Kansas City’s defense held Houston's offense to just 12 points as the Chiefs advanced to the AFC Championship Game for the seventh straight season

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 two-time defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs kick off their 2025 AFC playoff run Sunday afternoon in the Divisional round against the Houston Texans.

The Chiefs backup quarterback is Carson Wentz, who signed with Kansas City in April of last year. He's seen action in just two games for the Chiefs, entering the game for Mahomes against the Browns and starting against the Broncos. Here's a look at his stats on the year:

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Gameday gear will need to include multiple layers and handwarmers for Chiefs fans attending Saturday’s AFC Divisional game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The KCTV5 First Warn Weather Team expects a wild ride off the field over the next 24 hours.

Fairbairn’s final kick attempt of the game was blocked with less than two minutes to play, sealing Kansas City’s win and eliminating Houston from the postseason.

Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs takes place at 4:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 18. The two teams will face off at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. The game will air on ESPN and ABC, where Joe Buck is expected to do the play-by-play and Troy Aikman Will be the analyst.

The Chiefs reached their seventh straight AFC championship game with a win over the Texans. Here is who they'll play next.

C.J. Stroud just about had to be scraped off the field inside Arrowhead Stadium by the time the Kansas City Chiefs had sacked him for the eighth time Saturday, the Houston quarterback's jersey stretched and torn and covered in grass and mud.

The Chiefs have become synonymous with the AFC Championship game. Kansas City will be playing in its seventh consecutive title game after defeating the Texans 23-14. The game was scrutinized, as most Chiefs games are, for the perceived favoritism shown by the refs for Kansas City, but really, Houston couldn't get out of its own way.

Mark Andrews dropped a would-be game-tying 2-point conversion late and the Ravens’ season ended with a 27-25 playoff loss to the Bills.