With , how could Taylor Swift be on anything other than the winning side?
She and the couple on the field at Allegiant Stadium after his Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.
Moments earlier, Swift smiled with her eyes looking misty from tears as she stood next to Kelce鈥檚 mother while he held aloft the Lombardi Trophy, shouting 鈥淐hiefs nation!鈥� and bellowing a chorus of 鈥淰iva Las Vegas.鈥�
Minutes before that, , who at various points included Blake Lively, Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey, when the Chiefs scored the winning touchdown in overtime, set up by a key reception by Kelce for a first down.
It was the second straight Super Bowl win for the Chiefs, but the first since Swift became fan-in-chief. She and Kelce began dating shortly before the season started.
It completes for Swift, who for a record fourth time at the Grammys, where she also announced a new album dropping in April before jetting off to Japan for a series of stadium shows.
Soon after flying halfway around the world to get to the game, she strolled through security to enter the stadium along with Lively, Ice Spice and her mom, Andrea Swift. She cuddled with Lively during Post Malone鈥檚 performance of 鈥淎merica the Beautiful鈥� and won what appeared to be a , slamming her cup down to an appreciative roar from the fans.
She was spotted talking to Kelce鈥檚 brother, Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell in one of the private boxes that reportedly cost more than $1 million. Del Rey joined the celeb-packed suite in time to catch .
Swift and the international date line from the last of four shows at the Tokyo Dome to arrive about two hours before kickoff. The time change allowed her to land in Los Angeles and make the final hop to Las Vegas.
The 14-time Grammy winner walked in with a red jacket slung over her shoulder, apparently getting the memo from Kelce and many of the Chiefs. He wore a shimmering black suit, quarterback Patrick Mahomes wore a sharp black suit of his own, and even Chiefs coach Andy Reid wore a black blazer as the Chiefs leaned into the role of the villains.
鈥淎nti-Hero鈥� also happens to be the lead single from Swift鈥檚 Grammy-winning album, 鈥淢idnights.鈥�
鈥淪he鈥檚 unbelievable. She鈥檚 rewriting the history books herself,鈥� . 鈥淚 told her I鈥檒l have to hold up my end of the bargain and come home with hardware, too.鈥�
Swift began he said on his 鈥淣ew Heights鈥� podcast that he had tried and failed to give her a friendship bracelet during her performance at Arrowhead Stadium. Kelce then invited her to watch him perform at the home of the Chiefs, and she surprisingly showed up for their Week 2 game against Chicago.
Swift soon became a regular at games, both home and away, frequently sitting with Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Swift occasionally brought along friends, including Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds.
鈥淗aving Taylor as a new Chiefs fan is very unique,鈥� Chiefs owner Clark Hunt said during Super Bowl week. 鈥淚 don鈥檛 ever do an interview without someone asking me about it. I think a lot of players and coaches on the team are in the same boat. The most important thing is we鈥檙e happy for the two of them that they have found each other and have such a special relationship.鈥�
There was besides Swift for the NFL鈥檚 marquee night. Usher鈥檚 halftime show included guest performers Alicia Keys, Ludacris and Lil Jon. Reba McEntire sang the national anthem. Beyonc茅, who was also at the game, appeared in a commercial and in the second half.
Few were under a brighter spotlight than Swift, though. Her dash from Tokyo, where she promised fans that 鈥渨e鈥檙e all gonna go on a great adventure,鈥� had Swifties around the world watching online flight trackers, while her boyfriend seemed to get as many questions about his relationship as the game during the run-up to kickoff.
Asked to explain the intense interest, Kelce replied: 鈥淚 think the values we stand for and just who we are as people 鈥� we love to shine light on others, shine light on the people that help and support us, and on top of that, I think we both just love life.鈥�
Kelce and Swift won鈥檛 have a whole lot of time together to celebrate. She is due back across the Pacific later this week. The international leg of her Eras Tour resumes Friday night in Australia with the first of three shows at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
鈥淭his week is truly the best kind of chaos,鈥� she on Instagram.
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