The Chiefs will look to rebound from their first loss of the season without their biggest supporter in the stands.
Taylor Swift is not in Charlotte for the game Sunday, per ESPN, marking the second Chiefs game she’s missed in the past two weeks.
The pop superstar — who has been dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce for over a year — is coming off a six-show set in Toronto, where she performed the final Eras Tour concert of that slate Saturday at the Rogers Centre.
Swift, 34, will wrap the blockbuster tour in December with a three-show stop at BC Place in Vancouver beginning Friday, Dec. 6.
Kansas City is looking to get back in the win column following a 30-21 defeat to Buffalo last week.
Kelce, 35, was limited to two receptions and eight yards against the Bills (9-2).
The Chiefs (9-1) are anticipated to have their way with the 3-7 Panthers, who topped the Giants (2-8) in overtime in Germany on Nov. 10 before entering the bye week.
The defending Super Bowl champs will return home to Arrowhead Stadium in Week 13 for an AFC West clash against the Raiders on Black Friday.
The Raiders (2-8) stunned the Chiefs at home with a 20-14 victory on Christmas Day in 2023 when Swift and her family were in attendance.
The 14-time Grammy winner has attended all of the Chiefs’ home games this season, most recently on Nov. 10, when they narrowly defeated the Broncos, 16-14.
