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Are Travis Kelce’s stats better or worse with Taylor Swift at Kansas City Chiefs games?
Donna Kelce talks new movie, Taylor Swift, and special meaning behind her jersey
In Hallmark’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,” Donna Kelce is wearing a heartfelt jersey from her son Travis, featuring a sweet message.
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In the city known for rock and roll, will music icon Taylor Swift be in Cleveland to cheer on Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 15?
The football star and artist have become one of the most famous couples ever since Swift showed up at Arrowhead Stadium in Week 3 of the 2023 season. Since then, sports and music fans have watched their love story grow as Swift continued her stellar Eras Tour while Kelce and the Chiefs chased a second consecutive Super Bowl. It all culminated in Las Vegas in February when Kansas City won another title and the couple got to celebrate the repeat championship together, and the relationship is still going strong in 2024.
Swift has only been at Kansas City home games this season, but Week 15 could be the first time she’s on site away from Arrowhead Stadium when the Chiefs take on the Cleveland Browns. While her presence for Sunday hasn’t been confirmed, the singer just wrapped her remarkable Eras Tour and doesn’t have any known commitments preventing her from being at Huntington Bank Field.
Could the possibility of Swift’s appearance have an effect on Kelce’s performance? He certainly has seen his stats fluctuate whenever Swift has watched him play, and perhaps something big could be in store on Sunday.
Travis Kelce stats with Taylor Swift in attendance 2024
Swift has been at nearly every Kansas City home game this season. She saw the Chiefs’ season-opening victory over the Baltimore Ravens, the win over the Cincinnati Bengals, the Monday night victories over the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the stunning win against the Denver Broncos and the Black Friday game against the Las Vegas Raiders.
Kelce did have a slow start, but he has picked it up in recent games. In six games with Swift watching, Kelce has a combined 42 catches for 341 receiving yards and one touchdown. That’s an average of seven catches and 56.8 receiving yards per game. Swift was on hand to see Kelce haul in a season-high 14 catches for 100 yards against the Buccaneers. Here are his stats in the games she has attended:
- Week 1 vs. Ravens: three catches, 34 yards
- Week 2 vs. Bengals: one catch, 5 yards
- Week 5 vs. Saints: nine catches, 70 yards
- Week 9 vs. Buccaneers: 14 catches, 100 yards
- Week 10 vs. Broncos: eight catches, 64 yards and one touchdown
- Week 13 vs. Raiders: seven catches, 68 yards
The Chiefs are 6-0 this season with Swift watching live and, dating to last season, are 16-3 when she’s in the crowd.
Travis Kelce stats without Taylor Swift in attendance 2024
Statistically − and in team success − Kelce has done better at home when Swift is watching him play. In the Chiefs seven games she hasn’t attended, Kelce has a combined 38 receptions for 341 receiving yards and one touchdown. That averages to 5.4 catches for 48.7 yards per game, lower than his averages at home. Plus, the Chiefs’ lone loss this season came on the road against the Buffalo Bills.
Here are his stats at the games she has missed:
- Week 3 vs. Falcons: four catches, 30 yards
- Week 4 vs. Chargers: seven catches, 89 yards
- Week 7 vs. 49ers: four catches, 17 yards
- Week 8 vs. Raiders: 10 catches, 90 yards and one touchdown
- Week 11 vs. Bills: two catches, 8 yards
- Week 12 vs. Panthers: six catches, 62 yards
- Week 14 vs. Chargers: five catches, 45 yards
Kansas City is 6-1 when Swift isn’t there and 10-3 in that situation dating to last season.
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Kansas ag officials take comment on proposed water rules
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WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas Department of Agriculture held a meeting on Thursday to discuss proposed rules regarding the Kansas Water Appropriation Act.
The Division of Water Resources is proposing new regulations and changes to current regulations under the law.
The division is looking at amending or revoking regulations related to flowmeters tracking water usage.
It is also proposing changes to groundwater usage rules on how far you can move a well from its original location to prevent harming the water rights of other landowners.
Another regulation would create voluntary Water Conservation Areas, where landowners work with the division to establish water conservation plans on their properties.
Some of the concerns raised at Thursday’s meeting dealt with property rights and the transfer of land to new owners. Some expressed concern about the sale of water rights to other landowners in the area.
There is no listed timeline for when the changes could be made.
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Rural Kansas fire department reports record number of calls in 2025
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A rural Kansas fire department says it saw yet another increase in calls in 2025.
On Tuesday, Butler County Fire District #3 posted data about last year on social media.
It responded to 782 alarms in 2025, which is a new record.
The majority of the calls were for rescue and emergency medical services, followed by service calls.
The department’s data show the number of calls has been trending upward over the last 20 years.
From 2006 to 2010, the department handled an an average of 550 calls a year. From 2021 through 2025, that average was 720, a 31% increase.
Officials said continued growth in the community has increased the demand for emergency services.
“These numbers reinforce the importance of ongoing training, staffing, equipment planning, and community support to ensure we can continue to provide timely and effective service,” the department said on Facebook.
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Clay County Commissioner says he’s ‘done’ negotiating with Kansas City Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clay County Commissioner Jason Withington said Wednesday that he still loves baseball, but is “done” negotiating with the Royals on a new stadium for the team in the county.
According to Withington, Thursday, Jan. 8, was the deadline for the Royals to appear on the April 2026 ballot in the county.
Withington said the Royals told the county that they were not ready to meet that deadline.
Withington took to Facebook to explain that “the joy has been drained” out of him over the last few years and expressed his dislike towards the business of baseball.
He called negotiations with the team “a closed chapter” and said that the county is shifting its focus elsewhere.
“It’s time for the Commission to focus fully on priorities we control—either upgrading our existing county jail or building a new one,” Withington wrote.
The Royals’ lease at Kauffman Stadium in the Truman Sports Complex in Jackson County expires in January 2031.
KSHB 41’s political reporter Charlie Keegan reported in May 2025 on efforts by Missouri to keep both the Royals and Chiefs in Missouri.
While the Chiefs announced that they will move to a new stadium site in 2031 in Wyandotte County, the Royals have not announced their next steps to get a new ballpark built.
A stadium site near 119th Street and Nall Avenue in Overland Park has emerged as a possibility for a stadium site for the ball club.
Some residents in that area are not happy about that possibility.
KSHB 41 News reached out to the Royals for comment, but has not heard back.
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