Kylie Kelce Breaks Down Her Biggest Tips to Be a ‘Good Sports Wife’ Ahead of NFL Playoffs

Mar. 15, 2025

Kylie Kelce.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty

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Kylie Kelcedished on all of her best tips for being a “good sports wife” ahead of theNFL playoffsstarting Jan. 26.

The 32-year-old shared some of her best tips on how to be a supportive partner during big game days on the latest episode ofNot Gonna Lieon Jan. 23.

“The NFL playoffs are an emotional time for fans,” she explained. As a sports fan, Kelce also said she wanted to “help out all the relatively sane partners of fans who simply married into the madness” and added, “I’m here for you too.”

For her first tip, the mom-of-three advised that “the team will dominate your partner’s thoughts for a while” and that it will be top of mind “pregame and postgame.”

“They’re going to need to be getting mentally ready for anything that could possibly unfold [during the game],” she continued. “And then they’re gonna be watching highlights at 6 a.m. at full volume [afterward].”

The second tip she shared was to not “question our superstitions” that fans may participate in before and during a game. “We know we’re being irrational, but whatever gets us that [win], that’s what we’re doing,” she added.

Kelce previously opened up aboutthe superstitions she followswhen she’d watch a Philadelphia Eagles game on theNot Gonna Liepodcast episode on Jan. 16. Some of her traditions included avoiding social media on game day and not “talking smack” about the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles' rival team.

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Some of the other tips Kelce shared included giving your partner time to grieve if their team loses and never saying “It’s just a game.”

“I think that anyone who has a serious sports spouse will know that a win or a loss can very much dictate at the very least how the next 24 to 48 hours go in your house,” she explained. “You know that this has the possibility of lifting up or tearing down our city as a whole. That’s not just a game, that’s our lives.”

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“I know that this all sounds a little outside of the box, but you just need to be supportive,” she continued. “So instead of calling out our sickness, I suggest playing along or, honestly, taking the day off. Treat yourself to something you’d rather be doing. Get out of the house. But if you’re gonna be in a shared space with the spouse, you need to be there and you need to be supportive.”

source: people.com