KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce gave pop celebrity Taylor Swift a lot to cheer about Saturday.
Together with his girlfriend watching alongside WNBA star Caitlin Clark from a set, Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a landing — setting an entire bunch of information within the course of — and helped Kansas Metropolis roll to a 23-14 victory over the Houston Texans that earned it a spot within the AFC championship sport for the seventh straight season.
“I really feel like for those who’re going to step out right here on the soccer subject, you’ve all the time bought one thing to show,” stated Kelce, who had a pedestrian common season by his requirements however all the time appears to raise his sport within the postseason.
“I want it was one thing prefer it was only a flip of the swap and I may simply flip it on like that,” he added. “However I feel it was everyone in that constructing, all week lengthy, all, actually, the previous two to 3 weeks determining get our our bodies one of the best relaxation and prepared for the playoffs for a run like this. And, man, we got here out firing on all cylinders right now. That felt actually good.”
He definitely had Swift and Clark cheering all through the sport. Clark, a longtime Chiefs fan, wore a parka in Kansas Metropolis purple.
Swift arrived a lot sooner than ordinary — about two hours earlier than kickoff on a chilly, blustery day — and was dressed practically head to toe in Chanel, together with a black-and-white tweed jacket, a quarter-zip romper, a pearl strand belt and pendant earrings.
She started her high-profile romance with Kelce final season, when he invited the “Anti-Hero” singer to look at him in a September matchup with the Bears. Since then, the 2 have spent loads of time collectively, with cameras following them all around the globe.
She has been spending extra time in Kansas Metropolis recently, although, after wrapping up her record-setting Eras Tour final month.
The Chiefs had a first-round bye within the playoffs after going 15-2 within the common season and incomes the No. 1 seed. With the win over the Texans, and a matchup with the Payments or Ravens on deck subsequent weekend, they moved one step nearer to changing into the primary crew in NFL historical past to win three consecutive Tremendous Bowls.
Swift was readily available for the latest one in Las Vegas, after all, flying again from a live performance in Tokyo to look at the Chiefs beat the 49ers final February. And there’s a very good likelihood she’ll be following the Chiefs to New Orleans ought to they make it once more.
“Proper now, this one was nice. We’re going to get pleasure from this one tonight,” Kelce stated. “However the job at hand goes to be that AFC championship. You don’t you don’t get a three-peat by trying previous that.”
Kelce had his 14th straight playoff sport with at the very least 70 yards receiving and his fifteenth in a row with at the very least 5 catches, each NFL information. He additionally prolonged his personal playoff report for receptions to 172, and he broke a tie with Jerry Rice for probably the most playoff video games with at the very least 100 yards receiving with the ninth of his 12-year profession.
Kelce would possibly quickly break two extra information. He wants 226 yards to interrupt Rice’s postseason report of two,245, and he wants three extra landing receptions to interrupt the Corridor of Fame extensive receiver’s report of twenty-two.
“It’s playoff Trav. He’s a pacesetter, man,” stated Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who improved to 7-0 within the divisional spherical of the playoffs. “That is what he lives for is taking part in in these moments, having the possibility to make big-time performs.”
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