Travis Kelce (20) is second on the all-time list for touchdown catches in the post-season, behind only Jerry Rice (22) [Reuters]
The Kansas City Chiefs moved one step closer to an unprecedented ‘three-peat’ while Washington upset the Detroit Lions in a thriller in the NFL play-offs.
As the number one seeds in each Conference, Kansas City and Detroit earned a bye to week two of the post-season, the Divisional Round.
The Chiefs returned to action with a 23-14 win at home against the Houston Texans on Saturday, but a historic season for the Lions came to a surprise end as they were stunned 45-31 at home by the Commanders, the NFC’s sixth seed.
After a 4-13 record last season, rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels has led Washington to the NFC Championship game for the first time since 1992, when the Redskins – as they were previously known – claimed their third Super Bowl win.
Kansas City kept alive their hopes of becoming the first team to win three straight Super Bowls.
Led by quarterback Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs 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.
The Chiefs will play in their seventh straight AFC Championship game next week against either the Baltimore Ravens or the Buffalo Bills, while the Commanders will visit the Philadelphia Eagles or the Los Angeles Rams.
The final Divisional Round games are played on Sunday.
Commanders prevail after second-quarter shootout
Detroit were the NFL’s highest scorers this season, setting a host of franchise records including a 15-2 campaign.
Washington were the fifth highest scorers, and after a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown in the first quarter for Detroit, the two teams produced a thrilling second quarter.
Brian Robinson Jr’s score for Washington sparked a run of six touchdowns and 42 points in just over…
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