After the highly anticipated Taylor Swift episode of Travis Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ podcast crashed YouTube after nearly two hours of livestreaming, Kansas City Chiefs fans are fearing the worst.
The Chiefs’ regular-season opener against the Los Angeles Chargers will be exclusively streamed on YouTube on Sept. 5.
At it’s climax, 1.3million people were concurrently tuned in for New Heights, with an NFL game without competition on opening weekend likely to draw more than 10 times that audience.
Missing a second of NFL action would infuriate fans on both sides, and impartial supporters hoping to get a glimpse of two playoff teams from a season ago, with the Chiefs again among this year’s Super Bowl favorites.
‘@YouTube YOU HAD 1 JOB TO DO. 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!’ one NFL fan said on social media.
Daily Mail has reached out to YouTube’s press representatives for comment on the website crashing and any possible fixes, without an immediate reply.
Kansas City Chiefs fans are fearing the worst for their season opener against the Chargers
Those fears come after Taylor Swift’s appearance on New Heights briefly crashed the website
YouTube has more than 120million daily users, making its website appear ready for that volume, until Wednesday.
Outside of traditional cable, a few streaming streaming services have broadcast NFL games without any issues including Peacock, Prime Video, and Netflix.
Getting a broadcast to pristine condition did not happen without a few kinks along the way for Netflix, as streams crashed for the Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson boxing event last November.
YouTube has not spoken publicly about the issue but did hype up Swift’s appearance on the show before it occurred. Should Chargers-Chiefs go without a crash, it could prove financially beneficial for YouTube when the NFL’s next round of streaming-rights negotiations take place down the line.
The Chiefs star welcomed his 14-time Grammy-winning girlfriend on the hit podcast he co-hosts with brother Jason Kelce to discuss their relationship and to unveil the cover of her 12th album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, which will be released October 3.
Swift briefly broke down in tears as she opened up on her long battle to reclaim her masters. She also lifted the lid on her whirlwind romance with Kelce, her father’s recent heart surgery and her epic Eras Tour.
And the NFL star quickly went viral after showering his girlfriend in compliments and affection. ‘I’m the luckiest man in the world,’ Kelce said repeatedly.
The couple finished the episode with a kiss, after he was also seen holding and stroking Swift’s hand and even kissing her head – much to the anger of some of the 1.3million fans who tuned in for the live stream.
