The Internet Leaps To Taylor Swift's Defense Over Misinterpreted 6-Word Chiefs Shout

Taylor Swift has been a polarizing presence while attending Kansas City Chiefs games to support Travis Kelce. Some fans have gone to extremes, even booing Swift being shown at Chiefs games. The team played their first game of the season on September 14 against the Denver Broncos, and "The Life of a Showgirl" artist opted to skip the Emmys to bring some starpower to Arrowhead Stadium. After her husband completed a 59-yard play in the third quarter, cameras immediately cut to Swift celebrating in her suite alongside other members of the Kelce clan. It was only the season opener, but the football fans who love to pop off about Swift had plenty to say. "We just finished week one of the NFL season, and I already have Taylor Swift fatigue!" one viewer wrote on X.

Even Taylor Swift is SICK of the broadcast cutting to her 😭

"DON'T SHOW ME! GET OFF OF ME!" pic.twitter.com/cJcwkmA0aj

— BrickCenter (@BrickCenter_) September 15, 2026

One viral post on X showed the "Opalite" singer speaking in the booth. Its creator used faulty amateur lip-reading to assert that Swift wanted the attention on the field, and not in the stands. "Even Taylor Swift is SICK of the broadcast cutting to her," they wrote alongside the footage. "Don't show me! Get off of me," the post claimed Swift said.

Members of the Swift Army were quick to pop up in the replies to the viral post that painted the singer as a distraction at the game, and they offered clarification on what she had actually said when the camera was on her. "That's not what she is saying she said 'he's open he's open get off him,'" one fan wrote, referring to Swift watching replay action of Kelce. "That is *not* what she said. #Lipreading: 'Oh he's open, oh he's open, get off of him,'" another added. Swift also caused a stir by spending time with GQ cover star Tom Cruise at the game.

Tom Cruise also opted to forego the Emmys to take in the Kansas City Chiefs game in the same suite as Taylor Swift. After its cameras captured the two high-profile A-listers having a conversation while seated next to each other, the NFL shared the footage on social media. There was also a clip of Swift and Cruise high-fiving, then sharing a quick hug after the Chiefs scored a touchdown to take a lead in the second quarter. Seeing "The Fate of Ophelia" singer rubbing elbows with the "Mission: Impossible" actor in Kansas City was a surprising sight for many viewers. "Taylor Swift and Tom Cruise at the same NFL game is the kind of celebrity crossover you couldn't script. Somehow the Broncos vs Chiefs game just became a Hollywood event," one X user commented.

Cruise's appearance at an early season game in Kansas City seemingly supports the complaints that Swift has changed the NFL, with her attendance bringing so much extra attention outside the usual football fan. When she first started attending games early in their relationship, Travis Kelce was asked by his brother, Jason Kelce, on their "New Heights" podcast if the league — as some fans had complained — had gone overboard with its coverage of Swift. "They're overdoing it a little bit for sure, especially my situation," Travis said in October 2023.

Swift joked about her NFL overexposure when she appeared on the "New Heights" podcast in August 2025. "I think we all know that if there's one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens — it's more of me," Swift playfully said.