A furious Travis Kelce spiked his helmet before halftime as the Chiefs’ sloppy play fueled a viral moment — while fans wondered why fiancée Taylor Swift was nowhere to be seen.
19:27 ET, 14 Sep 2025Updated 21:38 ET, 14 Sep 2025
Travis Kelce was furious during Week 2 of football(Image: NFL FOX)
The Super Bowl rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles was supposed to be a high-scoring heavyweight showdown on primetime. Instead, the 20-17 loss for Kansas City’s defining moments of the first half came from an enraged Travis Kelce, while the other came from fans due to the broadcast’s start.
As halftime approached at Arrowhead Stadium, cameras caught Kelce ripping off his helmet, spiking it into the bench, and shouting angrily in the direction of his team. Viewers immediately dissected the footage, with his lips seemingly reading, “I’m sick of this —-,” while the FOX commentary team attempted to clean it up, insisting he was yelling “let’s go.”
The clip spread instantly online and was framed as a future Hall of Famer who looked fed up with sloppy football. Sloppy was the only word for Kansas City’s offense through the first two quarters. Although the Chiefs had a 14-10 lead at halftime, they continued to struggle. Kelce’s frustrations came as FOX NFL sparked fury among viewers.
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Patrick Mahomes accounted for nearly everything, passing for 60 yards and rushing for 60 more, including a 13-yard scramble that produced Kansas City’s only touchdown of the half.
Kelce, the two-time MVP’s go-to target, managed only three catches for 38 yards and appeared just as frustrated with the play-calling as with the execution. The Chiefs went 2-for-8 on third down, and the offense struggled to move the ball, with discipline falling by the wayside.
Four penalties in the half cost 20 yards, two of which gave Philadelphia automatic first downs that turned into points.
Jake Elliott paid Kansas City, drilling consecutive field goals from 50-plus yards, initiated by a thudding 59-yarder in the third quarter that tied the game and flipped momentum.
Kelce’s eruption came as the conversation grew louder regarding Swift’s whereabouts on game day.
Kelce’s fiancée, the most famous recurring figure in Arrowhead luxury suites last season, was never shown on the broadcast.
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Conflicting reports claimed she was in the building, but no cameras found her, nor fan clips surfaced online. For a couple that dominates coverage whenever she appears, even Swifties couldn’t locate their favorite pop star.
Their last public outing came at Nebraska vs. Cincinnati in September, where Kelce and Mahomes sat with Swift to watch top quarterback prospect Dylan Raiola.
Swift was also absent from Kansas City’s first game of the season against the Chargers in Sao Paulo. Her most unforgettable Chiefs-Chargers attendance moment came after she created a new handshake with Brittany Mahomes.
Before, Kelce had credited Swift with making him a better person and man, a line he repeated in the lead-up to their engagement. On Sunday night, he stood alone and visibly angry on the sideline as his team struggled.