Travis Kelce's heartwarming first words to Taylor Swift after NFL win revealed

Travis Kelce rushed to embrace girlfriend Taylor Swift after his NFL team's latest victory and a microphone picked up him saying three very significant words.

The Shake It Off singer, 34, and tight end, also 34, shared a passionate kiss on the field in front of the world's cameras after the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens to secure a place in the upcoming Super Bowl.

While Swift was believed to have told her athlete beau "I love you" without him verbally reciprocating, a new clip has emerged in which he clearly does say the L-word to her.

In a second meeting on the field shared by the NFL on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, Kelce can be heard telling his girlfriend: "Tay, I'm going to enjoy with the guys'... before kissing her again and declaring: "I love you".

This marks the first time that the couple, who have been linked for four months, have publicly declared their love for each other.

Swift has attended 12 of Kelce's games this season and should she attended the Super Bowl in Las Vegas in a fortnight's time, that will make it 13 - her famous lucky number.

It will be a race against time (and jetlag) however as Swift is scheduled to perform four nights of her Eras Tour in Tokyo, Japan, February 7-10, with the Super Bowl taking place February 11 at Sin City's Allegiant Stadium.

The one thing that Swift will have in her favour at least is a 17-hour time difference.