What is Travis Kelce's record with and without Taylor Swift in attendance? Exploring Chiefs TE's stats
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift confirmed their relationship last September when she attended her first game at Arrowhead Stadium. In 2023, Swift attended 13 Kansas City Chiefs games, which includes three playoff games and Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
In 2024, the Kansas City Chiefs have played four games thus far and Swift only attended the first two home games at Arrowhead Stadium.
Travis Kelce hasn't had the greatest start to the 2024 NFL season and is yet to find his way into the end zone. Could there be a correlation of the three-time Super Bowl-winning tight end's performance with the singer's attendance?
Travis Kelce's stats with Taylor Swift in attendance
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce excelled on the field with Taylor Swift in attendance in 2023. He averaged 6.8 catches and 79.9 yards per game, which came to a grand total of 89 catches and 1,039 yards last season, when Swift was in attendance. Outstanding stats, especially at the tight end position.
This season is a small sample size, but not that great for Kelce. In the first two weeks of the season, with Swift in attendance, he has averaged just two catches and 19.5 yards per game. In the first two weeks against the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals, Kelce had a total of four catches and 39 yards.
Travis Kelce's stats when Taylor Swift doesn't attend
Travis Kelce had very different stats in 2023 when Taylor Swift wasn't cheering him on in the stands. He averaged just six catches in games she didn't attend and averaged just 50 yards per game.
This season, in weeks three and four, without Swift in attendance, he has averaged 5.5 catches and 59.5 yards per game. In Week 4 against the Los Angeles Chargers, he had a season-high seven catches and 89 yards.
This season, stats through the first four weeks though can't be seen as indicative of Swift's attendance.
The Kansas City Chiefs are coming off their second consecutive Super Bowl win and are looking to do something no other team has done and win a third straight. Inconsistencies with quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs offense as a whole can be blamed for Kelce's lack of production thus far.
Fans will sure be taking notice of Kelce's production as the season continues on and whether Swift's attendance at the game indicates a trend.