The Kansas City are set to play in the AFC Championship Game for the seventh consecutive season after securing a 23-14 win over the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
Kansas City’s impressive victory came after the Chiefs’ starters took nearly a month off to rest for the postseason.
The team clinched the No. 1 seed for the playoffs by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in a Week 17 matchup on Christmas Day during the regular season, which enabled Kansas City to sit its starters in Week 18 and ensured that the Chiefs would have a first-round bye in the postseason.
One game stands between Kansas City and a third-consecutive Super Bowl appearance.
Take a look at these key facts and statistics shared by the Chiefs in their official postgame notes after Kansas City’s divisional-round win over the Texans: