The Kansas City Chiefs moved one step closer to an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ after beating the Houston Texans in the NFL play-offs.

After earning a bye for the first round, the Chiefs kicked off the Divisional Round at home to the Houston Texans on Saturday.

And the NFL’s two-time defending champions clinched a 23-14 victory to keep alive their hopes of becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.

Led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City have reached the NFL’s championship game four times in the past five years, winning it three times.

Last season, they became the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowls since Tom Brady’s New England Patriots in 2004 and 2005, and they are back within one win of the big game.

Travis Kelce has also been pivotal to Kansas City’s dynasty and the tight end’s touchdown early in the fourth quarter sealed victory. Kareem Hunt scored their other touchdown, helping them to a 13-6 lead at half-time.

Houston’s kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn spurned two chances to draw level, sending a field goal and extra-point attempt wide, before having a late field-goal attempt blocked.

But the Chiefs were ultimately comfortable winners, meaning they will play in their seventh straight AFC Championship game next week against either the Baltimore Ravens or the Buffalo Bills, who meet on Sunday.

More to follow.