The Cheeseheads were out in force at Sunday’s Green Bay Packers game against the visiting Kansas City Chiefs, but they may have been outdone by a supporter of the opposing team.
A Chiefs fan was applauded across social media for his cheese-grater hat, which was somewhat similar to the bright yellow Cheeseheads that typically populate Lambeau Field. Only instead of the soft, colorful foam rising above his head, the Kansas City supporter had made an oversized-yet-realistic facsimile of a metallic four-sided cheese grater.
He’s not the first NFL fan to don some version of a cheese-grater hat at a Packers game, but his commitment level and detail were appreciated by supporters of all teams, including Green Bay. Several locals were seen nodding to the unidentified man in approval as he made his way up the steps at Lambeau.
‘This matchup just went from gouda to grate,’ one supporter wrote on Twitter.
In addition to the Packers’ impressive 27-19 win over the defending champions, Green Bay fans were also fixated on the presence of Taylor Swift and Simone Biles, who were on hand to the Chiefs’ Travis Kelce and the Packers’ Jonathan Owens, respectively.
A Chiefs fan was applauded on social media for a cheese-grater hat resembling a Cheesehead
The cheese-grater hat went over well on X, where the fan was commended for a ‘grate job’
A Packers fan holds up a sign referencing both gymnast Simone Biles and singer Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift and Brittany Mahomes react in a suite during Sunday’s game at Lambeau Field
Chiefs fans traveled to Green Bay to support the man known as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend
We’re not here to see Taylor,’ read one sign with pictures of the pop star and decorated gymnast. ‘We wanna see Simone!’
‘In my Trav&Tay era,’ read another, referencing Swift’s new romance with Kelce, who had a game-high 81 receiving yards on four catches in the losing effort.
Several fans addressed the Kelce-Swift relationship by referencing Packers QB Jordan Love.
‘Taylor at Lambeau for Green Bay’s Love story,’ one fan wrote before the Packers quarterback tossed three touchdowns in the victory.
‘#10 is writing his own love story,’ added another.
But the signs didn’t end there.
‘Not a Swiftie,’ read one, referencing Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes. ‘A Mahomie!’
‘Hi Simone,’ read another. ‘Is Taylor here?’
One Packers fan asks the question that was on everyone’s mind in Green Bay: Is Taylor here?
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles kisses husband Jonathan Owens after the Packers’ win
Love connected with Christian Watson on two of his three touchdown passes and the resurgent Packers won their third straight game.
This marked the first time Love had faced the Chiefs since a 13-7 loss at Kansas City two years ago in his first career start, after a positive COVID-19 test sidelined Aaron Rodgers.
‘Obviously I’ve had this game circled for a long time,’ Love said. ‘This was my first start and I obviously didn’t play how I wanted to the first game. To be able to see these guys and get the victory is huge.’
The Packers scored touchdowns on three of their first four drives and never trailed, with their defense making two big stops in the last 5 1/2 minutes. Green Bay knocked down Mahomes’ pass into the end zone on the game’s final play.
Since losing four straight earlier this season, the Packers have won four of five to creep into playoff position.
‘They’re coming together,’ Packers cach Matt LaFleur said. ‘They’re working. They’re getting better. They’re playing faster, playing more confident.’
Olympian Simone Biles greets fans at Lambeau Field in Green Bay during Sunday’s game
The Packers (6-6) improved their December record to 16-0 under LaFleur. The only team ever to win more consecutive December games was the San Diego Chargers with 18 straight from 2006-09, before their move to Los Angeles.
Love went 25 of 36 for 267 yards. Tight end Ben Sims had a 1-yard catch for his first career touchdown, and Love added TD passes of 9 and 12 yards to Watson.
Mahomes was 21 of 33 for 210 yards with a touchdown pass and an interception for the Super Bowl champion Chiefs (8-4), who lost in front of Swift for the first time. Kansas City had won its previous four games Swift had attended since beginning her relationship with Kelce.
Kansas City still leads the AFC West but fell behind three other teams for the top seed in the conference.
‘The Packers I thought did a great job tonight,’ Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. ‘They got after us, and it’s a good football team. We’ve got to be able to start faster on both sides of the ball. We’ve got to make sure we take care of that. Whether it was the penalties on offense or whether we weren’t getting off the field on the defensive side, those are things that cost us. We’ve got to learn from that and get better as we go forward.’
Isiah Pacheco rushed for 110 yards and a touchdown before getting ejected for punching Keisean Nixon during a scuffle on the game’s final series. Noah Gray had a 2-yard TD catch early in the fourth quarter that got Kansas City within two.
Mahomes had a couple of late chances to tie the game or take the lead.
The ‘Frozen Tundra’ of Lambeau of Field didn’t live up to its rep as temps stayed in the 30s
DailyMail.com has been reliably informed that this is a reference to pop star Taylor Swift
Packers quarterback Jordan Love stole the spotlight from Taylor Swift by tossing three TDs
Jordan Love completed 25 of 36 passes for 267 yards and three touchdowns in the victory
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A fan holds a sign of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce during the Packers’ win at Lambeau Field
At least one Chiefs fan prefers the reigning Super Bowl MVP to a pop star from Philadelphia
Kansas City had a first down just beyond midfield when Nixon picked off Mahomes’ pass intended for Skyy Moore with 5:14 left. The turnover set up a 48-yard field goal by Anders Carlson that made it 27-19.
Kansas City got the ball back at its own 30 with 1:09 left and no timeouts remaining.
After Mahomes broke for ten yards, Biles’ spouse Owens hit him as he was going out of bounds, resulting in a personal foul and moving the ball to Green Bay’s 45. Replays revealed that Rashee Rice was down before the ball came loose, despite the fact that it appeared as though Rice fumbled and was recovered by Green Bay’s Corey Ballentine for a game-winning touchdown.
Kansas City was unable to profit.
In the last minute, the Chiefs wasted their arguments for a pass interference call on a lengthy incompletion to Marquez Valdes-Scantling. On the last play of the game, Mahomes threw the ball into a crowd, giving the Chiefs the ball at Kansas City’s 33. There was a lot of contact before the ball hit the ground.