{"id":4718,"date":"2024-01-28T12:32:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/?p=4718"},"modified":"2024-01-28T12:34:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:34:42","slug":"chiefs-shake-it-off-and-win-afc-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.365scores.com\/news\/chiefs-shake-it-off-and-win-afc-championship","title":{"rendered":"Can the Chiefs \u201cShake it Off\u201d and Win the AFC Conference Championship Game?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Following their 27-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, January 21, the <a href=\"https:\/\/chiefs.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/chiefs.com\">Chiefs<\/a> have advanced to tonight\u2019s AFC Conference Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens. Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 star player and tight end Travis Kelce has received significant press this 2023-24 <a href=\"http:\/\/nfl.com\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"nfl.com\">NFL<\/a> season following his new relationship with Eras Tours singer Taylor Swift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Here comes the Kingdom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WyZX4OXlDg\">pic.twitter.com\/WyZX4OXlDg<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1750948111436947677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 26, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>The couple broke the internet and took the NFL world by storm on September 24, 2023, when Swift attended her first Chiefs game. NFL rankings skyrocketed amidst Swift\u2019s attendance at the Kansas City Chiefs vs Chicago Bears game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the legendary singer\u2019s appearance on the September 24 game, FOX\u2019s national broadcast experienced 24.3 million total viewers and an increase in female viewership by 63%. Not only did this new relationship increase NFL rankings, but it also aided the Chiefs\u2019 tight end himself. Since being linked to the acclaimed singer, the Kelce brothers\u2019 podcast, <em>New Heights<\/em>, was ranked #1 on Apple, Travis saw a 400% increase in jersey sales, and the tight end gained well over 2 million Instagram followers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Since Taylor Swift showed up to Sunday&#39;s Chiefs-Bears game:<br><br>\u2022 400% spike in Travis Kelce jersey sales<br>\u2022 Kelce&#39;s podcast ranks #1 overall on Apple<br>\u2022 Kelce adds 383K Instagram followers<br>\u2022 24.3M viewers watch, #1 game this week<br>\u2022 63% jump in female viewers age 18-49<br>\u2022 3x\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Wqtu1vgMCT\">pic.twitter.com\/Wqtu1vgMCT<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Front Office Sports (@FOS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOS\/status\/1706767552997699920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 26, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the 2023-24 NFL season, Taylor Swift has attended 11 of the Kansas City franchise\u2019s games and has been widely regarded as the team\u2019s good luck charm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travis Kelce\u2019s statistics amidst Swift\u2019s attendance throughout the 2023-24 NFL season are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>September 24, 2023: Chiefs vs Chicago Bears (41-10)- Kelce had 7 catches for 69 yards and 1 touchdown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 1, 2023: Chiefs vs New York Jets (23-20)- Kelce had 6 catches for 60 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 12, 2023: Chiefs vs Denver Broncos (19-8)- Kelce had 9 catches for 124 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>October 22, 2023: Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers (31-17)- Kelce had 12 catches for 179 yards and 1 touchdown&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 3, 2023: Chiefs vs Green Bay Packers (19-27)- Kelce had 4 catches for 81 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 10, 2023: Chiefs vs Buffalo Bills (17-20)- Kelce had 6 catches for 83 yards&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 17, 2023: Chiefs vs Patriots (27-17)- Kelce had 5 catches for 28 yards&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 25, 2023: Chiefs vs Raiders (14-20)- Kelce had 5 catches for 44 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>December 31, 2023: Chiefs vs Bengals (25-17)- Kelce had 3 catches for 16 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 13, 2024: Chiefs vs Dolphins (26-7)- Kelce had 7 catches for 71 yards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>January 21, 2024: Chiefs vs Bills (27-24)- Kelce had 5 catches for 75 yards and 2 touchdowns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Amidst the Eras Tour singer\u2019s presence, the Chiefs have gone 8-3 while they went 4-2 in her absence. Throughout the 11 games the acclaimed singer attended, her boyfriend averaged 6.3 catches per game for 75.5 yards. In the 6 games that Swift was not in attendance, Kelce averaged 6 catches per game and 50 yards.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When looking at the statistics of the games this past season, it does not seem like Kelce performed significantly better in the presence of his girlfriend; however, he managed to score his season-high of two touchdowns in the Chiefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.365scores.com\/news\/chiefs-end-playoff-divisional-round-in-style\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4692\">Divisional Round playoff win<\/a> against the Buffalo Bills when all of his loved ones were in attendance.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Swift served as the Chiefs\u2019 good luck charm as the Kansas City franchise was favored to lose the Divisional Round Game against the Bills last Sunday. The Bills were favored to win the game by 2.5 points, and the Buffalo franchise was -145 on the money line while the Chiefs were +120.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Taylor Swift is all smiles after Travis Kelce\u2019s 2nd TD \u2764\ufe0f <br><br>(via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLonCBS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NFLonCBS<\/a>) <br> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GRVP8IUpHI\">pic.twitter.com\/GRVP8IUpHI<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1749243359317967111?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Chiefs enter the AFC Conference Championship Game tonight, the Ravens are favored to win the conference title by 4 points. When looking at the money line, the Ravens are favored at -207, while the Chiefs are +171. Can Taylor Swift work her magic tonight in the AFC Conference Championship Game just as she did in the Divisional Round Game?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following their 27-24 victory over the Buffalo Bills last Sunday, January 21, the Chiefs have advanced to tonight\u2019s AFC Conference Championship Game against the Baltimore Ravens. Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 star player and tight end Travis Kelce has received significant press this 2023-24 NFL season following his new relationship with Eras Tours singer Taylor Swift. 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