The star of the show at last year’s Super Bowl arguably wasn’t even on the field. Instead, she was in the family suite.
I’m talking, of course, about Taylor Swift, the girlfriend of Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and arguably the most famous singer in the world. Her most recent album, “The Tortured Poets Department”, garnered one billion streams on Spotify in just five days.
In honor of Kelce — and, by extension, Swift — making the Super Bowl again, DraftKings Sportsbook is offering 33 Swift-inspired prop bets for Super Bowl LIX. The prop with the seventh-shortest odds inspired by Swift’s song “Mine”: Kelce to record 87 or more receiving yards and score at least one touchdown.
Bet on Super Bowl Swiftie Specials at DraftKings Sportsbook, including “Mine: Travis Kelce to have 87+ Receiving Yards & Score 1+ TD” here.
The +450 odds are extremely generous, given that Kelce is arguably the greatest postseason performer of all time. The 35-year-old has recorded 174 catches, 2,039 yards, and 20 touchdowns and 24 career postseason games. His reception total is the best in NFL history, and his yardage and touchdown totals rank behind only the legendary Jerry Rice’s 2,245 yards and 22 touchdowns, which he achieved in 29 contests. Kelce may never catch Rice’s totals — he’s repeatedly hinted at retirement throughout the season — but his case as the postseason GOAT is strong.
Prior to a two-catch, 19-yard stinker in the AFC Championship Game, Kelce was a virtual guarantee in the postseason, recording 14 consecutive 70-plus-yard receiving performances, including an 81-yard, one-touchdown outing in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles — Sunday’s opponent — two seasons ago. Incredibly, Kelce has recorded 87+ yards and at least one touchdown in nine of the 20 playoff games he has started since Patrick Mahomes became the Chiefs’ quarterback, including in the Divisional Round win three weeks ago.
The Eagles won’t necessarily make it easy; they allowed just 591 receiving yards to tight ends during the regular season, the lowest figure in the league. They also allowed only five touchdowns, tied for the tenth-fewest in football. Nickelback Cooper DeJean, strong safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, and free safety Reed Blankenship are all among the best at their respective positions, and only Gardner-Johnson has allowed opposing quarterbacks to post even a 100.0 passer rating in the postseason. Still, Philadelphia is beatable; Washington Commanders tight end Zach Ertz was probably the team’s best player in the NFC Championship Game, as he recorded a game-high 11 catches and 104 receiving yards.
