Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift.
Getty Images (2)While Taylor Swift was ending Eras Tour in Vancouver, Travis Kelce returned to Kansas City, proving he still knows how to play ball.
The 35-year-old Chiefs star 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 milestone in his 172nd regular season game, surpassing former Chiefs player’s mark Tony Gonzalez who needed 210 games to achieve the feat.
When Kelce scores his next touchdown, he will pass Gonzalez, at 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, was plays the final show of her 149-date Eras Tour at BC Place in Vancouver on Sunday night. During the concert, Swift revealed the tour played to over 10 million people from launch in March 2023.
According to New York Timeson Eras Tour grossed over $2 billion, the highest-grossing tour in music history.
With life on the road in the rearview mirror for now, Swift has the Chiefs’ regular-season stretch to look forward to before the team — which won its ninth straight AFC West title on Sunday — enters the playoffs hoping to become the first in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
Also, source recently said Us Weekly that Swift plans to spend Christmas with her families and Kelce later this month.
After Sunday’s win, which improved the Chiefs to 12-1 on the season, Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes gushed around his respect and admiration for Kelcewho provided a crucial catch at third in the team’s winning streak.
“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 moment and he’ll make a big play. As he has done throughout his career, he has never faltered in his work ethic and the way he leads. I think that’s extremely important.”
The Chiefs head to Cleveland on Sunday, December 15th to face the Browns before returning to Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday, December 21st for a game against the Houston Texans.
