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This is why Taylor Swift wasn’t at the Chiefs-Bills game in Buffalo
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This is why Taylor Swift wasn’t at the Chiefs-Bills game in Buffalo

Why wasn’t Taylor Swift at the Kansas City Chiefs-Buffalo Bills game on Sunday?

The superstar singer was in Toronto the night before for an “Eras Tour” concert, a short drive or flight away from Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, but did not appear in support of her boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. He caught just two passes for 8 yards as Kansas City lost 21-30, and the Bills ruined the defending Super Bowl champions’ hopes for a perfect season.

Swifties, meanwhile, wondered if their hero would show up. Multiple reports suggested she would not attend, but a local radio station falsely claimed she arrived on I-190 via a police escort, according to the Democrat & Chronicle.

Swift, 34, performed in Toronto on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, but had nothing planned for Sunday. Her billion-dollar concert tour actually stays in the Canadian city all week, with her next three shows on November 21-23 at Toronto’s Rogers Centre. (Click here for tickets.)

Page Six reports that Swift is being more cautious about where she performs in public after a foiled terrorist attack forced her to cancel three sold-out concerts in Vienna, Austria, in August. She has also faced online abuse for publicly supporting Vice President Kamala Harris over newly elected President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

Insiders say Swift feels safe with Kelce, 35, and will happily attend games at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City — but not away games, like in Buffalo.

“She won’t go anywhere unless she knows the location well and it has been thoroughly scouted and secured in advance,” a source told Page Six.

Swift was recently accompanied by Kelce to a New York Yankees baseball game and the US Open tennis tournament, and all safety requirements were coordinated in advance, Page Six reported. She attended the Chiefs’ playoff game against the Bills at Highmark Stadium in January, but has not appeared at any of Kansas City’s away games this season.

“The reason for the Vienna concert cancellations filled me with a new sense of dread and an enormous amount of guilt because so many people were planning to come to those shows,” Swift said.

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Brittany Mahomes, Jason Kelce and Taylor Swift react during the second half of the AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on January 21, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images)Getty Images

At the same time, Kelce did not appear at any of Swift’s concerts in Toronto before the Chiefs-Bills game. According to the Bleacher Report, NFL rules about traveling the night before a game include curfews and policies about sleeping in the same hotel as the rest of the team.

The Buffalo Bills have no upcoming games scheduled against the Kansas City Chiefs, but the two teams could meet again in the AFC playoffs. Swift could make an appearance, as her tour ends in Vancouver on December 8.