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No Taylor Swift? Travis Kelce stats without pop star in attendance

Not only are the Kansas City Chiefs on a quest for another Super Bowl-title defense, but they also feature one of the most-followed romances in the world with tight end Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

The football star and pop icon became the talk of the year in 2023 when Swift showed up at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 3 of the 2023 season. From that point on, sports and music fans have watched their love story grow as Swift embarked on her Eras Tour while Kelce and the Chiefs attempted to win their second consecutive Super Bowl. It all culminated in Las Vegas in February when Kansas City won another title and the couple got to celebrate the repeat championship together.

The couple remains strong in 2024 with Swift seeing Kelce play, and they recently attended a Cleveland Guardians-New York Yankees playoff game together. But don’t expect to see Swift cheer on her beau this weekend. She’ll be starting the final leg of her Eras Tour, which began Friday in Miami. She has a concert scheduled Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium.

While the Chiefs have been successful when Swfit is in the crowd, it’s not the end of the world for Kansas City and Kelce. The tight end has had some solid numbers without her.

Travis Kelce stats without Taylor Swift in attendance 2024

This will be the third game Swift has missed in 2024 – she’s missed both road games against the Los Angeles Chargers and Atlanta Falcons. In the two games, Kelce has a combined 11 catches for 119 receiving yards, which is actually more yards than the combined total from games she’s been at. Here are his stats at the games she has missed:

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Week 3 vs. Falcons: four catches, 30 yards
Week 4 vs. Chargers: seven catches, 89 yards (season-high)

Kansas City is 2-0 when Swift isn’t there and 6-2 in the situation dating back to last season.

Travis Kelce stats with Taylor Swift in attendance this season

Swift has been at every home game for Kansas City this season. She saw the Chiefs’ season-opening victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the win over the Cincinnati Bengals and the Monday night game against the New Orleans Saints.

Kelce did have a slow start to the season, but Swift did see him haul in a season-high nine catches against the Saints. In three games with Swift watching, Kelce has a combined 13 catches for 109 receiving yards. Here are his stats at the games she has seen:

Week 1 vs. Ravens: three catches, 34 yards
Week 2 vs. Bengals: one catch, 5 yards
Week 5 vs. Saints: nine catches (season-high), 70 yards

The Chiefs are 3-0 with Swift watching and, dating back to last season, are 13-3 when she’s in the crowd.

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