Get ready for a big football weekend — including more Taylor Swift

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A showdown between two of the NFL's best teams, a Grey Cup rematch and, yes, another Taylor Swift appearance: it's going to be a fascinating weekend of football in the United States and Canada.

Here's what to watch on each side of the border:

U.S.: Dolphins vs. Bills, Coach Prime, and Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift

When it comes to American cultural forces, there could hardly be a more powerful union than the NFL and Taylor Swift. The unofficial partnership between America's most popular entertainer and its favourite professional sport took flight last weekend in Kansas City, where Swift accepted star tight end Travis Kelce's invitation to take in his game against the Chicago Bears from a luxury suite.

Swift was pretty much the ideal date, showing up in a fashionable Kansas City windbreaker, sitting next to Kelce's mom, responsibly sipping a vodka cranberry and even helping tidy up the place on her way out. Her enthusiastic reactions to big K.C. plays, including a Kelce touchdown catch that made the score 41-0, of course went viral.

Swift and Kelce were then seen leaving the stadium together to join a team afterparty. Patrick Mahomes approved of his favourite target's date, calling Swift "really cool" and "good people." Even Bill Belichick was smitten with the pairing. The often-grumpy Patriots coach delivered this publicist-worthy line during an interview on Boston sports radio: "Travis Kelce's had a lot of big catches in his career. This would be the biggest."

For the most part, everyone — from Swifties to football fans — is eating up the Taylor-Travis