The Seattle Seahawks didn’t just beat the Kansas City Chiefs 20-3 on Sunday — they rubbed it in with a nod to Taylor Swift’s own songbook, and her fans are not amused. After the defending Super Bowl champions throttled Kansas City, the team’s social media account posted a photo of a Swiftie-style friendship bracelet reading “Seahawks Win,” captioned simply “End Game.”
The caption appeared to reference Swift’s 2017 track of the same name, according to TMZ, and it landed as a not-so-subtle jab at Swift’s marriage to Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. The friendship bracelet imagery itself is a staple of Swift’s fan culture, making the post’s target unmistakable even without her name attached. It didn’t take long for the post to ricochet across football and pop culture corners of the internet alike.
The game itself was lopsided from start to finish. Seattle’s defense held Kansas City to just 213 total yards, as TheComeback.com reported, suffocating a Chiefs offense that never found rhythm. Kelce, described in coverage as Swift’s husband, reportedly made NFL history during the contest but also struggled with a couple of dropped passes, according to the Kansas City Star. The Star’s Pete Grathoff wrote that it was probably a good thing Swift didn’t attend the loss in person.
Swift Wasn’t Even There
That’s notable because Swift has been a visible presence at Chiefs games before. She watched Kansas City’s matchup against the Indianapolis Colts from a suite at Arrowhead Stadium on September 20, alongside Donna Kelce and Andrea Swift, per the same Star report. This time, she was absent for the blowout loss in the Pacific Northwest, sparing her a courtside view of the rout — though not, apparently, a role in the aftermath.
Once the bracelet post went up, Swift’s fanbase did not let it slide. Some called the gesture distasteful for invoking Swift’s music and her marriage while mocking an opposing player, the Star’s report noted. Others went further, with TMZ reporting that a number of fans branded the Seahawks classless and said the reigning Super Bowl champs needed to “do better.”
Fans Split Over the Jab
Not everyone saw it as a low blow. According to Marca, some fans viewed the reference as harmless sporting banter, while others questioned why Swift was being drawn into a football result at all. The split reaction underscored just how large Swift’s shadow now looms over any Chiefs storyline, win or lose.
Among the sharper critiques, one fan’s question cut to the core of the controversy: “Why do y’all think it’s okay to troll a team by using the spouse of an opposing player?” the fan wrote, as quoted by TheComeback.com. It’s a sentiment that several Swifties echoed across social platforms, arguing that celebrity status shouldn’t make a player’s spouse fair game for a rival franchise’s trash talk.
Whether the Seahawks intended the post as a genuine shot at Swift or simply a cheeky celebration of a dominant win, the reaction made clear that any mention of Swift and Kelce together now carries outsized attention — win, lose, or friendship bracelet.
