Since Taylor Swift started up her romance with football player Travis Kelce, she’s sparked a whole new interest in the sport. There are memes and late-night jokes, backed up with statistics and facts, about how she’s turned her Swifties into pigskin patrons.
Well aware of the singer’s power to incite fans into snatching up concert tickets faster than, well, a football game, the CMA hosts couldn’t resist another joke in their opening monologue. Peyton Manning asked Bryan, “Luke, you know the difference between Taylor Swift and the New York Jets?” Luke Bryan paused for only a second, held up a finger, and retorted, “Uh, Taylor can sell out a stadium?” While the audience filled the arena with their “Awww, burn!” reaction, Manning simply said. “You nailed it.”
While the hosts may have been referring to Swift’s singing success, they may also have been alluding to the chart-topper’s presence at the October 3 football game between the Jets and her sweetheart’s team, the Chiefs. The match brought in 27 million viewers, earning it the distinction of being the most-watched Sunday night program since January’s Superbowl.
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