Cameras Caught Taylor Swift Talking To Tom Cruise At Chiefs MNF Game — Social Media Lip Readers Think They Know What They’re Talking About [VIDEO]
Nobody actually knows what they were discussing.
Taylor Swift made her long-awaited return to Arrowhead Stadium Monday night. It marked her first time watching her husband, Travis Kelce, play since the two married at Madison Square Garden this past July.
Swift skipped the Emmy Awards to attend, opting for a pre-taped segment with host Mariska Hargitay instead. She settled into a suite alongside Kelce’s mother, Donna, for Kansas City’s season opener against Denver.
One seatmate ended up drawing just as much attention.
A Deep Conversation Sparked Instant Speculation
Taylor Swift and Tom Cruise (Photo via ESPN)
ESPN‘s cameras found Tom Cruise seated next to Swift near the end of the first quarter, the two locked in what looked like an intense conversation.
Taylor Swift and Tom Cruise in the house for MNF
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Of course, we’ll probably never know what they were discussing.
But the lack of context didn’t stop the internet from filling in the blanks.
A meme overlaid the footage with fake subtitles, jokingly putting words in Cruise’s mouth as it showed him inviting Swift and Kelce to a Scientology meeting.
“Did ’em dirty on this one,” one fan wrote, reacting to the joke.
Taylor Swift and Tom Cruise in the house for MNF
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Mahomes Delivered On The Field During Their Chat
Patrick Mahomes (Photo via Reuters Connect)
While Swift and Cruise talked, Patrick Mahomes gave Chiefs fans plenty to cheer about in his return from last December’s torn ACL and LCL. He scrambled for a touchdown on Kansas City’s opening drive, then later connected with Rashee Rice on an 80-yard scoring drive to push the Chiefs ahead 14-7 at halftime.
New addition Kenneth Walker III made an immediate impact in his Chiefs debut as well, carrying 14 times for 89 yards to anchor Kansas City’s offense in the first half before a 60-yard rush to the end zone in the third quarter.
Denver’s Bo Nix countered by going 12 of 17 for 98 yards and a touchdown, though the Broncos stalled with three straight three-and-outs to close the first half.
Kelce, entering a pivotal stretch of his career after signing a new three-year deal, hauled in just one catch for six yards through the opening two quarters. Whatever Swift and Cruise discussed in the stands, both teams left plenty on the field to keep fans occupied through halftime.
