By Alex Raskin Sports activities Information Editor For Dailymail.com
03:47 01 Jan 2024, up to date 08:08 01 Jan 2024
- Kelce and Swift have been seen arriving individually earlier on Sunday morning
- The 2 are believed to be spending New Yr’s Eve with family and friends
- READ MORE: Swift and Chiefs followers rejoice as Kansas Metropolis beats Cincinnati, 25-17
Travis Kelce’s 2023 ended with a win and his 2024 is starting with one other: Some high quality time with girlfriend, Taylor Swift.
The All-Professional tight finish had solely three catches, however his Kansas Metropolis Chiefs nonetheless got here again to beat the visiting Cincinnati Bengals, 25-17, to clinch their eighth straight AFC West crown.
Afterwards the couple was chauffeured in a golf cart to the gamers’ parking zone, the place DailyMail.com cameras caught Kelce absconding with Swift in his Rolls Royce. Whereas Swift sported a Chiefs varsity jacket adorned along with her nickname, ‘Tay-Ta,’ Kelce was dressed comfortably in sweats and a knit hat protecting his shaved head.
And, just like the gentleman he’s, Kelce was certain to open the door for his New Yr’s Eve date.
The 2 are believed to be ringing in 2024 with household and mates at a personal social gathering within the Kansas Metropolis space. Kelce’s mom, Donna, was seen in Swift’s luxurious field earlier within the night.
Late within the fourth, cameras caught Swift celebrating the approaching victory with a younger fan when Kansas Metropolis’s Chris Jones sacked Bengals quarterback Jake Browning on Cincinnati’s last drive.
Kelce was practically a non-factor for Patrick Mahomes & Co., ending the sport with solely three catches for 16 yards on 4 targets. He stays just a few yards wanting his eighth consecutive 1,000-yard season.
However for the 10-6 Chiefs, the victory was vital. Not solely does Kansas Metropolis win its eighth consecutive AFC West crown, nevertheless it comes after a depressing 3-8 stretch that threatened their whole season. Naturally, many have recommended that Swift was by some means in charge for distracting Kelce, and the Chiefs from the job at hand, however that wasn’t the case on Sunday as Kansas Metropolis got here again to beat the Bengals, who fell to 8-8.
Swift joyously reacted to the victory alongside one younger fan, sticking her finger within the air and screaming within the boy’s face.
And as quite a lot of followers seen, Swift was carrying a Chiefs jacket with ‘Tay-Tay’ embroidered close to the pocket – a reference to Kelce’s rumored nickname for the 34-year-old singer. Swifties went wild over this on social media, noting that they’re comfortable he is adopted the fan base’s nickname for her.
And as has turn out to be a well-recognized scene at Arrowhead, followers introduced indicators in hopes of catching her consideration.
One intelligent Chiefs supporter referred to the romantic couple as ‘T-N-T,’ writing that: ‘They’re Dynamite!’
One other younger attendee wrote that she was ‘solely right here for Taylor.’
Harrison Butker was a career-best 6 for six on field-goal makes an attempt, Kansas Metropolis held the Bengals scoreless over their last seven possessions.
Patrick Mahomes had 245 yards passing and a landing for Kansas Metropolis (10-6), which additionally secured at the very least the No. 3 seed and one house playoff recreation. Isiah Pacheco ran 18 occasions for 130 yards whereas Rashee Rice had 5 catches for 127 yards.
The Bengals (8-8), preventing for their very own playoff lives, led by 10 early however discovered themselves trailing 25-17 when Butker hit the final of his subject objectives — a 46-yarder by blustery wind — with 2:59 remaining within the recreation.
With one final likelihood, Jake Browning hit Tyler Boyd to transform a protracted fourth down and get into Kansas Metropolis territory, however back-to-back sacks by George Karlaftis and Chris Jones gave the Chiefs eight on the day and ended the Bengals’ comeback hopes.
Browning completed with 197 yards passing and a landing. Joe Mixon ran for 65 yards and had the TD reception.
Butker transformed from 54, 43, 27, 24, 48 and 46 yards, accounting for the sport’s last 18 factors.
The Bengals and Chiefs are accustomed to enjoying high-stakes video games when the climate turns frigid, assembly for down-to-the-wire nail-biters in every of the previous two AFC championship video games. And they’re normally accompanied by loads of trash speak, be it from elected officers or — within the case this previous week — gamers such because the Bengals’ Ja’Marr Chase.
The animosity normally spills onto the sector, too. Halfway by the second quarter, Chase and Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed received right into a heated argument, and finally a team-wide scrum resulted in offsetting private fouls.
The Bengals jumped forward 10-7 when an 8 1/2-minute drive resulted in a subject aim and a 6 1/2-minute march led to Mixon’s landing catch. Cincinnati then received the ball again when Trey Hendrickson ran proper round rookie proper sort out Wanya Morris, stripped Mahomes from behind and Sam Hubbard was there to pounce on the unfastened ball.
Cross interference on Sneed ultimately zone arrange Browning’s 1-yard TD run.
Butker’s first subject aim received the Chiefs inside 17-10, they usually had an opportunity to take the lead when Mahomes noticed Marquez Valdes-Scantling large open on their subsequent possession. However one more dropped move — the NFL-leading fortieth by Kansas Metropolis this season — pressured the Chiefs to accept a subject aim to path 17-13 on the break.
Because the Chiefs’ protection stiffened within the second half, their offense started exhibiting indicators of life.
They stuffed the Bengals on fourth-and-1 on the Kansas Metropolis 6, then drove 82 yards for Butker’s third subject aim. And after the Bengals needed to punt, Mahomes hit Rashee Rice for 67 yards to arrange Butker’s chip shot and provides the Chiefs the lead for good.