Taylor Swift misses Emmys to cheer on Travis Kelce at NFL game with Tom Cruise

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Coates, J. (2026, September 15). Taylor Swift misses Emmys to cheer on Travis Kelce at NFL game with Tom Cruise. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/travis-kelce-kansas-city-chiefs-swift-taylor-swift-nfl-b1297003.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-09-15 · by Jessica Coates

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Taylor Swift opted to watch an NFL game with her husband Travis Kelce instead of attending the Emmys. At the game, they were joined by Swift’s father and members of Kelce's family. Swift made a pre-recorded appearance at the Emmys as part of a sketch featuring Mariska Hargitay. The couple married on July 3 in New York with over 1,000 guests including Tom Cruise and other celebrities. Their relationship started when Kelce publicly expressed interest in Swift during an episode of his podcast.

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Taylor Swift, 36, skipped the Emmys to attend a Kansas City Chiefs game alongside her husband, Travis Kelce, and actor Tom Cruise, 64, on September 11, 2023. At the game, Swift was seen cheering passionately for Kelce's team while sitting in a VIP suite with her mother Andrea Swift, Kelce’s family, and Tom Cruise. Despite some fans speculating that she was upset at being shown on camera, others argued that she was encouraging Kelce to catch passes by yelling, "Oh he’s open, oh he’s open, get off of him." During the game, Swift appeared in a pre-recorded sketch for the Emmys alongside Mariska Hargitay from Law and Order: SVU. At the post-game press conference, Tom Cruise praised Taylor Swift's football knowledge, calling her a "genius" for how quickly she learned about the sport. The couple tied the knot in July at an event in New York City.

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Swift PERSON · 10× Kelce PERSON · 6× Hargitay PERSON · 4× Donna PERSON · 1× Jason PERSON · 1× Kansas City GPE · 1× Mariska Hargitay PERSON · 1× NFL ORG · 1× Olivia Benson PERSON · 1× Scott PERSON · 1×

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After Hargitay concluded the singer would not attend because of the conflicting game, Swift – appearing as a detective – said: “Maybe she’ll do one of those cool, pre-taped sketch things to support the host.”

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🔮 The skit saw Hargitay reprise her Law And Order: SVU and ceremony role as Olivia Benson as her team of SVU detectives investigated whether Swift would attend the ceremony.

2026-09-15 · Evening Standard

Taylor Swift misses Emmys to cheer on Travis Kelce at NFL game with Tom Cruise · assertive framing

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The pair were seen laughing, chatting and cheering as they watched the game alongside Swift’s father Scott and Kelce’s mother Donna and brother Jason. asserted

they → see → father

Kelce marked his first match as a married man by moving to second in the NFL’s list of most receiving yards by a tight end. asserted

Kelce → mark → end

Swift has made regular appearances at games since she began dating the Kansas City tight end in 2023. asserted

she → make → 2023

Despite skipping the ceremony, Swift did appear in a pre-recorded sketch alongside host Mariska Hargitay. asserted

Swift → skip → Hargitay

The skit saw Hargitay reprise her Law And Order: SVU and ceremony role as Olivia Benson as her team of SVU detectives investigated whether Swift would attend the ceremony. asserted

Swift → see → ceremony

she → conclude → host

Swift’s cat, named Olivia Benson after Hargitay’s character, also appeared in the clip. asserted

cat → name → clip

The pop star’s documentary series The Eras Tour: The Final Show had also been nominated for a Creative Arts Emmy earlier this month but lost out to The Muppet Show. asserted

series → nominate → Show

Swift and Kelce, both 36, tied the knot in a star-studded event at New York’s Madison Square Garden on July 3, which Kelce said offered a “private” setting “without a lot of distractions”. asserted

Kelce → tie → distractions

More than 1,000 guests attended the event, including Cruise and Hargitay, a long-time friend of the singer. asserted

guests → attend → singer

The couple’s romance began after Kelce publicly announced on his New Heights podcast that he was interested in Swift and tried to give her a friendship bracelet containing his phone number after a concert. asserted

he → begin → concert

Swift later described the move as a “wild, romantic gesture”. asserted

Swift → describe → gesture

Speaking on his podcast earlier this month, Kelce said he and Swift had been having “so much fun” since the big day. asserted

he → speak → day

He said: “Me and Taylor are so thankful for everybody that showed up, from the vows to just seeing everyone, to how much fun we had throughout the entire evening.” asserted

we → say → evening

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