Taylor Swift opted not to travel with Travis Kelce to the Kansas City Chiefs’ first road game of the season against the Atlanta Falcons. Swift was nowhere to be seen at Mercedes-Benz Stadium when kickoff began at 8:20 p.m. The singer is normally photographed about an hour before kickoff; this is the first game of the season she has missed.

Kelce during his game against the Falcons

Swift’s absence is understandable, however, as she was pictured with Gigi Hadid on Saturday night in New York City. Swift has attended Kelce’s previous two games, including last Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Swift brought her mother, brother, and aunts to watch her boyfriend play that time.

Swift at last week’s match

Even though Swift missed this week’s game, she plans to be back in the stands. We weekly reported on Wednesday that Swift plans to attend as many Chiefs games as possible during her current tour hiatus. She will resume her Eras Tour shows on Oct. 18 in Miami.

A source said Swift’s interest in soccer is genuine. “Taylor has grown to love soccer and is excited for the season to start again,” they said. “She’s excited to be part of the soccer community. It’s a breather from work and Travis is happy that she’s been completely absorbed into his world.”

Swift also spoke with Time last December about how much she has come to embrace the sport. “Football is amazing, it turns out,” she said. “I’ve missed it my whole life.”

She added that she isn’t trying to draw attention to Kelce’s games or intentionally appear on the NFL broadcast. “I don’t know how they know what suit I’m in,” she said. “There’s a camera, like a half-mile away, and you don’t know where it is, and you have no idea when the camera is going to put you on the broadcast, so I don’t know if I’m going to be shown 17 times or just once.”

“I’m just here to support Travis,” she continued. “I don’t know if I’m going to be out there too much and piss off a few dads, Brads and Chads.”

Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held roles at In Style And Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she enjoys running through Central Park, getting people to take #ootd photos of her, and exploring New York City.