Travis Kelce Benefits? NFL’s Referee Decision Fires Up Theories that Taylor Swift Now Controls the Chiefs

The Chiefs and Swifties have a good chance of defeating the Ravens and making it to the Super Bowl because Shawn Smith is scheduled to officiate the AFC Championship Game. From a business perspective, the NFL is probably going to be beyond thrilled with that result. However, it is actually opening up rumors that Taylor Swift and her romance with Travis Kelce is now "controlling" the game.

It has been noted that the NFL is setting itself up to Taylor Swift conspiracy theories as the job was given to Smith, who leans toward favoring the team when playing on the road.

Football analyst Warren Sharp stated on his website, "And it certainly doesn't help with conspiracy theories that the NFL would like nothing more than to see new Chiefs #1 fan Taylor Swift and her legendary fan base of the Swifties in the Super Bowl and buying up all the Super Bowl merchandise," NFL analyst Warren Sharp wrote on his website.

For the Sunday afternoon game in Baltimore, the Ravens are favored by three points. However, Sharp's data indicates that while Smith is on the field, the statistics fluctuate. The home team's percentage of wins decreases from 55.9% to 40.8%, while their percentage of times covering the spread reduces from 50.1% to 37%.

The NFL had a choice of eight referees for the game, according to the referee analyst for Sharp's website.

Swift made her debut at Arrowhead Stadium for the Chiefs-Bears game on September 24, bringing her boyfriend and Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce with her.

Since then, the Chiefs, already among the most popular teams in the league, have seen an exponential increase in interest. The Chiefs-Jets game at MetLife on October 1st attracted a record-breaking 27 million viewers, making it the most viewed NFL game since the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

The Chiefs defeated the Bills 27-24 in Sunday's AFC divisional playoff match, which drew an astounding average of 50 million viewers. Twenty-four hours following Swift's debut at the Bears game, Kelce's jersey sales reached an all-time record, rising 400%. His number 87 jersey also became one of the league's top five fastest-selling jerseys very quickly.

Furthermore, Kelce's social media following has increased to almost 300,000 people. In what would be Patrick Mahomes' third Super Bowl in his six years with Kansas City, the NFL may be hoping to see the Chiefs smash these records and more, according to Page Six.

This would be the worst-case scenario for some fans, as many have voiced their disapproval of the singer's influence on the game broadcasts and other things.

This comes after an insider claimed that Swift is "calling a lot of the shots" in their relationship and that "Taylor and Travis make a concerted effort to keep their connection alive and thriving."

On February 7, Taylor Swift will kick off her Eras Tour once more in Tokyo.

Currently, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs are participating in the NFL playoffs. Due to their extreme distance from one another, insiders told TMZ over the weekend that their relationship will be entering a "very challenging" phase.

According to a source who spoke with Us Weekly today, Swift and Kelce are resolved to get through this together.