Taylor Swift attended Chiefs-Ravens game in Baltimore after local frenzy
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Taylor Swift at Sunday's AFC Championship game. Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images
The greater Washington area finally broke its years-long Taylor Swift drought on Sunday.
Driving the news: The Ravens lost to the Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium in the AFC Championship — a sad day for local fans craving a Super Bowl trip, but a huge day for local Swifties, as the singer showed up to cheer on her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
- Swift spent the game in a suite with pals Brittany Mahomes, the wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, and Keleigh Teller, who's married to actor Miles Teller.
Why it matters: Leading up to the game, the internet was abuzz with opinions regarding whether Swift — who's attended many of Kelce's games — would show up to this one.
- The speculation was particularly frenzied because Swift notoriously skipped our area on her Eras tour last summer — meaning this visit to Baltimore is the first time she's publicly returned to the region since she last performed here in 2018.
The intrigue: Ahead of Sunday's faceoff, Baltimore and the DMV were on mega Tay-Tay watch, with the singer's potential appearance sweeping local headlines.
- A TikTok of nursing home residents giving Swift local recommendations went viral, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issued a statement welcoming the singer that was packed with references to her song titles.
- Ravens head coach John Harbaugh even admitted to having a few Swift jams on his phone.
Some Ravens fans had to take digs at the singer, though:
- A local artist painted a mural of Swift wearing Baltimore quarterback Lamar Jackson's jersey and a Ravens fan edit featuring Swift made the rounds on TikTok.
Meanwhile, some Swifties bought tickets to the game just to spot the singer, and fans brought Swift-themed posters to the game.
Of note: Swift also apparently flew to Baltimore with her cats, Meredith Grey, Olivia Benson, and Benjamin Button, reports Vanity Fair — although there were no feline sightings at the game.
What we're watching: The Chiefs are heading to the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, and there are plenty of online calculations regarding whether Swift will be able to make it from Tokyo — where she'll be for her international tour — in time for kickoff in Las Vegas.