Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs played host to the Houston Texans in their first NFL playoff game of the year. The Chiefs entered the game as 9.5-point favorites ( ESPN BET) to clinch a spot in the AFC Championship Game.

The Kansas City Chiefs sent out a press release on the Mike Borgonzi front office departure to the Tennessee Titans.

The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day and the final score wasn't close, with K.C. winning it 29 to 10 and clinching the number one seed in the AFC playoffs in the process. Why are we talking about this game when it was weeks ago and the Chiefs have a playoff game to focus on this weekend?

The first round of the NFL postseason kicks off this weekend with Wild Card Playoffs in both the AFC and the NFC conferences — but the reigning Super Bowl champs will not be playing a game. The Kansas City Chiefs clinched the No. 1 seed in the AFC following their 2024 Christmas victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

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:

The Steelers of the 1970s won four Super Bowls in six years, a record unmatched by any team in NFL history. This year's Chiefs can match that achievement -- and set a standard no one in the league has even approached.

The Kansas City Chiefs begin their pursuit of an unprecedented third consecutive Lombardi Trophy in earnest when the Houston Texans visit Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday.

Xavier Worthy credits his late-season surge to working with DeAndre Hopkins and Marquise Brown, a pair of veteran wide receivers who took the first-round pick under their wing.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' wife, Brittany Mahomes, welcomed daughter, Golden Raye, just six days before facing the Texans in the playoffs.

Former long-time Cardinals starter at left tackle D.J. Humphries has been benched ahead of Kansas City's matchup against the Houston Texans according to ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler: