Tom Cruise calls Taylor Swift a football ‘genius’ after watching NFL game

If Tom Cruise ever needs a buddy to watch Sunday night football, he can definitely call up Taylor Swift.

The Oscar-nominated actor, who was recently spotted with the pop superstar at an NFL game, opened up about the experience during an appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" Thursday, Sept. 17.

Cruise, 64, and Swift, 36, attended the Kansas City Chiefs' match against the Denver Broncos on Monday, Sept. 14, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. Photos from the game showed the pair sitting together, alongside Swift's mother-in-law, Donna Kelce, in what appeared to be a private suite.

"She was schooling me on football, for real," Cruise told host Jimmy Fallon. "She knows her stuff."

Cruise was one of several A-list stars who attended Swift's wedding to Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden in July. "Everybody there [at the game], all their friends – they're a beautiful couple and magical in their own right," the "Mission: Impossible" star said.

Aside from Swift's football knowledge, the "Digger" actor praised the Grammy-winning singer for her artistic talents, calling her a "brilliant musician and director."

"She's a genius. I've been following her since she was a kid," said Cruise, adding that…

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