Taylor Swift NFL Meme Delights Internet

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A Taylor Swift NFL meme has gone viral online, delighting people who think she can't handle the cold weather in Buffalo, New York.

Swift has attended several Kansas City Chiefs games this season amid her romance with Travis Kelce, the team's tight end. Sunday was no different as she was in the VIP suite when she watched the Chiefs win 27-24 against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium.

On game day, the X account @NFL_Memes posted a video that implied she wouldn't be able to handle the bitter cold in upstate New York. The clip showed a man standing in the snow before removing his sunglasses and saying, "What the f*** is this piece of s***." The caption read: "Taylor Swift arriving in Buffalo for the game."

The meme has since gone viral, and at the time of writing, it had been viewed 3.1 million times. The post has received multiple comments from people who simply posted a variety of cry-laughing emojis in response.

Newsweek reached out to Swift's publicist for comment via email Tuesday.

"I can't," one person wrote, while another person commented, "Love this!!"

Before the wildcard playoff game between the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 15, Highmark Stadium was affected by extreme weather that resulted in snow blanketing the stadium seats. In a video that was posted to X by user @TheChiefWildcat, people were trudging through waist-high snow that had blanketed the stands as they tried to find their seats.

However, on Sunday, the weather was a lot less severe. According to the 6 p.m. ET weather report by local news station WKBW, Buffalo experienced highs of 26 degrees Fahrenheit and lows of 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Per talkSPORT, it was 24 degrees at the stadium during the game.

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Taylor Swift watches the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on October 22, 2023. A meme about Swift and the NFL has gone viral online. David Eulitt/Getty Images

Originally from Pennsylvania, Swift is most likely used to the cold. In the winter, the temperature sits anywhere between 32 degrees Fahrenheit to below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, with occasional snow. This is a fact that some people on X pointed out in response to the meme.

"I'm not a Swiftie but she is from Pennsylvania so she's [seen] snow before," one person wrote.

"She's from Reading PA, Buffalo is an upgrade," said another.

A third added: "Because people from West Reading PA have never seen snow before..."

Swift is also no stranger to watching Kelce play in freezing-cold temperatures. During Kansas City's 26-7 win over the Miami Dolphins in sub-zero temperatures on January 13, Swift was spotted dancing in Kelce's suite alongside his mom, Donna Kelce.

It was the fourth-coldest game in NFL history and shattered the record for the coldest game in Arrowhead Stadium history. The kickoff temperature was minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of minus 26 degrees.

Swift was sitting in a box seat, where the glass on the suite kept fogging up because of the low temperatures. The singer could be seen trying to get a glimpse of the field through a small defrosted patch, which eventually became a meme.

A video taken of Kelce screaming at the same game went viral on X after the official NFL account posted it on the platform. At the time of writing, the video had been viewed 547,400 times.

"Ay, don't let the cold affect your image and get hype," the Chiefs star said before it cut to three different clips of him screaming at the top of his lungs. "I just like screaming right now. You got to keep warm, you know what I mean?"

The X account belonging to the New Heights podcast, which is hosted by Kelce and his brother, fellow NFL star Jason Kelce, reshared the video and added: "Screaming helps make it warmer that's a scientific fact."

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Billie is a Newsweek Pop Culture and Entertainment Reporter based in London who has appeared online, in print and on radio. She has extensively covered pop culture, women's rights and lifestyle topics throughout her career and has interviewed numerous celebrities, including Jude Law, Billy Crystal and country singer Lainey Wilson. Originally from Sydney, Australia, Billie moved to London in 2019. She joined Newsweek in 2023 and has previously written for Stylist, Cosmopolitan, Popsugar, Metro.co.uk, The Mirror and Business Insider, just to name a few. She studied Media (Communications and Journalism) at the University of New South Wales. Languages: English. You can get in touch with Billie by emailing b.schwabdunn@newsweek.com, and on X at @billie_sd.


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