'ManningCast' gets awkward as Taylor Swift appears on screen during broadcast

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There was no Taylor Swift talk in the first half of the Kansas City Chiefs and New Orleans Saints matchup on the "ManningCast" on Monday night, but things did get a bit awkward when she appeared on the screen.

Bill Belichick joined Peyton and Eli Manning for most of the first half as they saw the Chiefs go up 16-7 after the first two quarters of the game. Toward the end of the second quarter, the ESPN broadcast showed Swift on the screen.

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Taylor Swift stands as she watches from a suite next to her dad, Scott Swift, during the first half of an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the New Orleans Saints on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Crickets.

The "ManningCast" simulcast showed the Manning brothers smiling as Belichick talked about Kelce’s first half. There was a long silence before the broadcast moved back to the game.

The awkward moment caught the attention of social media.

The Mannings did not talk to Belichick about his apparent Swift fandom. Belichick was seen in recent Instagram photos with his girlfriend Jordon Hudson, wearing a Swift shirt.

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Last year, Belichick complimented Kelce for shooting his shot with Swift and having a blossoming relationship. The Kelce-Swift romance had a stranglehold on the NFL, and