Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Relationship Timeline: What the Super Bowl Means For Them

February 11, 2024: Taylor Swift Attends Super Bowl

Taylor Swift attended the Super Bowl LVII with her friends, Blake Lively and Ice Spice, on Sunday, February 11, 2024. The Super Bowl was held a day after Taylor’s Eras Tour performance in Tokyo, Japan. At the Super Bowl, Taylor cheered on Travis, who was playing with the Kansas City Chiefs against the San Francisco 49ers for the NFL championship title.

“After the Super Bowl, Travis will be joining Taylor on her tour and traveling with her,” a source told Us Weekly at the time. “They are happy and looking forward to spending more time together.”

November 9, 2023: Taylor Performs in South America and Travis Is Reportedly Flying To See Her

On the first night of her Eras Tour show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, she performed two surprise songs: “The Very First Night” and “Labyrinth,” the latter includes the lyric, “Oh no, I’m falling in love again.”

As she’s performing in South America, Page Six reported that he’s flying down to see her perform. “He has to be back on Sunday for practice on Monday,” the insider explained

November 4, 2023: Taylor Likes A Post Featuring Travis

Taylor is back on the road with her behemoth Eras tour, which means we’ll probably see less of her at Travis’ games. But that doesn’t mean she’s gone totally silent on the subject. When People shared an Instagram post with a photo of Travis and the headline “Kansas City Chiefs Win in Germany as Travis Kelce Becomes New All-Time Leading Receiver in Franchise History”, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Taylor had “liked” it. “Taylor liked this post 😍😍😍” commented one fan. “me giggling cuz TS liked this post 😩,” wrote another.

October 22, 2023: Taylor Kisses Travis At Chiefs Game

On October 22, 2023, Taylor Swift attended the Los Angeles Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. At the game, she supported her boyfriend alongside fellow WAG Brittany Mahomes (with whom she has a cute handshake with). After the Chiefs won, the two walked out of the stadium hand in hand. Mecole Hardman’s girlfriend Chaiah Gordon posted a double couple photo on Instagram where Taylor landed a kiss on Travis’ cheek. How adorable.

October 15, 2023: Travis and Taylor pack on the PDA while out in New York

The first photographic evidence these two are definitely into each other! Travis played football on Thursday, October 12, 2023, which means he—in a rare occurrence—had the weekend to enjoy with his new love interest. The pair went on two dates in New York and weren’t shy about showing everyone how they feel about each other.

They also made a surprise appearance on SNL, which apparently the producers of the show didn’t know was happening until the very last minute. “No one knew they were coming, and they contacted [the show] a few minutes before arrival at air time,” one source told Variety. 

October 11, 2023: Taylor & Travis did hang out on his birthday

Despite earlier reports, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce did hang out for his 34th birthday, although they did so in secret. Swift quietly flew to Kansas City from Nashville on Friday, October 6, “to see Travis,” an insider told Us Weekly, after opting for a “chill night,” for his celebrations.

October 8, 2023: Taylor is absent from Travis’ game against the Vikings

Taylor Swift was noticeably absent from Travis’ game against the Vikings on October 8, 2023. “In case you’re wondering, seven words I thought would never leave my lips in my career, what are they? Taylor Swift is not at the game,” commentator Jim Nantz told viewers. “There are some brokenhearted people I just saw in the stands. She was questionable all week, but it looks like it’s officially inactive for today.”

The tight end had a tough game against the Vikings, suffering a non-contact ankle injury before halftime. Following his injury, the 34-year-old was seen limping to the locker room. The Chiefs’ official Twitter account also tweeted that he was “questionable to return” to the game.

But Kelce pulled through. He returned to the field after halftime and scored a touchdown for his team, who won 27-20 against the Vikings.

Though Taylor’s absence definitely disappointed some Swifties. “I’m at a party watching the Vikings-Chiefs game but people are starting to file out now that it’s been announced that Taylor Swift is not there,” one person posted on X (formerly Twitter). Another posted, “i deeply relate to taylor swift’s urge to not want to watch the minnesota vikings play football.”

October 4, 2023: Travis Kelce admits the NFL is “overdoing” it

In the October 4 episode of New Heights, Kelce talked about why he thinks the NFL is overdoing their coverage.

“Let’s get to it, is the NFL overdoing it?,” his brother asked about the celebrity coverage. “What’s your honest opinion? Take away your feelings for Taylor…” which prompted a laugh from Travis.

Kelce said, “I think it’s fun when they show who was at the game. I think it brings a little bit more to the atmosphere, brings a little bit more to what you’re watching. But at the same time I think-“

“They’re overdoing it,” Jason finished, to which Kelce agreed: “They’re overdoing it a little bit for sure, especially my situation. [But] I think they’re just trying to have fun with it.”

October 1, 2023: Taylor Attends Her 2nd Chiefs Game

Swift attended her second football game in a row in support of Kelce and the Chiefs on October 1, 2023. This time around, she came with famous friends: Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Sophie Turner, Sabrina Carpenter, Antoni Porowski, and Hugh Jackman were all spotted alongside Swift in Kelce’s VIP suite at the game, which took place at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey—the Jets’ home field.

September 26, 2023: Travis Kelce Talks About Taylor Swift Attending Game

Kelce recapped the eventful night he had with Swift. “Shoutout to Taylor for pulling up,” Kelce said on his podcast New Heights. “That was pretty ballsy. I just thought it was awesome that everybody in the suite had nothing but good things to say about her, the friends, and family. She looked amazing, everybody was talking about her in great light, and on top of that the day went perfect for the Chiefs.”

He also talked about his decision not to talk about their personal lives on the podcast for the foreseeable future. “It is my personal life and I wanna respect both of our lives,” he said.

September 24, 2023: Taylor Attends Chiefs vs. Bears game in Kansas City

On September 24, 2023, Taylor was spotted with Travis’ mom Donna in a suite at Arrowhead Stadium and celebrating a touchdown that Travis scored against the Chicago Bears. Right after the game, they drove down in Travis’ convertible to an intimate dinner together.

“Shoutout to Taylor for pulling up,” Kelce said on his podcast New Heights that he co-hosts with his brother, Eagles center Jason Kelce. “That was pretty ballsy. I just thought it was awesome that everybody in the suite had nothing but good things to say about her, the friends, and family. She looked amazing, everybody was talking about her in great light, and on top of that the day went perfect for the Chiefs.”

In a post-game interview, Patrick talked about how he felt when he heard that a certain someone was in the stadium. “I heard she was in the house,” the quarterback said when he was asked a question about the Midnights singer and his teammate.

“I felt a little bit of pressure, and so I knew I had to get it to Trav,” referring to the touchdown that Taylor celebrated in a suite with Travis’ mother.

“He does his own thing and just makes up a route, and I throw it to him,” Mahomes said. “I think he wanted to get in the end zone just as much as all the Swifties wanted him to.”

He then revealed if he’s been in contact with Taylor. “She’s a pop star. She’s a tremendous singer, tremendous at everything she does. I haven’t gotten to meet her, but I guess if she ends up being with Travis, then I’ll probably meet her at some point. Seems like a good person, so hopefully I get to meet her one day,” he said.

“He told me at the last minute,” Patrick said about if he knew that she would come. “There’s some things with Trav where he kind of just says it, and you don’t know if it’s true or not. He says it so calmly.”

“He was just like, “Oh, yeah, I think she’s coming to the game … this weekend,’ and just moved about his business,” he recalled.

September 20, 2023: Jason Jokes That Taylor & Travis Is “100% Real”

Jason explained his brother’s relationship status on the “WIP Morning Show,”  “It’s hard to answer because I don’t really know a lot about what’s happening with Travis’ love life,” and added that he was “blindsided” by the speculation.  He called the rumor “out of that world” before saying, “But having said that, man, I think they’re doing great, and I think it’s all 100 percent true and I hope that this thing goes the mile.”

He then cleared up what he said by saying he was joking and that he stays out of his brother’s business, “No I’m joking. I don’t even know what’s happening.”

September 14, 2023: Jason Kelce Talks About Taylor & Jason dating rumors

On September 14, 2023, during Prime Video’s broadcast of Thursday night football, he also commented on his brother’s love life.

“I’ve seen these rumors. I cannot comment,” Jason, 35, told panelist and retired NFL star Tony Gonzalez. “Ever since Catching Kelce everybody’s been infatuated with Travis’ love life,” Jason said, referring to his brother’s short-lived reality dating show. “I don’t really know what’s going on there, but I know Travis is having fun and we’ll see what happens with whoever he ends up with.”

September 14, 2023: Travis Kelce addresses Taylor Swift dating rumors

The NFL player was asked about his rumored relationship with the singer during an appearance on NFL+ with host Andrew Siciliano after reports that he once tried to give the “Lavender Haze” singer his phone number earlier this year at one of her concerts. “The only thing anyone really wants to talk about is Taylor Swift,” Siciliano said in the interview, a clip from which has since been reshared on TikTok. “Did you really have your phone number ready on a friendship bracelet to give to Taylor?”

Kelce seemingly confirmed that the reports about trying to give his number to Taylor were true. “I said what I said. And I meant what I said when I said it. And you know what, it is what it is,” he said, before playing it coy about their relationship status. “I’m not gonna talk about my personal life,” he added.

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end went on to playfully tease listeners. “I know what you writers wanna hear, and you wanna hear more about that and I’m not gonna give you anything,” he joked while pointing a finger at the camera. Siciliano pressed him for more, however. “Has she reached out?” he asked, to which Travis remained tight-lipped. “And that’s gonna wrap it up here,” he said, ending the interview.

July 26, 2023: Travis Kelce Reveals He Tried To Give Taylor Swift A Friendship Bracelet

During an episode of his podcast New Heights in July 2023, the star tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs star revealed that he tried to give Swift a friendship bracelet with the digits of his phone number before her concert for her Eras Tour at the Arrowhead Stadium. “I was disappointed that she doesn’t talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings, so I was a little butthurt I didn’t get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her,” Kelce admitted. Kelce’s brother, Jason Kelce added, “She doesn’t meet anybody — or at least she didn’t want to meet me, so I took it personal, but it was an unbelievable show.”

Travis’ brother Jason, who plays for the Philadelphia Eagle and co-hosts the podcast quipped,“She probably just hasn’t gotten over the Super Bowl yet. She’s a big Eagles fan, so maybe she just made something up and didn’t want to talk to you.” Travis exclaimed: “Dammit!”

July 8, 2023: Travis Kelce attends The Eras Tour

Swifties spotted the Kansas City Chiefs tight end attending a date of The Eras tour where he usually plays football at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.