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Die-hard football fans watching Sunday’s game between the Jets and Chiefs were frustrated by the fanfare surrounding Taylor Swift and her new boyfriend Travis Kelce.
While NBC’s broadcast numbers got a huge boost from Swift’s presence in the stands at MetLife Stadium, it was a constant source of frustration for those who tuned in as Kansas City dominated against New York.
Football fans took to social media in droves to share their thoughts, with one writing: “Please don’t play Taylor Swift on your TV drinking game… You’ll be hospitalized if you’re not already.”
Another added: “Those Taylor Swift cutaways during Chiefs games need to go.”
While much of the excitement centered around the pop sensation’s potential in the stadium, the angriest reaction came after the Chiefs’ first touchdown, when the cameras immediately cut to Taylor and her celebrity friends in her suite.
Football fans watching the Jets-Chiefs game on NBC were frustrated with the coverage
Taylor Swift was regularly seen in news reports watching her boyfriend Travis Kelce
Some fans had tuned in just to watch the football and not for the fanfare that surrounded it
Many felt the players should have been shown right after the first touchdown
Since it was Isiah Pacheco who scored the points and not Kelce, some fans were angry and felt they should have shown the players celebrating on the court instead.
Sunday night’s game between the Jets and Chiefs was the second game in a week that Swift dominated, after she showed up at Arrowhead last Sunday to watch her husband score a touchdown in a 41-10 win over the Bears.
Since then, there’s been a lot of chatter online about their relationship, and it came to a head on Sunday when she showed up again to watch him play.
They are also rumored to have spent the night together on Saturday after Kelce was spotted returning to his hotel in Weehawken on Sunday morning.
It’s not clear exactly when Travis and Taylor started seeing each other, but Travis had revealed on his New Heights podcast in July that he had hoped to introduce himself to Taylor when he was at one of her stops on the Eras Tour participated.
“I wanted to give Taylor Swift [a bracelet] with my number on it,” the tight end shared, but he learned that the singer’s dedication to giving the best performance possible made it impossible to chat with her.
“I was disappointed that she doesn’t speak before or after her performances because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs she sings. So I was a little hurt because I couldn’t give her one of the bracelets.” “I made it for her,” he said.
On the latest episode of Travis’ podcast, he addressed the dating rumors.
While speaking with his brother and co-host Jason Kelce, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagles, he praised Swift and said she looked “stunning.”
Some fans joked about playing a drinking game while watching Taylor on their screens
Another said that American men argued with their wives about Taylor vs. Football
Swift was at her second game in a week to watch her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Kelce
One used a famous quote from Mark Jackson to illustrate his point about X, formerly known as Twitter
Another fan joked that he was also upset that people were upset about the coverage
“Kudos to Taylor for stopping,” he said. “That was pretty bold.
“I just loved how everyone in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her.” The friends and family. She looked great, everyone spoke great about her.
“In addition, the day was of course perfect for the Chiefs fans. We write everything, ladies and gentlemen. It was simply impressive.
“It was definitely a game I’ll remember.”