Taylor Swift’s whirlwind of a week will end with some NFL action.

The pop star arrived at Arrowhead Stadium more than an hour before the Kansas City Chiefs play the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday evening. Swift was at the stadium to cheer on the Chiefs, but mostly supporting her boyfriend, tight end Travis Kelce. Swift was wearing a long Chiefs shirt and thigh-high black leather boots.

Swift’s appearance came hours after she received some criticism from former President Trump. The Republican candidate wrote about his distaste for Swift in a post on Truth Social.

Swift endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president earlier in the week after she and Trump took part in the first presidential debate.

“Like many of you, I watched the debate tonight. If you haven’t already, now is a great time to do your research on the issues at hand and the stances these candidates take on the topics that matter to you the most,” Swift wrote on Instagram. “As a voter, I make sure to watch and read everything I can about their proposed policies and plans for this country.

“Recently I was made aware that AI of ‘me’ falsely endorsing Donald Trump’s presidential run was posted to his site. It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation. It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.

Taylor Swift walks behind the wall in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them. I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos. I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.

Taylor Swift rides in a cart before the start of the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

“I’ve done my research, and I’ve made my choice. Your research is all yours to do, and the choice is yours to make. I also want to say, especially to first time voters: Remember that in order to vote, you have to be registered! I also find it’s much easier to vote early. I’ll link where to register and find early voting dates and info in my story.”

She signed off on her post referencing herself as a “childless cat lady.”

Trump responded to Swift’s endorsement on “Fox & Friends” on Wednesday morning.

“It was just a question of time. She couldn’t… possibly endorse Biden. You look at Biden, you couldn’t possibly endorse him,” Trump said, adding that he was no fan of Swift.

“But she’s a very liberal person. She seems to always endorse a Democrat. And she’ll probably pay a price for it… in the marketplace.”

Taylor Swift poses for photos before the start of the Chiefs game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Also, last week, Swift won seven MTV Video Music Awards, including Artist of the Year.

She was in the house last week when the Chiefs held on to defeat the Baltimore Ravens.

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“The Jeffersons” was a hit TV sitcom on CBS from 1975 to 1985, with its famous theme song, “Movin’ On Up.”

There’s another hit Jeffersons show playing out on the football field at Cathedral High, where coach Vince Jefferson, younger brother and offensive coordinator Jabari Jefferson, and Jabari’s son, quarterback Jaden Jefferson, have the Phantoms rolling this season at 4-0.

There’s even comedy involved since Vince is the defensive coordinator and debates with the offensive coordinator whether to punt, kick a field goal or go for it on fourth down. Last season, in a game against St. Francis, Vince wanted to settle for a field goal. Jabari objected loudly, wanting to go for a touchdown on fourth down.

“I was laughing,” Jaden said.

The field-goal attempt was blocked and run back for a touchdown.

Jabari offered the last words: “I told you we should have gone for it.”

Vince and Jabari are close. They had to overcome the death of their mother when they were young. Jabari was in middle school and Vince was a senior in high school. Jabari was a star running back at Cathedral under former coach Kevin Pearson, who hired Vince as an assistant.

There are more Jeffersons headed to Cathedral. Vince has a son who’s a receiver arriving next year, so it will be cousin catching passes from cousin.

Jaden has two brothers,12 and 10, so he’s proud about his 4.0 grade-point average.

“I feel anybody should be a role model to any little brother, but for me being a role model to my brothers is big. He looks up to me, so I have to pave the way,” Jaden said.

Jaden’s ability to improvise, stay calm under pressure and make plays at his size (5 feet 10) is reminding Cathedral fans of former quarterback Bryce Young, who played two years for the Phantoms before transferring to Mater Dei, then winning the Heisman Trophy in 2021 at Alabama before becoming the NFL’s No. 1 pick in the 2023 draft.

“Bryce is an inspiration tor me, because with shorter quarterbacks, he paved the way for me to go on further to college,” Jaden said.

Cathedral has used the speed from members of the Southern Section Division 3 championship track team to have success. Jaden tries to get the ball to his athletes and let them make plays. He has 10 touchdown passes with one interception in four games.

He’s got senior Antonio Walton, who ran a 10.73-second 100 meters last year and returned from an injury. There’s 6-3 sophomore receiver Quentin Hale, a top triple jumper. Another sophomore receiver, Brian Prince, ran a 22.21-second 200 meters. Sophomore Roosevelt Reuben might be the fastest of all, having run 21.25 in the 200 and 47.80 in the 400 as a freshman. Reuben is supposed to return soon after having a bone chip cleaned up.

Sophomore quarterback Jaden Jefferson of Cathedral looks downfield against Chaminade.

(Michael Blackshire/Los Angeles Times)

Jaden has his own speed and strength. “One of the things about Jaden is he’s a weight-room junkie,” Vince said.

Pound for pound (he’s 170), Jaden might be the strongest on the team and occasionally can be found lifting with the linemen. He can do a 400-pound squat. He believes being strong helps protect him from injuries.

Jabari and Jaden commute daily from their home in Moreno Valley, leaving at 6:15 a.m. for a two-hour drive to Cathedral near downtown Los Angeles. The big delay happens in a West Covina freeway bottleneck. It’s 90 minutes home. Jaden sleeps on the ride to Cathedral and catches up on homework on the way home.

Jaden was the quarterback for the best youth football team in the nation, the L.A. Rampage, that included such top high school players as Duvay Williams and Skylar Robinson from Gardena Serra, Richard Wesley from Sierra Canyon and Steven Perez from Banning. He was like a politician when answering the question of who was his favorite player.

“The whole team was like brothers and a big family to me,” he said.

Make no mistake about it, Jaden, his father and uncle have Cathedral moving on up.

While Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion has been the talk of the league in Week 2, the Green Bay Packers could attempt to tread water without quarterback Jordan Love, the early Dallas Cowboys hype train looks to run through the New Orleans Saints, Joe Burrow meets Patrick Mahomes once again and the Chicago Bears and Houston Texans cap Sunday’s action.

The Athletic’s Mike Sando, Jeff Howe and Zak Keefer break down the weekend ahead.

Which storyline from Week 1 didn’t get talked about enough?

Sando: How bad the Carolina Panthers looked. It was realistic to expect some progress this season, but after losing 47-10 at New Orleans and losing top defensive lineman Derrick Brown for the season, what is the path forward?

Howe: I was impressed by the way Jalen Hurts rebounded from the Philadelphia Eagles’ horrific start, which was partly on him, of course. They opened with two turnovers, including an ugly interception and a botched snap by the center, but Hurts led the Eagles to three touchdowns and a field goal on the next four drives to seize control against the Packers. Hurts deservedly got criticized for his two picks, but they wouldn’t have won that game without his mental toughness.

Keefer: Maybe this is because they’ve been in the spotlight for the better part of five seasons, but I thought the Kansas City Chiefs’ opening-night win over the Baltimore Ravens was extremely impressive. Not only do the Chiefs have one of the stiffest defenses in the league, but with Xavier Worthy, they also have another offensive weapon who should alleviate some of the midseason struggles they had on that side of the ball last season. The Ravens are as consistent as any team in football, and the Chiefs have now beaten them in six of the past seven games. That’s impressive. It’s not a stretch to say Kansas City can win 14 or 15 games this season and cruise to a No. 1 seed. A three-peat, assuming all the key pieces stay healthy, is very much in play.

It’s only Week 2, but did you see anything from the Cowboys to make you believe this year can end any differently? Were the Saints just playing a bad Panthers team, or is there something to believe in, in New Orleans?

Sando: It’s hard to say this Cowboys season will end any differently after watching the San Francisco 49ers dominate the New York Jets on both lines. Dallas needs regression elsewhere in the NFC to avoid falling short. On the Saints, the great start suggested they might not be a disaster. I think people forget they finished 9-8 last season.

Howe: I was fully on board with the Cowboys taking that long-awaited jump last season, but another playoff dud ruined all the goodwill they had built. They’re again one of the most talented teams in the league, so it’s looking like a similar regular season is in store. There probably isn’t anything they can do before mid-January to extinguish the doubts from the last playoff performance. The Saints are 25-26 over the past three seasons. They’ve proven capable of looking good at times and mediocre at others. This will be more about the Panthers unless the Saints prove otherwise over the next five games against high-quality opponents.

Keefer: The problem with the Cowboys is their postseason collapses of the past few years have overshadowed how consistent and productive they’ve been throughout the regular season. As long as Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb are on the field, this is one of the best offenses in football, and the way the defense played Sunday at the Cleveland Browns speaks to how much that unit can disrupt the game. As for the Saints, I’m not taking anything away from them, but this was more about Carolina — the Panthers are the least talented team in football, and it’s not even close. I’m looking forward to how New Orleans does with a much more legitimate test Sunday versus Dallas.

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Colts-Packers is an intriguing game as well. How can Green Bay tread water without Love (listed as questionable Friday) if he has to miss significant time? Though Anthony Richardson flashed the special ability in Week 1 that makes him so unique, what else do you need to see from him to believe he can take a step forward this year?

Sando: I don’t see how the Packers can tread water with Malik Willis as their interim starting quarterback. There isn’t any evidence to suggest he can play well enough consistently enough to win. For Richardson, let’s see him string together games without an injury. Then we can focus on the finer points of his play.

Howe: The Packers needed a strong September to counterbalance a challenging schedule over the final three months, so they’re in trouble if Love misses this stretch against the Indianapolis Colts, Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings. They’ll need mistake-free play from Willis, a great running game, some chunk catch-and-runs from their talented receivers and takeaways on defense. That’s a lot that has to go right while Love gets healthy. Richardson looks ready to take the next step. He just needs to stay healthy to get there.

Keefer: Mike is right — nothing we’ve seen so far from Willis suggests he can step into the starting role in Green Bay and beat a pretty solid Indianapolis team. He has also only been with the Packers for about three weeks, so it’s not like he has mastered the playbook yet. As for Richardson, this season is about becoming more than a highlight reel: His highs are unreal, but he missed too many open throws Sunday — including a walk-in touchdown for A.D. Mitchell — and that was the difference in the game. But remember: That was his fifth NFL start. This will take time. He’s shown enough promise to make you think he’ll get there.

Which Texans offseason addition was more impressive Sunday: Joe Mixon or Stefon Diggs? Caleb Williams’ performance left a lot to be desired, but what positives did you take away from his debut?

Sando: Mixon became the sixth player since the start of the 2020 season to carry at least 30 times and average at least 5.0 yards per rush in a game. That’s tough work and more impressive than Diggs, whose six receptions were not remarkable.

Howe: Wow, this would be a great barroom debate. Mixon gives the Texans an element they didn’t have last season when they finished 22nd in rushing, and C.J. Stroud was going to be great regardless of Diggs’ arrival because they’re already so good at receiver. But if Diggs comes as self-advertised and recaptures the difference-making ability, it might be enough to get the Texans over the top in the playoffs. For now, I’d say Mixon is the better answer, though. As for Williams, I’m not worried about him long-term, but I don’t know how many positives there were Sunday. More than anything, the Bears look ready to play at a high level on defense and special teams, and that could mean more to their success this season than anything.

Keefer: I covered Sunday’s Houston Texans-Colts game, and I thought Mixon was running like he was five years younger. He absolutely torched the Colts in the second half. The week before in practice, he told his offensive linemen, “Let’s go get 150 to start it off.” He finished with 159 and salted the game away late in the fourth. If he can become a consistent threat in Bobby Slowik’s scheme, this will be one of the top offenses in football. As we saw, the receiving room is stacked. As for Williams, the most encouraging takeaway was how he handled it; this was a dud of a debut, but he handled it like a veteran, praising his defense and special teams and vowing to get back to work. Having the humility to bury a bad game and start over the following week is vital for a young quarterback. He’ll get a good look at how one of the best in the league, Stroud, does it Sunday.

C.J. Stroud’s softspoken, laid-back persona belies an edge he’s always played with — and now leads with.

He doesn’t unleash it often. But when he does, teammates feel the fire.

Quarterbacks don’t get far in this league being polite, writes @zkeefer.https://t.co/VRHPvZUFq4 pic.twitter.com/niFjqLyJeI

— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) September 12, 2024

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We had a pair of post-Achilles injury returns in Week 1 from the Falcons’ Kirk Cousins and the Jets’ Aaron Rodgers. Thoughts on both QBs? Are they rusty and in need of time, in good shape or is there some cause for concern?

Sando: They both looked good throwing the ball. The questions I have deal more with the offensive design and their play callers. Rodgers showed he can throw the ball well. But will this be a dynamic attack? Cousins threw the ball fine, but he was under pressure and got hit hard, which affected his play. Cousins also was in the shotgun or pistol way more frequently than in the past, with zero under-center play-action looks, which he has thrived on. Is that best for Cousins?

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Howe: I thought Rodgers looked good at times. The 49ers overwhelmed the Jets, who weren’t ready to compete with one of the league’s best teams. It was a nice starting point for the QB, though. Cousins was a little more concerning just because the Atlanta Falcons had so many chances to take control of the game and simply couldn’t. Maybe it’s because T.J. Watt looked like the best defender on the planet last week, so I’m interested to see more from Cousins and the Falcons as a whole.

Keefer: It’s too early to panic in either case — especially with experienced QBs like these two — but that was some bad offensive football from both teams. Rodgers still throws one of the prettiest balls in the league, but he didn’t look to be moving around the pocket all that great — certainly not like he did for most of his time in Green Bay. Some of this was probably the 49ers defense, which was excellent, but other than one good drive in the first half and the free-play touchdown, they didn’t do a thing. On the Falcons’ front, the Pittsburgh Steelers’ defense made Cousins’ life pretty miserable for most of the day — Watt was flat-out unstoppable at times. Can they protect him better? Cousins will likely settle in more as the season progresses, but Mike’s concerns about the scheme are valid. We’ll learn more Monday night.

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