Travis Kelce scored his first touchdown of the 2026 NFL season on Sunday night, and Taylor Swift had the perfect reaction. The pop superstar cheered from her suite at Arrowhead Stadium. She flashed her wedding ring and shouted, “That’s my husband!” as the Chiefs beat the Colts 33-30 in overtime.
Kelce hauled in a 13-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes in the first quarter for the score. It was Travis Kelce’s first touchdown of the year — and his first since marrying Swift in July. He finished the night with nine catches for 101 yards. That led the Chiefs’ receiving corps.
Swift watched from a VIP box with her parents, Scott and Andrea Swift, and her mother-in-law, Donna Kelce. Cameras caught her jumping to her feet in a Chiefs tank top as her husband crossed the goal line. The NFL shared the clip online within minutes, and fans could not get enough of it.
Travis Kelce’s First Touchdown of the Season Delights Taylor Swift
Sunday was only the second Chiefs game Swift has attended this season. For the Week 1 opener, she watched from a suite with Tom Cruise, Jason Kelce, and other friends and family. Kansas City won that one 31-10 over the Denver Broncos.
Cruise later talked about the experience on The Tonight Show. He told Jimmy Fallon that Swift knew the game inside out. “She was schooling me,” he said, praising how much she knew about what was happening on the field. Swift admitted she knew little about football when she and Travis first met — but those days are clearly long gone.
She has been a regular at Chiefs games since first showing up at Arrowhead in 2023. On the New Heights podcast, Travis recently said his wife is now “fully engulfed” in football. “She sees the flags coming in,” he said, adding that she calls out penalties like defensive holding and encroachment before the announcers even mention them.
Chiefs Edge Colts in Overtime Thriller
The game itself was an instant classic. Mahomes threw for 382 yards and three touchdowns in his second game back from injury. Kenneth Walker III racked up 178 yards from scrimmage. Finally, Harrison Butker kicked a 40-yard field goal as the overtime clock expired to seal the 33-30 win. As a result, the Chiefs improved to 2-0 on the season. You can catch up on every score from the weekend on our live NFL Week 3 scoreboard.
For Kelce, meanwhile, the milestone night added to an already historic campaign. The 36-year-old moved to No. 2 on the all-time tight end receiving yards list in Week 1. He brushed off retirement talk during the offseason, signed a new contract, and is now playing his 14th NFL season.
Swift’s Reaction to Travis Kelce’s First Touchdown Goes Viral
Fans were quick to react to the viral moment. After all, this was Kelce’s first touchdown as a married man. The couple tied the knot over the summer, so every big play now carries a little extra meaning. Swift’s ring-flash celebration summed it up perfectly. She is not just a football fan anymore — she is a very proud wife.
In addition to the touchdown moment, Sunday marked another chapter in Swift’s rise as the Chiefs’ most famous supporter. Her football knowledge, for example, has become a running topic on broadcasts. Commentators regularly note how engaged she is in the game.
So what’s next? The Chiefs face the Dolphins next week. Kelce keeps climbing the record books. And Swift will almost certainly be back in her suite. “That’s my husband” may already be the quote of the season. Read more about the night’s action in Athlon’s recap and Sporting News’ live coverage of the Chiefs-Colts thriller.