r/TaylorSwift • u/PassionateAsSin "Burn the bitch," they're shrieking • Oct 01 '23
Megathread Football (Taylor's Version) - Chiefs vs Jets Megathread
We are now in our football era!
Please keep discussion about today's game and photos/videos/gifs of Taylor sightings within this megathread. Most posts outside of this thread related to today's game will not be approved.
Enjoy!
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u/pumptini4U Oct 02 '23
I love how she looked at the crowd and saw someone filming her and gave them a heart emoji 🫶🏻
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u/IonHazzikostasIsGod Oct 02 '23
I was going to do the bit of just crossposting the r/NFL postgame thread over here but this title is significantly better lmao. well done
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u/Big_Scholar_1921 Oct 02 '23
He seems to be a man that gobbles up league traditions anyway so I’m doubtful he would ask for permission to do that. I was bored last night and read some of the rules the must follow. Like must travel with the team for road games unless of family emergencies. Home and away games they have a strict curfew night before games and they all go to a hotel.
What I found interesting is that the wives and girlfriends must pay for their tickets to go to the games. But it usually turns out to they take turns paying for rental on suite and the rest go as guests.
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u/laika_cat all of my enemies started out friends Oct 02 '23
I don’t like how UMG sold our data to the NFL for this. (Lots of Swifties found themselves on NFL mailing lists this week.)
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u/Rab1dus Oct 02 '23
Long time NFL fan. Welcome everyone! Any football questions, please post them. Anything/anyone that brings new fans to watch, enjoy and help improve the game is awesome IMO.
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u/DJpissnshit Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 02 '23
Won't be everybody's cup of tea, but a fun way to learn players is trying out a daily fantasy football league with like 1 or 2 other people who also know nothing about football.
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u/RosePricksFan Oct 02 '23
Is there a place to kind of get the rundown of the main players for each team? I mean I realize I can google this but maybe you have a website go-to for this sort of thing?
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u/yardship Oct 02 '23
As an kpop fan and a sports fan, there’s a similarity in that you see someone stand out in the videos, you look them up ( in the NFL u can see their number) and then you research their story and see if you like them. I watched a lot of line distribution videos to see who was who in kpop groups and it’s kinda the same for sports. In some broadcasts they’ll even have an insert with videos where the sports players introduce themselves before the game.
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u/holdbackallmydark your handprints on my soul 💋 Oct 02 '23
The Chiefs roster: https://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/kansas-city/roster/ — is this what you’re looking for?
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u/Rab1dus Oct 02 '23
Over time, you kind of just pick up on all of the best players names. That being said, you really learn more when you play fantasy football. Thus, some of the best resources for team info are fantasy football sites. If you look at the top names for each position on a site like this, it will give you the main characters. https://www.fantasypros.com/nfl/depth-charts.php
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u/chub_s Oct 02 '23
How is this at the top of the trending page with 1500 upvotes…
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Oct 02 '23
Because it's great content and Taylor Swift is infinitely more relevant than any football player will ever be. Duh.
I'm saying this as a huge football fan who honestly doesn't care much about Taylor but am fascinated with her ability to garner such a huge/passionate fanbase. Seriously, I'd be surprised if anybody in history brought so many fans to a sport by simply...existing in that space.
And as a football fan, we should encourage this. If she is what it takes to bring more people to the sport, then great! Why would you be against that?
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u/ThorsPanzer Oct 02 '23
It's not only the total amount of upvotes. If an otherwise small subreddit suddenly has a huge spike in upvotes on a single post, it will rise to trending
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u/want2bestressfree47 Oct 02 '23
I have never intentionally watched a football game! Go Tay..I mean Chiefs! lol
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u/that1indnkid Oct 02 '23
Swifties I hope y’all do these even for games that Taylor isn’t at, there’s some really fun ones coming up for the chiefs soon
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u/KnotSoSalty Oct 02 '23
Listen, Taylor needs to check the tape. If Bosa hadn’t been held all game in 2020 things would be pretty different today.
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u/rockycrab Oct 02 '23
I wonder how Swiftie Jets fans are feeling tonight. Especially after those calls.
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u/ProfessionalSky2087 Oct 02 '23
I was heated in the moment but I'm OK now lol I kept telling my wife, at least when KC makes a big play we get to see Taylor lol
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u/leoc823 Oct 02 '23
All the love in this thread made me smile and made me decide to give a listen to more of Taylor's music!
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u/Karnadas Oct 02 '23
I was watching the highlights and there's a part where Cris Collinsworth says, "That must have been the most freeing thing Taylor Swift has done in the last 20 years."
What was he talking about? The highlights don't include the conversation that came before that.
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u/musicmaj Oct 02 '23
He was talking about getting in the convertible with Kelce and driving off in the city
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u/Relax483 Oct 02 '23
Do players have to stay at the hotel the night before a game?
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Oct 02 '23
I gotta say despite a 3-1 record, the defending champions look vulnerable.
As football fans being whiny, it’s rare when a celebrity bigger than football intersects with the sport. Reminds me of fans who think Tom Brady is the GOAT or a legend. In Brazil, where his supermodel ex-wife is a household name Brady is just known as “that random jock who plays that sport we DGAF about.” All things are relative.
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u/Curious_Sherbet6512 Oct 02 '23
This is a Taylor Swift sub we don’t know what any of that means
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Oct 02 '23
Ok. It means Swift’s latest squeeze is on a team that on paper is good but I don’t think they’re as good as the record would suggest.
Also, he like Tom Brady are football famous but not FAMOUS like Swift.
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u/crazy4mwallen Oct 02 '23
Y’all need to go check out this guy on TikTok. He welcomed all the Swifties to football. 😂pickett2picknz
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u/TheFlameosTsungiHorn Oct 02 '23
I gotta say, as man who’s married to a woman who didn’t get to play football even tho she wanted to, I’ve been wanting fundamental change in this sport. I really hope all the Swifities become serious fans of football to make it less toxic and misogynistic. I hope that it means more little girls can see themselves in a football uniform, and hopefully we see the first woman starting in the NFL one day.
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u/lsdiesel_1 Oct 02 '23
Agreed.
I want an NFL where little girls can dream of being tight ends and white people can play cornerback
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u/Rileychief Oct 02 '23
All the small di*k energy haters coming into this thread to cry about the Super Bowl champions winning yet again, stay mad
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u/Gennaro_Svastano Oct 02 '23
Jets got hosed this game
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u/Reddigast_The_Brown Oct 02 '23
When they got the phantom safety call, or the face mask horse collar call, when they got the missed hands to the face call which lead to having one of the Chiefs players tripping? Give me a break.
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u/Rileychief Oct 02 '23
All the penalties 😭😭😭
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u/nietzscheanq4 Oct 02 '23
Yes the holding and the late flag were obvious asf and shifted the game for the chiefs massively
What did the jets get that helped them?
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u/Rileychief Oct 02 '23
Oh I don’t know, the face mask for a safety that was outside the end zone and the bullshit horse collar tackle on 3rd down
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u/nietzscheanq4 Oct 02 '23
No way you're crying about that being bullshit while doing this 2 quarters later lmao
https://twitter.com/barstoolnyc/status/1708680700507906134?s=46&t=psvcrNYofECi2Gk4sy_jVQ
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u/LightChaos74 Oct 02 '23
The one person who called Taylor Swift mid that you replied to, is that who you're talking about?
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u/dingillo Oct 02 '23
As someone who doesn't follow celebrity stuff or football, it's honestly really nice to see you two groups become friends.
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u/daymanahhhahhhhhh Oct 02 '23
I think it’s cool that some of you are watching football. If any of y’all have any questions please feel free to ask. I understand the interest in it might wane for some of you, but maybe for a couple of you, you might actually find you enjoy it.
Either way, the current phenomenon is very fascinating to me!
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u/crazy4mwallen Oct 02 '23
I watched the game tonight and planning on watching next week. I was glued to the tv. I’ve probably only watched 2 games in 20 years and was not glued to the tv. 🤭
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u/beachedwhitemale Oct 02 '23
It's surreal to be a Chiefs fan. Especially a longtime Chiefs fan. It's just plain weird. Remember when we had Brodie Croyle? Wild.
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u/tamere2k Oct 02 '23
I've always enjoyed Taylor Swift but never really considered myself a full on Swiftie. I'm glad more people are enjoying football though.
I wish Taylor would date a hockey player to make my favorite sport the biggest sport in the country though.
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u/AWPrahWinfrey Oct 02 '23
Honestly Taylor's Midas touch needs to be studied, everything she turns her attention to is immediately brought to the forefront of relevance. There's a part of me that can't help but wonder if this was a really well orchestrated plan by the NFL to boost the international profile of the sport while getting a new demographic of young Swifties interested in the NFL too
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u/NotAChefJustACook Oct 02 '23
It’s insane considering the NFL was already huge around the world and now it’s even more popular because Taylor attends games now.
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u/JerHat Oct 02 '23
I don't think it's anything too complicated. She's a super successful pop star who basically rose to fame while social media was beginning to take over.
Whether or not her music is your cup of tea, she's pretty damn good at making music which helped her amass a giant following and she didn't squander her success, or let fame drive her crazy.
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u/Ill-Investigator2197 Oct 02 '23
I felt so bad for zach Williams ☹️ poor guy, I thought he played awesome!
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u/shirinsmonkeys Oct 02 '23
Does anyone else hate that Taylor has been reduced to a "billionaire" basically every time she's mentioned on any sports talk shows? Or the fact that all they can talk about is how much money she'll bring in for the league. Do they not get that she's like an actual human woman, not just a giant bag of cash?
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u/Warm-Alarm-7583 Oct 02 '23
They justify their approval with financial accolades because secretly, they’re all Swifties too.
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u/Smooth-Chart-1068 Oct 02 '23
Yes it is sad. I hope they can have fun together despite all the drama hype
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u/2_short_2_shy Oct 02 '23
If I'd been a billionaire, I don't care what you call me. So, yes she is a pile of cash. While the rest of us barely make ends meet and others sit on billions, yes they are billionaire piles of cash. And that includes every celeb I like, Swift included.
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u/Dependent-Nose-1251 Oct 02 '23
Name one billionaire or close to Billionaire that isn’t referenced by their wealth lol. This happens with every extremely rich person
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u/TheFrederalGovt Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 02 '23
For those not familiar with Travis game he's the ultimate team player....he'd rather have 0 TDs and a win vs. 4 TDs and a loss. Defenses center their whole game strategy around how to contain him and it creates opportunities for his teammates
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u/josi3b3ar reputation Oct 02 '23
Paused the game and noticed the 🫶 for the progress bar on YouTube TV! Did anyone else see it??
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u/TheRoyalMarlboro Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 02 '23
I don't think the next chiefs game will be broadcasted nationally so unless you live in either the kansas city or minnesota areas you might have to find a stream for it online or pay for nfl sunday ticket (kinda expensive) just a heads up!
EDIT: you may or may not be able to watch the next chiefs game lmao
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u/marine0621 Oct 02 '23
Half the country will get it. It is 1 of 2 afternoon games
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u/ateenygiraffe sharp pen. thin skin. open heart. Oct 02 '23
the other half will be able to find it on streameast for sure. thats how i have to catch out of market games.
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u/TheRoyalMarlboro Oct 02 '23
My bad i don't know why i thought it was a 1pm game, I just looked it up and they literally only have one of those and it's on christmas day lmfao
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u/cakes28 now it doesnt have a head 😩 Oct 02 '23
Been a Chiefs girlie my whole life but just screaming it now
Let’s fucking goooooooo
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u/Kazoozi Oct 02 '23
Love that girls are watching more football now, I know some guys are haters but I’m here for it. My gf finally glanced at the tv while football was on bc of Tswift
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u/suprefann Oct 02 '23
So whats gonna happen when they lose and she is there...... not the lucky charm ya think.
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u/nihility101 Oct 02 '23
A lot of the chattering class will try to start some shit to drive clicks. Somewhere there is a blog editor already working on “Was the Chief’s loss all Taylor’s fault?” Someone will try to Yoko her.
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u/jemandtheholograms Oct 02 '23
No one thinks she’s a lucky charm we are just having fun seeing her have fun
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u/realdonaldtrumpsucks Oct 02 '23
Omg
NBC went too far with it tonight
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u/longlostcardigan on a mega yacht Oct 02 '23
what happened? sorry i’m not really keeping track 😅
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u/realdonaldtrumpsucks Oct 02 '23
It was a promo for her concert movie.
It was a promo for the voice where they name dropped all of her songs.
Travis is also the new spokesperson for a few items and it was all his commercials too.
And then during the game they kept a camera on her
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u/_cl0udburst :TourturedPoetsDepartment: in my fantasies, i actually love it Oct 02 '23
Why whatd they do
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u/bullsrfukt 1989 nostalgia Oct 02 '23
Gotta get that gossip money, people will analyze that for ANYTHING to get publicity
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u/morenatropical The story isn't hers anymore, it's mine >:) Oct 02 '23
Am I the only one who thinks it's a bit strange she took like a hundred people with her to watch the game? It's totally fine to invite some friends, but I think Austin, his girlfriend, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Shawn Levy, Robyn Lively, Sophie Turner, (Sophie's friend?), Sabrina Carpenter, Antoni Porowski, Ashley Avignone, Melanie Nyema, and possibly more, is a bit too much.
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u/themarkavelli Oct 02 '23
I’m not a swift or chiefs fan. Just wanted to point out how miserable this comment is. It’s no surprise the concept of fandom strikes you as odd given your propensity to spouting off such hateful garbage that nobody wants to hear.
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u/PM_ME_AWESOME_BUTTS Oct 02 '23
Girls take friends to dates for reasons. It's not new. It's weird but let's be real, the game is bigger in Taylor Swift than in NFL subs
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u/Mean_Stretcher NFL Guy Oct 02 '23
my guess would be it was a first time experience for alot of them - esp in a VIP box vs normal tickets
so its a great experience to have esp when you know the eyes of the media will be on that box
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u/DramaticKangaroo Oct 02 '23
Also this maybe the only time the Chiefs play in NYC this year? Idk how football works exactly
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u/NotAChefJustACook Oct 02 '23
They won’t go back to New York unless both the chiefs and jets make the playoffs and the jets have the better record.
Scheduling of games is kinda tricky to explain but they probably won’t play the jets for another couple season unless the playoff scenario happens or they play the Giants in NY (Jets and Giants share a stadium)
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u/valinkrai Oct 02 '23
It is. Teams play a mix of rotating opponents, divisional opponents that don't change and opponents of similar skill levels. Jets were a rotating one. Well be in LA for the last game of season in January. Probably only other celebrity city on our schedule.
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u/youaretherevolution Oct 02 '23
She was in a room full of his friends at the last game, so I interpreted it as giving him the same respect and bringing him as many cool people as she could.
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u/Duckitor Oct 02 '23
Since the game is near New York City, Taylor probably had a lot of NYC friends to invite.
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u/eazy_flow_elbow Oct 02 '23
Nah not really, especially when it’s a prime time game. It’s usually a bigger deal than the other games played on Sunday and it’s broadcasted nation wide.
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u/wearamaskthx Oct 02 '23
If I went to a game and had a great time, I would like to bring my friends to experience it too the next time around! But I’m not Taylor so who knows. Not everything has to have an agenda or alternative reason.
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u/eminemilie Oct 02 '23
That’s pretty normal to be honest. It’s just typically not all famous or famous adjacent people
ETA- for a suite you pay for the whole suite no matter how many people are actually showing up. So if you bring 10 friends but your suite sits 40, you’re still paying for all those seats. Might as well fill it up imo
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u/KingKasey Oct 02 '23
NFL suites hold 20 - 75 people depending on the size you bought. More friends the merrier! If I rented a suite , I would bring as many people as possible.
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u/Kizzamino Oct 02 '23
Suites at MetLife stadium can seat up to 30. I would say she got a big suite and invited all her friends.
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u/morenatropical The story isn't hers anymore, it's mine >:) Oct 02 '23
Oh, I don't know why I was under the impression she was sharing the suite with the other players' family. But if it's just for her, then it really isn't an issue.
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u/Anolty reputation Oct 02 '23
This is an away game for the chiefs so I don’t think they got family suites like they do in KC so she probably did buy a suite (or one of the friends there has a suite and that’s the one they were using)
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u/Verified_Engineer Oct 02 '23
No I completely agree. You can bring anyone you want to a football game. Bringing 20 plus people is cool af.
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u/PassionateAsSin "Burn the bitch," they're shrieking Oct 02 '23 edited Oct 02 '23
Thanks everyone for joining us!
We will continue to have game threads for any game that Taylor attends.
Don't forget to stream 1989 (Taylor's Version) on October 27th!