The Kansas City Chiefs again caught a few breaks, but the Houston Texans missed many opportunities to knock off the back-to-back defending Super Bowl champions

The 2024-25 regular season is officially over. 14 teams are currently battling for a place in Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans with all of them, bar the No. 1 seed Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit

After the Chiefs’ 23-14 win Saturday, CB Trent McDuffie spoke with KSHB 41’s Matt Foster on what it feels like to return to the AFC Championship game.

As a result, the Chiefs have opted to rest numerous starters for Sunday, including star tight end Travis Kelce. Other Kansas City starters ruled inactive include Patrick Mahomes, Isiah Pacheco, George Karlaftis, Trent McDuffie, Jawaan Taylor, and Chris Jones.

The Kansas City Chiefs are resting Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Chris Jones and a host of starters against Denver in the regular-season finale with nothing at stake. The Chiefs are 15-1 and have clinched a playoff bye as the AFC's top seed.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) arrives for the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Houston Texans during the AFC Divisional Round playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Dominick Williams [email protected]

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

Chris Jones and Charles Omenihu made their impacts known with a sack each. With Watson’s return in the secondary, Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo could be more aggressive with the blitz. Spags drew it up and made it difficult for Stroud to make his mark when it mattered most.

See the custom Chiefs and Kansas City-themed designed patches that are a hit with fans wanting to make their team apparel stand out from the crowd.

At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on seats was $94 before fees on Vivid Seats. While these prices may seem expensive at first glance, compared to the games in Buffalo, Philadelphia and Detroit, they are by far the cheapest and might be the most affordable way to witness NFL playoff football in person this year.

KC Chiefs head coach Andy Reid told reporters Tuesday that everyone was set to practice ahead of Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.