The Seattle Seahawks didn’t just beat the Kansas City Chiefs on the field - they took a swipe at Travis Kelce’s wife, Taylor Swift, after the blowout.
Following Seattle’s 20-3 win over the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seahawks hopped on social media with a post aimed right at Swift’s world of friendship bracelets and song titles. The image showed friendship bracelets that spelled out “Seahawks Win,” and the caption was just two words: “End Game.”
That wasn’t a random choice. Swift’s fans are known for trading friendship bracelets like the ones in the post, and “End Game” is also a track from her 2017 Reputation album.
Swift did not appear to be at Lumen Field for the game. That fits the pattern, since she usually shows up for Chiefs home games at Arrowhead Stadium more than road trips.
Kansas City probably could have used the extra boost. The Chiefs are undefeated this year when Swift is in attendance, but they had little going on offensively against Seattle and barely moved the ball.
Patrick Mahomes was under pressure all afternoon without his starting tackles and finished with 165 passing yards along with a costly interception. Travis Kelce was one of the few bright spots, catching four passes for 44 yards and moving into the top five all-time in receptions. Noah Gray also finished with 44 yards on three catches, matching Kelce for the team lead.
Former Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III was held to 36 yards on 14 carries.
The loss dropped Kansas City to 5-1, and the Chiefs now turn to a Week 8 matchup with the Denver Broncos. They beat Denver in Week 1 at Arrowhead, though the Broncos have responded since then and enter the game at 5-2.
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