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Andy Nesbitt

Al Michaels Tried So Hard Not to Talk About Taylor Swift During Broncos-Chiefs

Thursday night’s Broncos-Chiefs game on Amazon has had a lot of cutaways to pop star Taylor Swift, who is back at Arrowhead sitting next to Donna Kelce and watching Travis Kelce have a big game for Kansas City.

Swift and Kelce have become one of the biggest storylines in football this year, and it seems like any time she’s at a game, cameras are quick to find her. 

That has been the case again Thursday, but one person involved in the broadcast has been pretty mum about the singer. We’re talking, of course, about Al Michaels. The legendary announcer told Sports Illustrated before the game that they’d cover Swift with moderation

While the cameras showed her a lot early on (Kelce had seven catches for 109 yards in the first half), Michaels didn’t seem to mention Swift until a big play by Kelce late in the second quarter. 

Fans watching noticed that Michaels wasn’t mentioning Swift:

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