The Kansas City Chiefs are just two wins away from becoming the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls. And their entourage of celebrity fans got a big-ticket addition Saturday.

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown in a 23-12 win over the Houston Texans in the divisional round to advance to the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season.

Mahomes took the field just days after welcoming his third child, daughter Golden Raye, who was born Jan. 12. 

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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce caught seven passes for 117 yards and a touchdwon with girlfriend Taylor Swift watching alongside WNBA star Caitlin Clark. 

The Chiefs are the fourth team in NFL history to follow back-to-back Super Bowl wins by advancing to a conference title game, and the three previous teams lost. The Chiefs will try to change that trend at Arrowhead Stadium next weekend against the Bills or Ravens, who play Sunday in Buffalo for a shot at dethroning the defending champs.

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Mahomes improved 16-3 in the playoffs, tying Joe Montana for the second-most wins in NFL playoff history behind Tom Brady. Mahomes is 7-0 in the divisional round and helped Andy Reid become the fourth NFL coach with 300 career wins.

The Texans (11-8) still have never won in six divisional games. They have lost to Kansas City twice.

Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 245 yards but was sacked eight times. Joe Mixon, who had been questionable to play with an ankle injury, caught a couple of passes while running for 88 yards and a touchdown.

Texans kicker Kai’imi Fairbairn missed a 55-yard field goal attempt and an extra-point try and had another field goal attempt blocked with 1:46 left, which would have kept Houston’s comeback hopes alive by making it a one-possession game.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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The NFL playoffs bring emotions out of everyone.

Kansas City Chiefs star Chris Jones started crying as gospel vocalist Lanell Lightfoot sang the national anthem before their playoff game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. 

It was not the first time Jones had cried during the national anthem. Prior to the Chiefs' Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers last season, Jones also became tearful during the national anthem.

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The Chiefs are taking on the Texans in the AFC divisional round after the Texans took down the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round.

This is the second time the Chiefs and Texans have played in the last month. They met in Week 16. 

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That game was also in Kansas City, where the Chiefs beat the Texans 27-19.

Jones had two tackles in the win. 

Jones was named a Pro Bowler and to the first-team All-Pro team. 

It was the third straight season he was named an All-Pro.

Jones had five sacks, 37 tackles, 20 quarterback hits and a forced fumble in 15 games this season. 

He missed the last two games of the regular season due to a calf injury but is ready to go for the playoffs after the Chiefs got a bye in the wild-card round for being the No. 1 seed in the AFC.

Jones has already made his presence felt, recording a sack on C.J. Stroud in the first quarter. 

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NFL divisional round action got off to a hot start on a chilly late afternoon in Kansas City. But the heat was mostly on the Houston Texans' sideline as tempers flared in the early moments of the high-stakes game against the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl-champion Chiefs.

Television cameras showed Texans defensive back Kris Boyd nearly shoving Houston special teams coach Frank Ross to the ground moments after the playoff game's opening kick.

The Texans kicked the ball to the Chiefs to start the game, and Chiefs returner Nikko Remigio fielded the kick and quickly broke through would-be Texans tacklers. 

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Remigio soon hit the open field and raced toward the end zone. But Boyd eventually caught up to him and stripped the ball loose.

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He then ran toward the Texans sideline and celebrated the fumble by ripping off his helmet and sending it skittering toward the bench. However, there was one noticeable problem. The Chiefs had actually recovered the fumble.

Boyd proceeded to shove Ross on the sideline.

The 28-year-old cornerback was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for taking off his helmet.

The Texans advanced to Saturday's divisional game after upsetting the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round last week.  

Houston entered Saturday's game against the Chiefs as considerable underdogs but entered the locker room at halftime trailing by just seven points. The third quarter ended with Kansas City leading 13-12.

The winner of the game at Arrowhead Stadium will await the outcome of Sunday's other AFC divisional matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud was distraught after witnessing teammate and friend Tank Dell suffer a gruesome leg injury during the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon. 

The injury, which is expected to be season-ending, had a visible impact on the team and Stroud. 

The second-year quarterback was brought to tears and had to be consoled by his other teammates. 

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When asked after the game how he was able to recover from the heartbreaking scene, Stroud spoke about his faith. 

"All you can do is really pray. At the end of the day, God still gets the glory. Always, no matter what happens to me, I always know that I’m even up here because of the grace of Jesus and the grace of who He is in my life and Tank’s life. For anything how it goes, left or right or up or down, I always have to praise my Lord and Savior."

"It’s not easy to move on and just keep playing, but I tried to do as best as I could," he continued.

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The Texans gathered around Dell and prayed before he was taken off the field in a covered medical cart. Stroud revealed what they prayed for.  

"Jesus," he said simply. "Just finding him in this moment – it’s not easy to. He’s the Prince of Peace so I just prayed His peace over Tank’s head and his mental, his physical. We serve a miraculous God and I believe in healing and I pray that the Lord can heal him." 

Saturday’s injury marks what will likely be the second season-ending injury for Dell. His rookie campaign was cut short when he fractured a fibula in a Week 13 game against the Denver Broncos last season. 

Dell was injured while hauling in a 30-yard touchdown pass at the start of the second half. He was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center, where the team said he would remain overnight. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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