The Buffalo Bills triumphed over the Kansas City Chiefs in a thrilling 30-21 victory on Sunday, November 17.
This win was especially significant for Bills quarterback Josh Allen, who improved his regular-season record against the Chiefs to a perfect 4-0.
More importantly, the Bills ended Kansas City’s unbeaten streak, as Patrick Mahomes and his team hadn’t lost a game since Christmas Day of last year.
Despite the high stakes, Taylor Swift, who is currently dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, was notably absent from the matchup at Highmark Stadium.
While many fans were disappointed that the 14 time Grammy winner missed the game, one person who wasn’t was Ryleigh Spector, wife of Bills linebacker Baylon Spector.
After the Bills’ win, she shared a photo on her Instagram Stories with Alexandra Knox, wife of Bills tight end Dawson Knox, and Ryan Bass, wife of kicker Tyler Bass, captioned, “9-2! Never a Swiftie.”
Ahead of the highly anticipated Bills-Chiefs game, sports analyst Adam Lefkoe, a close friend of the Kelce family, disclosed on the “Up & Adams” show that Swift was “shocked” by the intense atmosphere at Highmark Stadium during last season’s playoff game.
“I have heard from people very close [to the Kelces ] that it was not a great experience in Buffalo,” Lefkoe told podcast host Kay Adams.
“For all parties involved. And I’m talking about the most famous of all the parties.”
Lefkoe elaborated that the Kelce family had expected an exciting game with good energy but were surprised by the intensity of Bills Mafia, describing their reception as ruthless.
“I think they left and said, ‘I don’t know if I want to experience that again,’” he added.
However, some fans were skeptical of Lefkoe’s claims, especially since retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce seemed to enjoy himself during the Chiefs’ 27-24 playoff win over the Bills.
Nevertheless, Travis Kelce admitted on his “New Heights” podcast that the Bills’ fanbase could be overly hostile.
“There was a lot of hate pulling up to that stadium, man,” Travis said. “Understandable it’s a football game, the Bills, coming into their house, they want to make it rowdy.
Did it get a little disrespectful? One thousand percent. Did it get a little extra? One thousand percent.”
Despite the momentous victory, Josh Allen refrained from boasting about handing the Chiefs their first loss of the season.
The 28- year- old quarterback, whose spectacular 26 yard rushing touchdown on fourth down helped seal the win, emphasized a bigger picture.
Although Allen’s four wins against Mahomes are the most by any quarterback, he has yet to defeat him in the playoffs.
“Means we have nine wins,” Allen said in his post-game comments. “Last time I checked, nine wins probably doesn’t get you in the playoffs.
Going into this bye week, get to enjoy ourselves a little bit, but coming back ready, a hungry team and just trying to go 1-0.”
The Bills now enter their bye week with a 9-2 record, marking their best start since 1992.
