The Kansas City Chiefs’ rivalry against the Los Angeles Chargers is back on Sunday, although it doesn’t carry the high drama of a normal meeting between these teams.
With a playoff spot clinched and the three-seed locked in, Andy Reid’s Kansas City club is resting quarterback Patrick Mahomes and others in Week 18. Multiple players carry designations into the weekend, so don’t expect to see the full squad for the entire game. Blaine Gabbert will get the start under center, with the Chiefs hoping to get looks at some of its young depth throughout the afternoon.
At 5-11, it’s been a rough year for Los Angeles. Down to backup quarterback Easton Stick and interim head coach Giff Smith, the Chargers are simply looking to end the regular season on a high note. The only real thing on the line in Week 18 is potential draft positioning, but that doesn’t mean either team will necessarily roll over. With the visitors boasting a four-game winning streak in the head-to-head series, the SoFi stadium crowd is hoping for the tide to be turned to close out the campaign.
On Tuesday, Taylor Swift flew into Los Angeles and reportedly has plans to meet up there with boyfriend Travis Kelce after parting post-holidays. The couple were together over Christmas and the New Year in Kansas City, as Kelce’s team the Kansas City Chiefs had games on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve. In photos shared by the Daily Mail, Swift was seen around West Hollywood on Thursday, taking a work out class at the DogPound gym.
On Sunday, Swift is expected to attend the Golden Globes, while the Chiefs have a game against the Chargers in Inglewood this weekend. Being in the same city, even a big one, means they’ll likely find time for one another in their busy schedules. While Swift was touring in South America, Kelce flew down to watch her show in Argentina, and she has traveled back and forth from New York City and Kansas City frequently for his games.
In February, Swift starts the international leg of the Eras Tour in Tokyo, before heading to Australia and Singapore. This summer, she is scheduled to be in Europe for four months—which will coincide with the NFL’s off season.
In December, Swift was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year and shared a bit about how she and Kelce began dating long before they went public at a Chiefs’ game.
“This all started when Travis very adorably put me on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell,” she told Time. “We started hanging out right after that. So we actually had a significant amount of time that no one knew, which I’m grateful for, because we got to get to know each other. By the time I went to that first game, we were a couple. I think some people think that they saw our first date at that game? We would never be psychotic enough to hard launch a first date.”
