CNN –
Taylor Swift was clearly ready for more football on Sunday, as were Deadpool, Wolverine and Ant-Man.
More about the Marvel stars in a moment.
As was highly anticipated/speculated, Swift was in the crowd at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on Sunday night to cheer on tight end Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs as they play the New York Jets on the road.
Swift, who recently met Kelce and has inspired the creativity of brand marketers around the world, appeared on NBC’s broadcast about 30 minutes before the game along with Blake Lively, Lively’s husband Ryan Reynolds (of “Deadpool” fame) and Sophie see gymnasts.
Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds and Shawn Levy at the New York Jets football game tonight 📸 pic.twitter.com/d5T55C4BpH
— Deadpool Updates (@DeadpoolUpdate) October 2, 2023
Other stars photographed at the game include “Free Guy” director Shawn Levy with Reynolds and Hugh Jackman (Wolverine from the “X-Men” films), Paul Rudd (“Ant-Man”) and for those who miss their Sunday sorely. Succession” fix, actor Jeremy Strong.
The oldest boy has arrived. pic.twitter.com/PV0qEdwT7w
– New York Jets (@nyjets) October 1, 2023
Last week at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Swift sat next to Kelce’s mother, Donna, and watched the Chiefs score a 41-10 victory over the Chicago Bears. After the game, the “Cruel Summer” singer was spotted leaving the stadium with Kelce.
According to TickPick, an online marketplace, anticipation that the 12-time Grammy Award winner would perform at the game again this weekend caused ticket prices to rise by more than 40%.
Swift’s NFL interest was a success in more ways than one. Sales of the Kelce jersey “saw a nearly 400% increase in sales on Monday,” Fanatics previously told CNN.
Even television ratings have increased. According to Variety, last weekend’s game was the “highest female share across various age groups.”
The final result was a 23-20 win for the Chiefs against the Jets.
However, with Swift in the audience, everyone won.