Las Vegas (USA), February 11 (EFE).- The great romance of the NFL won the jackpot this Sunday in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime and Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift, the couple of the moment in the US, had the fairy tale ending they so desired.
Merged in a long hug and on the grass of Allegiant Stadium. This is how the singer and the player celebrated the third ring in five years for the Chiefs who became Super Bowl champions for the second consecutive year by beating the San Francisco 49ers 25-22 in overtime.
This epic victory for Patrick Mahomes’ team put the cherry on top of the media-driven and highly followed love story between Swift and Kelce, who have made countless headlines this NFL season and have paraded their romance through the league’s stadiums.
It was not, in any case, an easy victory or a peaceful night for the Kansas City fans, including the artist.
The Chiefs’ attack got stuck in a thousand and one traps by the 49ers defense, especially in a first half that ended with a 3-10 for San Francisco.
Frustration then took over Kelce and the ‘tight end’ left one of the images of the night when, shouting and vehement, he confronted his coach Andy Reid in the first half.
His statistics at halftime explained well what might be going through his head: they only looked for him once, he only had one reception and he only added one yard in the first two quarters.
The Mahomes-Kelce connection was key to the Chiefs’ victory and finally appeared following the restart. It wasn’t as consistent as they would have liked, but Kelce finished the game with 93 yards and 9 receptions following 10 pass attempts.
Mahomes, for his part, confirmed his place on the NFL Olympus with another memorable performance: 34 of 46 passing for 333 yards with two touchdown passes, including the one in overtime to Mecole Hardman that earned a Vince Lombardi trophy.
Swift, star among the public
No one might know in the city of the game what the final result would be or who would emerge as the figure of the game, but a safe bet long before the duel began was that Swift would be the star of the stands.
The umpteenth example following months of love affair between the NFL and the singer? As soon as Hardman scored the winning touchdown, the CBS broadcast went straight to the shot of Swift’s reaction celebrating the victory.
It was also the capitalized name of the previous one. There was a bit of uncertainty to see if he would arrive on time for the game, since he had a concert in Tokyo on Saturday, but finally (and ‘gaining time’ due to the time difference) he showed up at Allegiant Stadium a little more than two hours before kickoff. beginning.
Wearing a black t-shirt and pants and a red Chiefs jacket on her arm, Swift arrived accompanied by her mother Andrea Swift, actress Blake Lively and rapper Ice Spice.
She also carried a small bag shaped like an American football and a pendant, both accessories with the number 87, which is precisely Kelce’s number with the Chiefs.
The camera looked for her once more and once more and found her worried in the most tense moments, holding her breath like another Chiefs fan or biting her nails because of nerves.
But she also appeared happy dancing to the music of the stadium, applauding the Chiefs’ plays or celebrating hugging with her friends.
In any case, the image that everyone was looking for came at the end, when Kelce (following euphorically singing “Viva Las Vegas” on the stage of the NFL postgame) went down to the grass and met Swift to close with a hug without End an ideal night for the couple.
By: EFE
2024-02-12 06:19:27
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