This first day of this month kicked off with a very eventful game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New York Jets in the Jets’ hometown of New York. This tense and unpredictable game had everyone’s eyes glued to their screens. Football fans, and Swifties alike, were on their feet the entire night of October 1, anxious to see who would win.
In the first quarter, a 37-yard field goal was made by the kicker of the Kansas City Chiefs, Harrison Burker, causing the game to start off with a score of three to zero. Soon after, Isiah Pacheco, the running back of the Kansas City Chiefs, scored the first touchdown of the game with the help of offensive lineman of the Chiefs, Trey Smith, who made clever blocks aiding Isiah Pacheco as he made his way to the end zone. Harrison Butker scored the extra point for his team after the touchdown making the score ten to zero at this point. Later on in the quarter, Patrick Mahomes threw the football to Chiefs tight end Noah Gray who ended up scoring a 34-yard touchdown for the Chiefs, giving his team six points. Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker then achieved the extra point for his team.
The second quarter was filled with many quick, successful plays made by the Jets, but only one successful play for the Chiefs. Chiefs offensive tackle, Jawaan Taylor received a Safety in this quarter for grabbing the face mask of a Jets player while in the end-zone, giving the Jets two points. The kicker of the Jets, Gregory Zuerlein then made a 31-yard field goal, giving the Jets three more points. Soon after, Zach Wilson, placekicker of the Jets, passed the football to Jets tight end C.J. Uzomah who scored a touchdown for his team. This touchdown gave the Jets six points making the score 17-11. Gregory Zuerlein also gained the extra point for his team. Towards the end of the second quarter placekicker of the Chiefs, Harrison Butker, made a 37-yard field goal for the Chiefs, making the halftime score 20-12.
The third quarter of the game was filled with many successes for the Jets. In this quarter, quarterback of the Jets, Zach Wilson, passed the football to Jets wide receiver Allen Lazard who then scored a touchdown giving the Jets six points. The Jets chose to opt out of the extra point and ended up going for a two-point conversion which they ended up succeeding in. The third quarter ended in a tie of 20-20 between the two teams.
During the fourth quarter, Harrison Butker of the Chiefs ended up breaking the tie between both teams by scoring a 26-yard field goal for his team. This was the only successful play in the fourth quarter, making the final score of the game 23-20.
The outcome of the game wasn’t the only thing people were happy to see. Entertainer and 12-time Grammy award winner Taylor Swift was seen in attendance with a few of her other celebrity friends including Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Hugh Jackman, and Sabrina Carpenter. This is the second consecutive game of the Chiefs that Swift has attended in recent weeks, fueling romance rumors between her and Chiefs’ tight end Travis Kelce.
ERHS junior and Chiefs fan Erick Kerr was extremely satisfied with the outcome of Sunday night’s game.
“I have been a fan of the Chiefs for a while,” Kerr said. “They started getting lazy towards the end of the game, but I’m glad we fought it out to the end, ultimately winning the game.”
Kaylie Green, a junior at ERHS enjoyed the game and especially loved to see Swift present at her rumored boyfriend’s game.
“I’m a Raiders fan but I still watched the game and thought it was good,” Green said. “I thought it was really sweet of Taylor to go out and support [Travis] even though it’s a sport because some girlfriends wouldn’t do that.”
Carmen • Oct 10, 2023 at 1:27 pm
Well written article!