Payton recorded a video clip of Swift, who was seen for the first time on Sunday with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce.

In a box with Kelce’s mother, Donna Swift, Swift attended the Chiefs’ home game against the Chicago Bears.

Jarrett Payton, a former NFL player, set himself an objective as he watched the game.

“I hope to find Taylor Swift before I leave Arrowhead”, he wrote on Sunday on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Mr Payton made good on that promise a few hours later, catching a glimpse of the superstar with Kelce.

He captured it on video, which is good news for Swifties everywhere. It has been viewed more than 14 million times since it was posted to his X account.

According to Mr Payton, he was at the right place at the right time last night. I’ve had the craziest 24 hours of my life.”

Some Swift fans, if not football fans, exchanged tips online for how to understand the game, picking up a new interest in apparent solidarity with Swift.

On X, someone asked, “Do you throw the ball or run with it?”. Asked about a particularly unclear part of football terminology, another asked, “What is a down?”.

In Kansas City, the Chiefs defeated the Bears 41-10. WGN-TV’s Mr. Payton went down to the field to conduct some interviews with his mother and cheer for his touchdown – each moment was devoured by Swifties.