Super Bowl: Taylor Swift greeted with resounding boos — but gets support from Serena Williams

America is sick and tired of the Kansas City Chiefs.

A Chiefs team playing in its fifth Super Bowl in six seasons took the field against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday after a season filled with fan outrage over how they're officiated. They did so to a distinctly anti-Chiefs crowd at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.

It was clear from the outset that Sunday's game would not be played in front of a neutral crowd. The boos from the stands were loud and clear on the TV broadcast as soon as the Chiefs walked down their tunnel.

The experience on TV reflected that of the experience inside the Superdome. Here's Yahoo Sports' Charles Robinson with pregame observations on the crowd during warmups:

And here's Yahoo Sports' Frank Schwab on the general vibe in New Orleans this week:

So yeah. The Chiefs don't have the backing of the fans for Sunday's Super Bowl.

Then, later in the first quarter, the jumbotron at the Superdome showed pop star Taylor Swift, girlfriend of star Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — which led to a massive chorus of boos from Eagles fans. Swift seemed completely thrown off by the hate, while sitting in a VIP suite with Ice Spice, Ashley Avignone, Donna and Ed Kelce, Swift's brother Austin and singer Este Haim, per People.

Though fans at the stadium didn't seem to like her, at least one sports icon came to Swift's defense.

While fatigue is certainly natural for sports fans after a prolonged period of Chiefs dominance, were there other factors in play with Sunday's crowd? Are Chiefs fans tired of traveling to the Super Bowl, even in a host city as tremendous as New Orleans? Have they blown their sports-fan budget on previous Super Bowl trips?

Whatever the reason, it's not likely to faze the Chiefs, who have played and thrived in front of hostile crowds for years.