The Chiefs were leading 13-12 and facing third-and-goal from the 11-yard line and the Texans’ pass rush was coming for Mahomes. It appeared that Mahomes was going to be sacked by Houston’s Mario Edwards Jr. Instead, Mahomes managed to get rid of the ball as he was falling and throw a touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce.

The Chiefs look for their seventh consecutive AFC championship game appearance vs. the Texans on Saturday. Here's what to know about the game.

Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes (15) goes down in the grasp of Houston Texans defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr. while he throws a touchdown pass to tight end Travis Kelce in the fourth quarter during the AFC Divisional Round playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Dominick Williams [email protected]

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates after catching a pass for a touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans during the AFC Divisional Round playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Emily Curiel [email protected]

The Kansas City Chiefs are back in the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season, and trying to spoil their pursuit of a record third straight Super Bowl title is a familiar foil: Buffalo.

Six players on the Kansas City Chiefs’ active roster are still around from January 2019, when they lost to the Patriots in overtime in the AFC championship game.

With the Chiefs' star quarterback hitting best buddy Kelce seven times for 117 yards and a touchdown, Kansas City rolled to a 23-14 victory Saturday.

The Chiefs recorded eight sacks and hit Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud six other times. George Karlaftis had three of the sacks.

Defensive end Will Anderson Jr. thought Houston was a “better team” than Kansas City, but the Chiefs ended the Texans’ season with a 23-14 victory in the second round of the AFC playoffs on Saturday.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes played decent, but not up to his usual standards, completing 16-of-25 passes for 177 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions. However, that touchdown was highlight-worthy as it was an 11-yard pass to tight end Travis Kelce that he barely got off while also being tackled from behind by defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr.

Each week, we take a closer look at arguably the biggest play from the Houston Texans' game. The difference maker in Kansas City's 23-14 win: The situation: Chiefs’ ball, third-and-11 at Houston's 11-yard line.