The NFL is in cahoots with the Kansas City Chiefs to ensure pop star Taylor Swift is at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.
Here’s an excerpt of what the former FS1 host said:
“Josh Allen and the Bills are up against a 60-man juggernaut. That’s 53 Chiefs and seven referees,” Bayless said, via Apple Podcasts.
“The memo will go out, just as it did last week. ‘Make sure Taylor Swift makes it to New Orleans for the Super Bowl.’ Without her, the NFL loses millions and millions of viewers who will tune in, mostly to see what she’s wearing up in that Superdome luxury box.
“So Mahomes, teetering though he might, must be propped up. Must be protected by the referees, just the way he was Saturday, at home against the Texans.”
Bayless never provides any hard evidence to support his claim, only that quarterback Patrick Mahomes had the worst season of his career and still somehow managed to post an NFL-best 15-2 regular season record, tied with the Detroit Lions.
This isn’t the only conspiracy theory floating around. After Kansas City’s 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in the AFC divisional round, many thought the fix was in when Chiefs punter Matt Araiza ran out of bounds in the endzone for a safety.
The play cut Kansas City’s lead from 23-12, an 11-point lead, to 23-14, a 9-point lead. The Chiefs’ spread closed at 9.5.
Bayless’s theory is less serious than intentionally point-shaving, but it’s an indicator that Kansas City’s dominance over the last three years has turned NFL fans off.
“This is the Taylor Swift effect,” Bayless continues. “She is a one-woman ratings juggernaut. ‘Protect her! Prop her up! Award her boyfriend’s team with phantom penalties. Get them to New Orleans! The NFL needs the Swifties. Protect ‘em! Prop ‘em up! Make sure the Chiefs advance!’”
