presence was the driving force and the wind beneath their wings. She is the magic and fairy dust and secret recipe and yall fumbled,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sourrdoe\/status\/1990476682571231616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">another theorized<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.\" class=\"wp-image-540602\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.\" class=\"wp-image-540602 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-1968521327-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&amp;T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Patrick Smith\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not Reid or Veach\u2019s fault that their players are more focused on drag racing or plugging Taylor Swift\u2019s (terrible) new album on their podcasts or opening restaurants than they are on winning these days,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/QsamaBJohnston\/status\/1990406197401342304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a third chimed in<\/a>, referring to Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and the team\u2019s GM, Brett Veach.<\/p>\n<p>(And, of course, taking the opportunity to throw some shade at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/09\/taylor-swift-has-a-lot-to-say-about-the-life-of-a-showgirl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/em>.)<\/p>\n<p>Others even went so far as to allege that Taylor stepped away because she knew she\u2019d been a distraction to Travis in the offseason, and she assumed she would be blamed if the team had a tough year.<\/p>\n<p>Obviously, that\u2019s insane \u2014 but sadly, such lunacy is par for the course on social media these days.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, most of the theories about Taylor\u2019s changing relationship to the Chiefs are sheer foolishness \u2014 and there are certainly more to come.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs\u2019 next game is on the road against the Dallas Cowboys.<\/p>\n<p>Because it\u2019s an away game, Taylor probably won\u2019t be in attendance. And because it\u2019ll take place on Thanksgiving, you might have to listen to your drunk uncle\u2019s theories about why she decided to stay home.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t say we didn\u2019t warn you!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/11\/is-taylor-swift-distancing-herself-from-the-chiefs-amid-the-teams-stunning-collapse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Going into the 2025 NFL season, prognosticators expected the Kansas City Chiefs to dominate the AFC and return to the Super Bowl for the fourth straight time. But now, following Sunday\u2019s upset loss to the Denver Broncos, fans are concerned that Patrick Mahomes\u2019 5-5 squad might not even make the playoffs. 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