Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has brought a new audience to the NFL after sparking a relationship with 12-time Grammy-winning musical artist Taylor Swift. Since Swift’s attendance at Kansas City’s Week 2 matchup against the Chicago Bears, her devoted fans, the so-called “Swifties,” have been monitoring the Chiefs’ progress and making notes on Kelce’s performances in particular.
With this new magnifying glass on Kansas City, novel perspectives on the game of football, Chiefs stars, and the drama of the NFL season have become the norm across the internet as newly-initiated fans soak up all the action in real-time.
One “Swiftie” on Twitter, user @BetttysCardigan, took to the beleaguered social media platform to document every coincidence between Swift’s lyrics and her budding romance with Kansas City’s All-Pro tight end.
Check out some of the additions to her growing list below to determine for yourself whether these are purely serendipitous or a sign that the celebrity relationship was written in the stars:
The legendary thread begins with a thesis
Taylor Swift lyrics that manifested Taylor and Travis’s relationship
a thread 🧵 pic.twitter.com/k8kuFXO1Bu
— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
An exercise in numerology from Swift's "Mary's Song"
“i’ll be 87; you’ll be 89”
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Travis’s jersey number is 87, Taylor’s fifth album is 1989 (both of them were born in 1989) pic.twitter.com/9AlAMmV2KB— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
A play on Travis Kelce's Instagram name, "killatrav" from Swift's "...Ready For It?"
“Knew he was a killa’ first first time that I saw him”
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Travis’s instagram username is killatrav pic.twitter.com/1Uh5joxa9W— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's direct reference to dating "The boy on the football team" from "Fifteen (Taylor's Version)"
“In your life you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team”
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Taylor is in the middle of one of the highest grossing tours of all time AND she’s dating the boy on the football team pic.twitter.com/8HzIan8Etf— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's direct reference to "arrowheads" and "home" from her song "Cornelia Street"
“As if the streetlights pointed in an arrowhead leading us home”
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The Kansas City Chiefs stadium is named Arrowhead Stadium pic.twitter.com/BbRYKGmVOz— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
A reference to "Wednesday" on Swift's "Begin Again (Taylor's Version)" and Kelce's New Heights podcast
“And on a Wednesday in a café I watched it begin again”
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The New Heights episode in which Travis talked about giving Taylor his number on a friendship bracelet was released on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 pic.twitter.com/iITPcp1kQs— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's song "The Archer," which combines well with one of Kelce's signature celebrations
“I’ve been the archer”
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Travis has a signature arrow pose that’s almost identical to Taylor’s choreography during the archer on the eras tour pic.twitter.com/zr3N0mmQxI— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
This one from Swift's "Stay, Stay, Stay (Taylor's Version)" is self explainatory
“That’s when you came in wearing a football helmet and said, ‘Okay, let’s talk’”
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I think this one’s pretty self explanatory 🤭 pic.twitter.com/51TMLshpUy— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
A line about high heels from Swift's "Begin Again (Taylor's Version)" combined with her appearance with Kelce at a Saturday Night Live afterparty
“He didn’t like it when I wore high heels, but I do”
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Taylor’s almost six feet tall and wore five inch heels on Saturday AND was still shorter than Travis pic.twitter.com/6O0HDChFLj— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's reference to watching football at a bar on "Mean (Taylor's Version)" and her iconic picture with Donna Kelce
“And I can see you years from now in a bar, talking a football game with that same big loud opinion, but nobody’s listening”
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All of the people hating on Taylor can’t even avoid her anymore because she’s shown all over the NFL now pic.twitter.com/nBirOLA0CK— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's reference to friendship bracelets on "You're On Your Own Kid", where the romance started
“So make the friendship bracelets”
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Like other Taylor Swift fans attending the eras tour, Travis made a friendship bracelet for Taylor with his number on it. When he wasn’t able to give it to her, he talked about it on New Heights which then led to them going out. pic.twitter.com/z9DNKVgCJ1— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's reference to "karma is the guy on the [big] screen" where Kelce (and Taylor) can often be seen
“Karma is the guy on the screen coming straight home to me”
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Catch him on ESPN, Fox Sports, CBS, NBC, you name it pic.twitter.com/3XDsJtzDgS— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Another match-made-in-heaven line from Swift's "Blank Space"
“‘Cause you know I love the players and you love the game”
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This one just makes me laugh pic.twitter.com/YFjeLikj5l— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
This one might be more humorous than anything, but still counts
“You stand with your hand on my waistline. It’s a scene, and we’re out here in plain sight”
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This one’s not even a manifestation but it’s funny so i’m including it pic.twitter.com/B5x7HNIxSZ— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
This reference to "big reputation" on Swift's "End Game"
“Oh, you and me, we got big reputations”
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The entirety of end game is written for them: Twelve-time grammy award winner and two-time super bowl champion. pic.twitter.com/zoWD8bpPtO— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
This coincidental line from Swift's "The Very First Night (Taylor's Version)" paired with a picture of her in one of Kelce's classic cars
“I was riding in the car when we both fell”
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No matter if it was their first date or second or third, their first public appearance showing them laughing and smiling in the convertible together is so romcom-coded. pic.twitter.com/6NMxxzkeDK— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
This reference to a pair of "masterminds" from Swift's "Mastermind"
“I laid the groundwork, and then saw a wide smirk on your face, you knew the entire time. You knew that I’m a mastermind”
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The mastermind got masterminded. That’s it. pic.twitter.com/JCvZfhSRKu— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift may have predicted her relationship with Kelce on this line from "Invisible String"
“And isn’t it just so pretty to think… all along there was some invisible string tying you to me?”
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There’s just too many parallels and coincidences to not say these two manifested each other pic.twitter.com/Nc6AH7Zy8h— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 19, 2023
Swift's reference to trophies and champions from her song "Willow"
“As if you were a mythical thing, like you were a trophy or a champion ring”
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Travis Kelce has two Super Bowl rings: 2020 and 2023 pic.twitter.com/odaDbY5sDe— marg (taylor’s version) FOLLOW LIMIT (@BetttysCardigan) October 20, 2023
