NBC Leans Into Taylor Swift to Construct ‘Sunday Night time Soccer’ Buzz

On Thursday night, at New York’s Paley Middle for Media, NBC As we speak anchor Savannah Guthrie moderated a panel with the staff from NBC’s Sunday Night time Soccer. So it stands to purpose that she needed to ask the powerful questions.

“What have you learnt about Taylor Swift?” Guthrie mentioned to Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and the remainder of the SNF staff.

NBC’s recreation this week sees Travis Kelce and the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs taking up Zach Wilson and the New York Jets. It was trying like a snoozer, with the Chiefs dominant this season, and the Jets flailing after dropping quarterback Aaron Rodgers to an damage simply minutes into their first recreation of the season.

After which Taylor Swift confirmed up in Kansas Metropolis final weekend.

Swift, who’s rumored to be relationship the Chiefs star Kelce, was captured on digicam within the Kelce household suite, laughing with the tight finish’s mother Donna, and chest-bumping one other suite-mate after he caught a landing.

With Swift reported to be attending this weekend’s recreation at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey to help Kelce, NBC has opted to go all-in on Swift to construct buzz for the matchup.

A press launch previewing the sport was stuffed with references to Swift’s songs (“Are you prepared for it?” the press launch started, a reference to her tune “…Prepared for It?”), and NBC on Friday launched a promo video referred to as “Taylor Made for Sunday Night time” that includes Swift’s hit tune “Welcome to New York” as footage of the Jets and Chiefs play.

The promo closes with the footage from final week’s recreation of Kelce trying up at his suite and smiling at Swift.