Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Chiefs Pull Off a Win Against Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals

A 51-yard field goal from Harrison Butker sealed the win for the Chiefs, who go up 2-0 on the season

Travis Kelce. Photo: Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty

The Kansas City Chiefs are on a roll to start the new NFL season.

It was another nail biter, but the Chiefs pulled off the win behind Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce — and a clutch field goal from Harrison Butker — defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 26-25 on Sunday, Sept. 15 in their second game since their Super Bowl LVIII victory in February.

The teams traded off field goals in the first quarter, before the Bengals, led by quarterback Joe Burrow, were able to go into halftime with a 16-10 lead. A long drive from the Chiefs to start the second half gave them a touchdown and their first lead of the game, but the Bengals quickly responded with one of their own.

Both quarterbacks had tough outings at times — Mahomes threw two interceptions, and a fumble from Burrow at the start of the fourth quarter put the Chiefs up 23-22 late. The Bengals had one last field goal to take the lead back, but a 51-yard field goal from Butker saved the game for the Chiefs, giving them the win and handing Cincinnati their second loss of the season.

Taylor Swift and Este Haim.Jamie Squire/Getty

Cheering for the home team was Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift, who sat with friends Danielle and Este Haim, plus her brother Austin Swift and mom Andrea Swift in the tight end’s friends and family suite at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.

Swift, 34, was also joined by Chariah Gordan, the fiancée of Kelce’s teammate Mecole Hardman Jr., later in the game. The two were spotted jumping up and down and screaming after Butker sealed the win.

Patrick’s wife Brittany Mahomes supported the squad on Sunday as well. The 28-year-old Kansas City Current owner — who recently made headlines for appearing to support Donald Trump — was on the sidelines before kickoff with the couple’s children: Sterling Skye, 3, Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III, 1. The couple are currently expecting their third child.

Brittany Mahomes with son Bronze and daughter Sterling.Brittany Mahomes/Instagram

Swift was all smiles as she cheered for her beau just days after thanking him on stage at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.

Swift referred to Kelce as her “boyfriend” while accepting her award with Post Malone for best collaboration on their “Fortnight” music video and shared that Kelce was on set “cheering” for the pair after every take.

Fans pointed out that Swift’s speech marked the first time she’s publicly spoken his name and referred to him as her boyfriend.

The VMA’s 2024 artist of the year said, “Everything this man touches turns to happiness and fun and magic. So, I want to thank him for adding that to our shoot because I’ll always remember that,” of Kelce during the award show in New York City on Sept. 11.

Kelce appeared to enjoy the televised shout-out from his girlfriend when he liked a clip of Swift’s speech shared on MTV’s Instagram.

Next, the Chiefs will travel to Atlanta to take on the Falcons on Sunday, Sept. 22.