Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.
Getty Images(2)While Taylor Swift was packing up Era’s Tour in Vancouver, Travis Kelce was back in Kansas City and proved he still knows how to play.
The Chiefs star, 35, became the fastest tight end in NFL history to reach 12,000 career receiving yards during the team’s 19-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Kelce set the milestone in his 172nd regular season game as the former Chiefs player. Tony Gonzalez who needed 210 matches to achieve the feat.
When Kelce secures his next touchdown, he will pass Gonzalez, 48, for the most receiving touchdowns in Kansas City Chiefs history.
Kelce had five receptions for 45 yards in Sunday’s game, improving the Chiefs record to 12-1 on the season.
Meanwhile, Kelce’s girlfriend Swift, 34, played the final show of her 149-date run Era’s Tour at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday night. During the concert, Swift revealed that the tour had played to over 10 million people since launching in March 2023.
According to New York Timesthe Era’s Tour grossed over $2 billion, the highest-grossing tour in music history.
With life on the road in the rearview mirror for now, the Swift Chiefs’ home stretch has plenty to look forward to before the team — which won its ninth consecutive AFC West title on Sunday — heads into the playoffs hoping to become the first team in the NFL’s history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
In addition, a source recently told Us Weekly that Swift plans to spend Christmas with her and Kelce’s families later this month.
After Sunday’s win, which improved the Chiefs to 12-1 on the season, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes gushed about his respect and admiration for Kelce, who made a crucial third-down catch on the team’s game-winning drive.
“He means the world to me, man,” Mahomes, 29, told reporters after the game. “Without getting emotional, he’s a guy who really made me who I am in my career.”
Mahomes continued, “A true leader on the football field. Someone I can just go to at any time and he’s going to make a big play. Like he’s done throughout his career, he’s never faltered as far as his work ethic and that way , he leads on. I think that’s super important.”
The Chiefs travel to Cleveland on Sunday, December 15th to take on the Browns before returning to Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, December 21st for a showdown against the Houston Texans.