Taylor Swift Skips Chiefs Game for Toy Story 5 Screening

Taylor Swift skipped the Kansas City Chiefs’ Sunday, November 1 game against the Denver Broncos, Us Weekly reported ^[1]. The pop star, 36, was not seen at Empower Field for the AFC West showdown, continuing her trend of staying home for road games.

Instead of traveling to Colorado with husband Travis Kelce, Swift attended a FYC screening of Toy Story 5. She was seen alongside the film’s director, Andrew Stanton, according to Us Weekly ^[1].

Swift recently discussed her exhaustion from the Eras Tour in an interview. She revealed that her brother, Austin Swift, convinced her to contribute her voice to the Toy Story 5 soundtrack. "I was like in bed all the days that I wasn’t playing a show just trying to rest up," Swift said ^[1].

Austin later called Swift to urge her to see the film. "He calls me up and he’s like, ‘Hey, I really think you need to see Toy Story 5,'" Swift recounted ^[1]. The couple married in July at Madison Square Garden, and Swift has attended every home game at Arrowhead Stadium since the wedding.

Travis Kelce, 37, recently joked about Prince William’s attempt to bump him out of a selfie with Swift at an Eras Tour stop in 2024. "I was just a boyfriend at that point, you know? I wasn’t her husband yet," Kelce said on his New Heights podcast ^[1]. He joked that the Prince likely thought, "We don’t really know if this is going to last, so can you just move out of the way real quick?".

The Chiefs will return home to host the New York Jets on Sunday, October 8. Swift’s last attendance was at the Chiefs’ 22-6 win over the Los Angeles Chargers on October 18. During that game, beauty influencer Ashlie Molstad described Swift’s security team as operating like the Secret Service, noting that the guards were "head on a swivel" and watching people rather than the game ^[1].

Swift’s calendar remains packed as Kelce experiences what is said to be his final NFL season. Her decision to prioritize the film screening over the Denver trip highlights her focus on post-tour rest and new creative projects.