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Travis Kelce: Taylor Swift 'looked amazing', says Kansas City Chiefs tight end after popstar attended Chicago Bears win

Taylor Swift watched on from a suite at Arrowhead Stadium next to Travis Kelce's mother for the Kansas City Chiefs' 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears; Kelce addressed the dating rumours with Swift on the latest episode of his New Heights podcast

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Taylor Swift watches on as Kansas City Chiefs' Travis Kelce makes his entrance at Arrowhead Stadium

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce has spoken for the first time on his rumoured relationship with popstar Taylor Swift, saying she "looked amazing" when pictured in attendance at his game on Sunday.

Swift watched on from a suite at Arrowhead Stadium next to Kelce's mother as he scored a touchdown in the Chiefs' 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears.

On the latest episode of his New Heights podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother Jason - center for the Philadelphia Eagles - Kelce addressed Swift's appearance.

Impact from Swift attending Chiefs game

  • 400% increase in Kelce jersey sales on Fanatics; now in the top-five best-selling in the NFL
  • Kelce has added more than 380,000 Instagram followers since Sunday's game
  • Kelce's New Heights podcast is No 1 in Apple Podcast rankings
  • Chiefs have had 3x the number of searches and tickets sold on StubHub
  • The Chiefs' win over the Bears was watched by 24.3m viewers (No 1 in US)
  • No of female viewers for the game up 63% from previous week

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Speaking on Inside the Huddle, Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold discuss the impact that Taylor Swift's attendance at the Kansas City Chiefs' game has had on the sport.

After Jason mockingly asked how it felt to be put 'on the map' by Swift, Kelce said: "Shout-out to Taylor for pulling up.

"I just thought it was awesome how everybody in the suite had nothing but great things to say about her.

"She looked amazing. Everybody was talking about her in great light and on top of that the day went perfect for Chiefs fans of course."

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The Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes finds the ever-reliable Travis Kelce in the endzone for the touchdown, as Taylor Swift celebrates in the Arrowhead crowd

He added: "To see the slow-motion chest bumps, to see the high-fives with Mum, to see how Chiefs Kingdom was all excited that she was there... absolutely hysterical.

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"It was definitely a game I'll remember that's for damn sure. And then we just slid off in the getaway car at the end."

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Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes reveals he was aware Taylor Swift was in attendance at Arrowhead and joked it was the reason he found Travis Kelce for a touchdown

Swift's attendance at the game appears to have brought Kelce a new set of fans, as well as the Chiefs as a whole.

Sunday's broadcast ratings showed significant improvement among female viewers aged 12-17, up nearly eight per cent year on year. The broadcast also led in female viewership in every major demographic.

Also, a spokesperson for sportswear company Fanatics told The Associated Press that Kelce's jersey sales had spiked more than 400 per cent.

"Sounds like the Swifties are also part of Chiefs Kingdom," Kelce joked on the podcast.

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Patrick Mahomes says he hasn't met Taylor Swift yet while Chiefs head coach Andy Reid joked that he set the pop star up with Travis Kelce

As for Chiefs head coach Andy Reid saying in his post-match press conference that he was responsible and had "set them up", Kelce said: "I don't even know how to answer that.

"You've got Coach Reid telling everybody he's Cupid, that he's been manifesting this the whole time...

"I know that he had met the Swift family before, so I don't know, he could have been in the background the whole time."

The Chiefs next play at the New York Jets on Sunday Night Football - live on Sky Sports NFL from 1.20am on Monday morning.

Week Four in the NFL begins on Thursday night when the Detroit Lions visit the Green Bay Packers - live on Sky Sports NFL from 1.15am in the early hours of Friday morning.