The last time the Denver Broncos won against the Kansas City Chiefs, Barack Obama was the president of the United States. It was 2015. Three presidents and 2695 days later, they finally ended their worst losing streak of 16 games against Kansas City on Monday night with a scoreline of 24-9. However, these are not the most important stats that you might want to know.
The Chiefs’ star player, Travis Kelce, who has been in the news for more than his play, found himself in the center of conversation again as statistical analysis of his on-field performance appeared with two critical conditions – his performance when rumored girlfriend Taylor Swift was in attendance and his performance without her presence in the audience.

The Taylor effect: How does her presence impact Kelce and the Chiefs?

Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. It’s like a real-life Gridiron romance novel! If you look at the records, the Kansas City Chiefs, as well as Kelce himself, usually bring their ‘A’ game. But here’s the twist—every time Swift’s not cheering in the stands, they seem to stumble. 

Now, in this colossal face-off, it was all about Russell Wilson and his Broncos pulling off a heist. Kelce, the Chiefs’ tight-end extraordinaire, was wrestling with leading his team to victory. And the NFL broadcasters were publicizing Kelce’s stats, comparing his yard game with and without Swift around. And oh boy, it was clear as day that something was up when she was not there. 

According to a report by CBS Sports, Kelce plays better when Swift is in attendance. Kelce averages 99 receiving yards per game when Swift is around. This drops drastically to 46.5 yards per game when Swift is not in the house.  And that is not the end of it.

Those with fantasy football leagues could also benefit from the presence of Taylor Swift. An analysis done by NFL network’s fantasy football show revealed that Kelce averages 22.3 fantasy points per game when Swift is in attendance and that number again drops to 17.5 when she is not around. So, the bottom line is it pays to have T-Swizz around Kelce.

Fans, it seems, were delighted with this data and were quick to react to the NFL Broadcasters’ numeric moves. They took to ‘X’ to share their opinions. 

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One user smacked his head, not literally we hope, at the broadcasters’ shenanigans. Writing, “Did they seriously just use taylor swift as a stat for travis kelce.” Meanwhile, an onlooker had a genius idea to amp up Kelce’s game at Swift’s gigs. Captioning,  “They should start showing Travis Kelce highlights at Taylor Swift concerts”. One fan was in stitches, blurting out, “Bro they really pulled a Travis Kelce stats sheet for when Taylor’s in the building or not” And this observer flat-out stated the obvious,“They’re keeping stats on Travis Kelce based on whether or not Taylor Swift is in attendance…”

Swifties go Sherlock: The Travis Kelce phone screen scavenger hunt

In other news, Travis Kelce made headlines at the 2023 World Series opener. And guess what? He was caught red-handed grooving to Taylor Swift’s ‘Shake It Off.’ But while he was jamming to the sick beats, he had his phone in hand, and it was unlocked.

Eagle-eyed fans went into full detective mode, zooming in on his phone screen to uncover the mystery. Kelce, sly as ever, kept his hand strategically placed over a part of the screen. Swifties, doing their thing, zoomed in, and well, the speculation ran wild.

It seems like there might just be a photo of Swift as Kelce’s wallpaper! Could Kelce be ‘the man’ for Taylor Swift? It’s the ultimate crossover love story brewing right there. The NFL’s shining star and the pop sensation – talk about a match made in entertainment heaven! We’re all in for this classic twist in the game of love.

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