Taylor Swift Skips Travis Kelce’s Chiefs vs Cowboys Thanksgiving Game

Travis Kelce spent Thanksgiving on the football field as the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Dallas Cowboys, while Taylor Swift seemingly cheered on her fiancé from afar.

The pop superstar, 35, was absent from the Thursday, November 27, away game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Earlier this week, Swift supported Kelce, 36, at his Sunday, November 23, home game at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, as the Chiefs defeated the Indianapolis Colts in overtime, taking their record for the 2025-2026 season to 6-5.

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Swift has been a regular attendee of Kelce’s home games this season, opting to keep a lower profile than in years past by making her way to her private suite undetected since a source exclusively told Us Weekly in October that the attention on her was “getting too excessive.” As for away games, she has not traveled to see Kelce play as of yet this season.

Outside of Kelce’s busy NFL schedule, he and Swift are celebrating their first holiday season as an engaged couple after his August proposal.

“It will be very low-key, family-centric and [won’t involve any] major travel,” an insider told Us of the pair’s holiday plans in October.

With Chiefs games on both Thanksgiving and Christmas, Swift and Kelce want to spend their downtime with their families.

“Travis fits right in with her family, and Taylor adores [his mom] Donna. They talk all the time,” the source added. “They make sure to see both sides as often as they can. They are super family-oriented, and they have always loved that about one another.”

Last year, Swift and Kelce celebrated their first Thanksgiving together after she spent the holiday in South America for her Eras Tour in November 2023. Swift’s family — including her mom, Andrea, and her dad, Scott — reportedly hosted the Kelces in Nashville for Thanksgiving in 2024 before they traveled to Kansas City for the Chiefs game against the Las Vegas Raiders the following day.

As for the couple’s Christmas traditions, Swift was on hand to root for Kelce at his Christmas Day game against the Raiders in December 2023, but she missed his away game against the Pittsburgh Steelers the following year. This Christmas, Swift will likely spend the holiday at Arrowhead Stadium with Kelce as the Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos at home.

Before the chaos of the holiday season began, Swift and Kelce settled into a state of domestic bliss after getting engaged.

“With both of their high-profile careers, it feels good to have simplicity and normalcy together,” a source told Us in October, while a second insider added, “Taylor and Travis are really chill. On a typical night in, they’re casually having dinner and figuring out what to stream. It’s very domestic and calm.”

As for their upcoming wedding, the plans are “coming along,” according to the first source. “They are both [very] involved, and Taylor thinks it’s cute that Travis wants to help.”

Swift and Kelce hope to tie the knot next summer, with her Rhode Island home in contention for the location.

“They don’t want a long engagement,” the source said, noting that the pair “very much want to start a family in the next year or so. Family means everything to them.”