It is a fact that the Kansas City Chiefs are going through a bad streak. Head coach Andy Reid’s team has two consecutive losses, has lost three of its last five games, and not even its lucky charm seems to be working anymore.
That’s right, the singer Taylor Swift was present in the boxes at Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday afternoon when her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, lost 17-20 to the Buffalo Bills, even with a controversial decision that took away the winning touchdown from the Chiefs tight end.
Swift was also present last Sunday in the Week 13 game Kansas City lost 19-27 when visiting Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
The “Shake it Off” singer has attended six Kansas City matches since she began her romance with Kelce. The balance of those games is four wins and two losses.
The effectiveness of Taylor Swift
If she were a quarterback or head coach, Swift could be said to have a 0.667 winning average. The number is enough to have a winning season, but it might not be enough to reach the postseason, much less when there are still four weeks of activity ahead.
The first four games of the Grammy winner were as many victories for her beloved Kelce and the hosts commanded by Reid:
September 24 was the first time she was seen in an Arrowhead suite cheering on the Chiefs, who beat the Chicago Bears 41-10, including Travis Kelce’s touchdown. On October 2, she traveled to East Rutherford to watch Kansas City beat the New York Jets 23-20 at MetLife Stadium. That time, Travis was out of luck.
On October 12, Swift saw the Chiefs beat the Denver Broncos 19-8 at home without a score by Kelce, whose performance seemed not to be the best. On October 22, they won again at home 31-17 over the Los Angeles Chargers, with a touchdown from Travis dedicated to Taylor.
It seems that the charm ended there. After that good run, Swift’s next two visits to the box are the aforementioned defeats. There has been no shortage of voices saying that the singer is a distraction for the team, especially Kelce, but that might not be true.
Chiefs have lost effectiveness
Although no one has been able to point to a specific cause, the truth is that Kansas City’s receivers have not had their best year. Errors and loose passes are a constant among players who, without being the best, used to do their job.
Players like Skyy Moore, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Kadarius Toney, and Rashee Rice appear to have a serious case of “butter hands,” as they have dropped passes from quarterback Patrick Mahomes that appeared to be safe catches.
The defense has carried the weight of the team, but the offense’s lack of execution is beginning to take its toll.
Regardless of whether the so-called “Swift Effect” exists or not, Reid and Mahomes have their work cut out for them if they want to lift the team and get it back to at least the postseason. A new arrival or a new victory in the Super Bowl will be discussed later.
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