The origin of one of the biggest plays by the Chiefs’ defense — Karlaftis’ 16-yard sack of Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud, on fourth down in the fourth quarter — could be traced to a practice session that took place two days earlier.

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Karlaftis and the Chiefs have turned their attention to Sunday evening’s AFC Championship against the Buffalo Bills on GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. Can the Chiefs c

Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis brings down Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud for a 16-yard sack to give his team the ball in Texans territory.

C.J. Stroud was pressured on a career-high 23 dropbacks on Saturday against the Chiefs. His pressure rate of 56% is the second-highest in an NFL playoff game since ESPN began tracking pressure in 2009 trailing only QB Tim Tebow (63%) in 2011.

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

The Texans faced a fourth down at the Chiefs' 40-yard line, but they came out of the huddle late, with just five seconds left on the play clock. Most would probably expect a timeo

in large part thanks to an impressive performance from third-year defensive end George Karlaftis in KC's win over the Houston Texans. Karlaftis, who is now 8-0 in the playoffs, recorded three sacks of Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud on Saturday, providing ...

The Chiefs look for their seventh consecutive AFC championship game appearance vs. the Texans on Saturday. Here's what to know about the game.

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In attendance for Saturday's win was Chiefs star Travis Kelce 's girlfriend and multi-Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter Taylor Swift. She was back in the VIP suite at Arrowhead Stadium cheering on Kelce and the rest of the Chiefs, marking the eighth time she's watched the two-time defending champs in action this season.