KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs tight finish Travis Kelce gave pop famous person Taylor Swift a lot to cheer about Saturday.
Along with his girlfriend watching alongside WNBA star Caitlin Clark from a set, Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdown — setting an entire bunch of data 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 recreation for the seventh straight season.
“I really feel like should you’re going to step out right here on the soccer discipline, you’ve all the time obtained one thing to show,” stated Kelce, who had a pedestrian common season by his requirements however all the time appears to raise his recreation within the postseason.
“I want it was one thing prefer it was only a flip of the change and I might 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 a few weeks determining easy methods to get our our bodies the most effective relaxation and prepared for the playoffs for a run like this. And, man, we got here out firing on all cylinders at this time. 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 crimson.
Swift arrived a lot sooner than normal — about two hours earlier than kickoff on a chilly, blustery day — and was dressed almost 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 observe 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 more time in Kansas City lately, although, after wrapping up her record-setting Eras Tour final month.
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The Chiefs had a first-round bye in 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 turning into the primary staff in NFL historical past to win three consecutive Tremendous Bowls.
Swift was readily available for the newest one in Las Vegas, after all, flying again from a live performance in Tokyo to observe the Chiefs beat the 49ers final February. And there’s a very good probability 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 activity at hand goes to be that AFC championship. You don’t you don’t get a three-peat by wanting previous that.”
Kelce had his 14th straight playoff recreation with a minimum of 70 yards receiving and his fifteenth in a row with a minimum of 5 catches, each NFL data. He additionally prolonged his personal playoff document for receptions to 172, and he broke a tie with Jerry Rice for essentially the most playoff video games with a minimum of 100 yards receiving with the ninth of his 12-year profession.
Kelce may quickly break two extra data. He wants 226 yards to interrupt Rice’s postseason document of two,245, and he wants three extra landing receptions to interrupt the Corridor of Fame large receiver’s document of twenty-two.
“It’s playoff Trav. He’s a frontrunner, 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 prospect to make big-time performs.”
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