Taylor Swift was not in attendance as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Los Angeles Chargers in California, but that’s likely not due to Travis Kelce being benched. She’s going out tonight. Though Kelce, 34, did not play in his team’s final regular season game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Sunday, January 7, Swift had to make her decision long before the weekend. The game fell on the same day as the 2024 Golden Globe Awards. Swift, 34, is expected to attend the awards show at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, since her Eras Tour concert film is nominated in the new category of Cinematic and Box Office Achievement. Though he was not playing, Kelce was still at SoFi to support his team from the sidelines.
The tight end hinted that he might not be on the field ahead of the weekend. “I know Coach [Andy] Reid is gonna do what’s best for the time and right now I’m not quite sure exactly how it’s gonna play out [and] if guys are gonna sit [on the bench], what guys are gonna get elevated,” he said during the Friday, January 5, episode of his “New Heights” podcast. “It’s really going depend on who’s on your roster and how many guys you can deactivate and still put together a good team and have a full squad ready to go.” The Chiefs announced that Kelce would not play via X (formerly Twitter) two hours before kickoff on Sunday.
While Swift was not present for Sunday’s game, she already saw the Chiefs defeat the Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, in October 2023. She was also in the stands – rocking a Chiefs letterman jacket that matched one previously worn by Kelce – on New Year’s Eve when the Chiefs secured their spot in the NFL playoffs by beating the Cincinnati Bengals. Later that night, the couple were spotted making out at a party with friends and family.
