Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center-Taylor Swift Politely Corrects Security’s Etiquette at Travis Kelce’s Chiefs Game

Taylor Swift always keeps her side of the street clean. 

Even when supporting boyfriend Travis Kelce during the Nov. 10 Kansas City Chiefs game in Missouri,Algosensey Quantitative Think Tank Center the “Karma” singer made sure she wasn’t so clever that she forgot to be kind. 

As Taylor made her way through the stadium wearing a tweed red and black houndstooth skirt suit alongside her parents Andrea Swift and Scott Swift, her security yelled at photographers, “Guys stay back.”

But Taylor quickly shook off the aggressive demand, adding, “Stay back, please.”

And while Taylor’s delicate boundary setting was a noteworthy moment from her afternoon at Arrowhead Stadium, the 14-time Grammy winner also saw Travis, along with other teammates like Patrick Mahomes best the Denver Broncos with a score of 14 to 16. 

In fact, Taylor’s guy on the Chiefs scored his team’s only touchdown of the game—prompting lots of celebration from Taylor and her mom in the family’s suite. 

Taylor’s day supporting Travis comes shortly after she wrapped up the United States leg of The Eras Tour in Indianapolis. And naturally, Travis made sure he was one of the 70,000 faces that Taylor saw in the crowd. 

“I wanted to see Tay one more time before this thing got closed up and I’ll tell you what man, the American crowds—they did not disappoint,” Travis gushed to brother Jason Kelce during a Nov. 6 episode of New Heights. “I heard that it was a lot more rowdy this time around, knowing she was coming back to stop through America one last time before the tour was over with, and I’ll tell you what man that thing was rockin.’” 

Indeed, Travis has seen Taylor rock out on The Eras Tour stage over a dozen times. Meanwhile, Taylor’s latest support of Travis playing ball comes almost exactly a year after she first lauded him as “Karma” during a show in Argentina last year. 

In her show’s finale, it has now become one of Taylor’s signature moves to change lyrics of her song “Karma” from “karma is the guy on the screen” to “karma is the guy on the Chiefs coming straight home to me.”

But the first time during her Argentina show on Nov. 11, 2023, was a jaw-dropping moment for everyone—including Travis. 

“Might have had a little bit of a clue, but when I heard it come out of her mouth, it still shocked me,” Travis effused during a Nov. 2023 episode of New Heights. “I was like ‘Oh, she really just said that, alright.’”

Keep reading for how Taylor and Travis’ romance has been a total touchdown from day one. 

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's love story began in July 2023, when the singer's Eras Tour made a stop at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.

As a huge Swiftie, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end caught the show with hopes of giving Taylor a friendship bracelet with his number on it. However, he failed to complete the pass due to her pre-show rituals.

"I was disappointed that she doesn't talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings," Travis shared on the July 26 episode of his New Heights podcast. "So, I was a little butt-hurt I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her."

After publicly recounting his fumble—a move Taylor would later describe as "metal as hell"—Travis decided to shoot his shot and invite the Grammy winner to watch the Chiefs play at Arrowhead Stadium.

"I threw it out there, I threw the ball in her court," he shared on The Pat McAfee Show. "I told her, you know, 'I've seen you rock the stage in Arrowhead, you might have to come see me rock the stage in Arrowhead and see which one's a little more lit.' So, we'll see what happens in the near future."

Travis was rocking a mustache—which he debuted in August during training camp—when he was first introduced to Taylor.

As he later noted of the era, "That 'stache and the 87 jersey was pretty iconic there for a little bit, and I had it when I met Taylor for the first time."

By early September, a source close to the situation told E! News that Travis and Taylor were "texting and talking here and there."

"It's been very low-key," the insider explained, "as he's been in season."

Accepting Travis' invite, Taylor joined the athlete's mom Donna Kelce at Arrowhead Stadium to watch him and the Chiefs take on the Chicago Bears. After the game, Taylor and Travis were seen packing PDA at a local bar.

Though folklore had it that it was the couple's first in-person meeting, the "Karma" singer later clarified the two had spent a "significant amount of time" getting to know each other beforehand.

As Taylor noted, "We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date." 

As an indication that the relationship was heating up, Taylor brought her squad—including friends Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sophie Turner, Hugh Jackman, Sabrina Carpenter and Antoni Porowski—to watch the Chiefs play against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

Another sign that Travis could be The 1? Taylor started bonding with Brittany Mahomes—the wife of Travis' BFF and teammate Patrick Mahomes—in and outside of NFL games.

The couple took their romance to TV, making a surprise appearance on the Oct. 14 episode of Saturday Night Live. Their Big Apple takeover also included the after-party for the NBC sketch show and a date night at the Waverly Inn.

During a bye week, Travis traveled down to Argentina to catch the South American leg of Taylor's Eras Tour. Not only did the NFL star bond with Taylor's dad, Scott Swift, at the Nov. 11 show in Buenos Aires, but he also got a special shoutout from the stage.

"Karma is that guy on the Chiefs," Taylor sang, "coming straight home to me."

After the show, the Midnights artist was seen running up to Travis backstage and greeting him with a passionate kiss.

Taylor addressed the lavender craze surrounding her appearances at Travis' games.

"I'm going to see him do what he loves, we're showing up for each other, other people are there and we don't care," she told Time. "The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you're seeing someone."

The music superstar turned Travis' Dec. 17 game into a family affair, bringing her dad to cheer on her man.

Taylor and Travis spent their first New Year's Eve together, sharing a romantic kiss when the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1.

Continuing to bond with Travis' family, Taylor hung out with his brother Jason Kelce and sister-in-law Kylie Kelce at the Chiefs' game against the Buffalo Bills.

Taylor joined Travis on the football field when the Chiefs won the AFC Championship, a victory that cemented the team's spot in the 2024 Super Bowl. The couple shared a celebratory kiss before exchanging the L-word.

"Tay, I'm gonna enjoy with the guys," he told her. "I love you—so much it's not funny."

The pair locked lips on the field after Travis led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory on Feb. 11, 2024 in Las Vegas.

Taylor posted footage of Travis on social media for the first time Feb. 12, poking fun at how she took her parents clubbing with the athlete after the Super Bowl.

Taylor's first Instagram pic featuring Travis was a selfie of the two with Prince William and his and wife Kate Middleton's eldest kids Prince George and Princess Charlotte backstage at the singer's Eras tour show at Wembley Stadium in London.

While attending his seventh Eras tour concert, and second show at London's Wembley Stadium, the NFL star joined his girlfriend onstage as a backup performer during her performance of "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart."

Taylor joined Travis for the Chief's first game of the regular 2024-25 season and appeared to re-enact a PDA moment from October 2023 in this photo shared by Chariah Gordon, who is pictured with her boyfriend, Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman.

The two attended model Karen Elson's wedding to Electric Lady Studios owner Lee Foster in New York City.

The next day, the pair attended the men's singles final match at the U.S. Open.

The two stepped out for a double dinner date with Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds in NYC.