CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The NFL schedule was released Wednesday and we now know when the defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Panthers at Bank of America Stadium.
And while fans are excited to see Patrick Mahomes in Charlotte for the first time, there are also questions about who else might be in the entourage. Namely, Taylor Swift, who has been dating Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce since last fall.
Swift, who recently kicked off the European stretch of her massive Eras Tour, went to numerous Chiefs games last year, including a whirlwind trip from Tokyo to Las Vegas for the Super Bowl. Kelce has done his fair share of traveling too, joining Swift in Paris for the start of her European tour.
Swift was rumored to make a cameo appearance with either Post Malone or Stevie Nicks at the Lovin' Life Music Fest, but much to the disappointment of Swifties who flew to Charlotte and bought tickets convinced it would happen, she didn't show up.
So will she make it to the Queen City for the game?
It's possible. According to Swift's website, the Eras Tour will wrap up a six-show stop in Toronto on Saturday, Nov. 23, one day before Kansas City plays the Panthers. Considering Swift made it from Tokyo for a game in February, getting to Charlotte from Toronto is as simple as snapping her fingers. To make things even easier, Swift's next concert won't be until the following Friday in Vancouver, so she'd have plenty of time to decompress before taking the stage again.
Regardless of Swift's plans, the game against Kansas City should be a warm welcome for the Panthers, who will be playing at home for the first time in three weeks after taking on the Giants in Munich, Germany, and enjoying a Sunday off on Nov. 17.
The Panthers open the season at New Orleans on Sept. 8.
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