Travis Kelce at Chiefs-Eagles Rematch on Nov. 20, 2023.Photo:Jamie Squire/Getty
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Travis Kelceis scoring — even without his good luck charm in the stands!
AlthoughTaylor Swiftwas absent from the Kansas City Chiefs player’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Mondaydue to her concert in Brazil, the superstar athlete, 34, carried in an impressive touchdown to put his team up 13-7.
The tight end caught a four-yard pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes and ran the football into the end zone for six points, giving the Chiefs a lead over the Eagles during the second quarter.
Travis Kelce celebrating his touchdown during Chiefs-Eagles rematch.Jamie Squire/Getty
The Eagles center, 35, said, “When T Swift is at the game, you are averaging 99 yards and when you are left with only your friends and remaining family there, you are at 46.5 yards a game.”
To that, Travis replied, “It’s kind of hard for me to wrap my head around that sentence.”
This game serves as a rematch of the2023 Super Bowl, which saw the tight endcompete against his brotherasthe Chiefs beat the Eagles with a score of 38-35.
While that game also marked thefirst time that two siblings faced off in the Super Bowl, Travis shared in abonus episodeof their podcastthathe was going into this game with a different mentality.
Jason Kelce #62 of the Philadelphia Eagles speaks with Travis Kelce #87 of the Kansas City Chiefs after Super Bowl LVII at State Farm Stadium on February 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona.Cooper Neill/Getty
“I really don’t think about it as a Super Bowl rematch. I think of this as the Kansas City Chiefs vs the Philadelphia Eagles in 2023,” he said. “Both teams are different than they were last year, no matter how similar they are, it’s never the same. I think about it like — this doesn’t have much bearing from what happened a year ago. Well, not even a year ago I guess at this point.”
Before their game, their mom,Donna Kelce, spoke to PEOPLE exclusively abouthow she shows her support to both of her sonsduring the football season.
“I’ve never been in my own home cooking for Christmas or for holidays. It’s just the life of being a mom for the NFL. It’s always work so you have to kind of go where they are,” she said.
Donna Kelce.Donna Kelce/Twitter
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Swift announced over the weekend that the show was rescheduled as a result of the “extreme temperatures in Rio.” The decision was announced a day after anattendee died ahead of Swift’s Friday concert.
“I’m writing this from my dressing room in the stadium. The decision has been made to postpone tonight’s show due to the extreme temperatures in Rio. The safety and well being of my fans, fellow performers and crew has to and will always come first,” she shared to her Instagram Story in a hand-written note Saturday.
source: people.com
