這就是為什麼球迷們對堪薩斯城酋長隊感到困惑，並對他們繼續獲勝感到沮喪

堪薩斯城隊在 NFL 季後賽分區輪中並沒有打出最好的比賽。甚至還差得遠。這並不新鮮。

Kansas City didn’t play its best game in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs. Not even close. And that’s not new. There were many games this season, and last season too, when the Chiefs weren’t great and still won. Dynasties annoy fans in general, even more when those teams are not dominant.

堪薩斯城隊在 NFL 季後賽分區輪中並沒有打出最好的比賽。甚至還差得遠。這並不新鮮。本賽季有很多比賽，上個賽季也是如此，酋長隊雖然表現不佳，但仍然獲勝。王朝隊一般都會惹惱球迷，尤其是當這些球隊不佔統治地位時。

The Chiefs found a way to win in Saturday’s divisional-round game against the Houston Texans, as they almost always do. Despite the Texans having more than twice as many yards as them late in the third quarter, the Chiefs still led. Then there was a questionable unnecessary roughness call on a hit to Patrick Mahomes, one of a few calls that had non-Chiefs fans screaming on social media, that led to a Travis Kelce touchdown and an eight-point lead. Everyone knew how it would play out after that.

酋長隊在周六對陣休士頓德州人隊的分區輪比賽中找到了獲勝的方法，就像他們幾乎總是做的那樣。儘管德州人隊在第三節末的碼數是他們的兩倍多，但酋長隊仍然領先。然後，對帕特里克·馬霍姆斯的擊中出現了可疑的不必要的粗暴判罰，這是非酋長球迷在社交媒體上尖叫的少數幾個判罰之一，導致特拉維斯·凱爾斯達陣並領先八分。大家都知道之後的事會如何發展。

The Chiefs won 23-14 and are going to the AFC championship game for the seventh straight season. They’ll host the winner of Sunday night’s Baltimore Ravens-Buffalo Bills clash.

酋長隊以23-14獲勝，連續第七個賽季進入亞冠聯賽。他們將主場迎戰週日晚上巴爾的摩烏鴉隊與布法羅比爾隊交鋒的勝者。

The Chiefs keep winning close games because they do many things very well. Mahomes is already an all-time great quarterback. Andy Reid is a fantastic coach who added win No. 300 to his résumé, joining legends George Halas, Bill Belichick and Don Shula in the 300-victory club. The defense has been very good each of the past two seasons and was again Saturday.

酋長隊不斷贏得勢均力敵的比賽，因為他們在很多方面都做得很好。馬霍姆斯已經是史上最偉大的四分衛。安迪·里德(Andy Reid) 是一位出色的教練，他在自己的履歷中添加了第300 場勝利，與傳奇人物喬治·哈拉斯(George Halas)、比爾·貝利切克(Bill Belichick 和唐·舒拉(Don Shula) 一起加入了300 場勝利俱樂部。過去兩個賽季的防守都非常好，週六也是如此。

But that won’t stop fans of the other 31 teams from complaining about how Kansas City keeps winning even when it seems it's constantly on the ropes.

但這並不能阻止其他 31 支球隊的球迷抱怨堪薩斯城如何繼續獲勝，即使它看起來一直處於危險之中。

Texans have a bad start

德州人開局不利

The Texans needed to play their best to beat the Chiefs. On the first play, they gave up a 63-yard kickoff return, cornerback Kris Boyd took a 15-yard penalty for throwing his helmet after the play and he shoved special teams coordinator Frank Ross when he got to the sideline. Not exactly the perfect start Houston needed.

德州人需要發揮最好的水準才能擊敗酋長隊。在第一場比賽中，他們放棄了63 碼的開球回攻，角衛克里斯·博伊德(Kris Boyd) 在比賽結束後因扔頭盔而受到15 碼的處罰，他在到達邊線時推倒了特別小組協調員弗蘭克·羅斯(Frank Ross)。這並不是休士頓所需要的完美開局。

The Chiefs only got a field goal out of that big return. Kansas City didn’t get off to a great start offensively, but the Texans didn’t take advantage of it. The Chiefs' defense had a very good first half, buying time for the big play from the Chiefs' offense that would inevitably come.

酋長隊在這次大回報中只得到了一個射門得分。堪薩斯城的進攻開局不佳，但德州人也沒有利用這一點。上半場酋長隊的防守表現非常出色，為酋長隊不可避免的進攻贏得了時間。

And it did. Travis Kelce got open in the middle of the field and Mahomes found him. He rumbled 49 yards to the Houston 6-yard line. A few plays later, Kareem Hunt scored to give the Chiefs a 13-3 lead. It was the first time all season Kelce had a play with more than 20 yards after the catch, according to Next Gen Stats. Last season, Kelce came alive in the playoffs, and he started this postseason with seven catches for 117 yards and a touchdown.

確實如此。特拉維斯·凱爾斯在中場獲得空位，馬霍姆斯找到了他。他轟隆隆地衝出 49 碼到達休斯頓 6 碼線。幾場比賽後，卡里姆·亨特得分，酋長隊以13-3領先。根據 Next Gen Stats 的數據，這是凱爾斯整個賽季第一次接球後超過 20 碼。上個賽季，凱爾斯在季後賽中表現出色，本次季後賽他以 7 次接球推進 117 碼和 1 次達陣開始。

It was a fairly typical Chiefs game this season. They hadn’t played particularly well on offense. They had just 123 yards at halftime, and 49 of it came on Kelce’s catch-and-run. But they also didn’t make any critical mistakes, and their defense played well. And despite some lethargic offense, Kansas City led 13-6 at the half.

這是酋長隊本季一場相當典型的比賽。他們在進攻上打得不是特別好。半場結束時他們只推進了 123 碼，其中 49 碼來自凱爾斯的接球就跑。但他們也沒有犯任何嚴重錯誤，防守也打得很好。儘管進攻有些昏昏欲睡，堪薩斯城半場仍以 13-6 領先。

Chiefs extend their lead

酋長隊擴大領先優勢

The Texans had an impressive drive to start the second half. They had to gain 101 yards on offense to offset 19 yards of penalties on the drive. It lasted 15 plays and 10:24 on the clock and ended with a Joe Mixon touchdown. That gave the Texans some momentum, which was quickly wiped away when Ka'imi Fairbairn missed the extra point wide right. Still, Houston trailed 13-12 and seemed very much in the game. But the Chiefs are hard to beat.

德州人在下半場開始時就表現出了令人印象深刻的動力。他們必須在進攻中推進 101 碼，才能抵消突破中 19 碼的罰球。這場比賽持續了 15 場比賽，比賽時間為 10 分 24 秒，最終以喬·米克森 (Joe Mixon) 達陣結束。這給了德州人一些動力，但當卡伊米·費爾貝恩錯過了右邊的額外得分時，這種動力很快就消失了。儘管如此，休士頓仍以 12 比 13 落後，看起來比賽很順利。但酋長隊很難被擊敗。

At that point Houston was outgaining Kansas City 275-123. The Texans had outplayed the Chiefs but were still trailing. It feels hopeless to those rooting against the Chiefs when they don’t play well and they move on in the playoffs.

當時休士頓以 275-123 擊敗堪薩斯城。德州人隊擊敗了酋長隊，但仍然落後。當酋長隊打得不好而他們在季後賽中繼續前進時，那些支持酋長隊的人會感到絕望。

Kansas City started to put it away after that. There was the questionable call on a hit against Mahomes, and the Kelce touchdown. The Texans made a mistake on fourth-and-10, being indecisive before going for it and then rushing a play that led to a sack. A bad punt led to good field position and a Chiefs drive that ended in a field goal and an 11-point lead.

堪薩斯城此後開始把它收起來。對馬霍姆斯的安打和凱爾斯達陣的判罰值得懷疑。德州人隊在第四節和第十節犯了一個錯誤，在進攻之前猶豫不決，然後倉促進攻導致被擒殺。一次糟糕的棄踢導致了良好的場上位置和酋長隊的進攻，最終射門得分並領先 11 分。

The Texans had a shot at a field goal inside the two-minute warning to cut Kansas City’s lead to eight points, after the Chiefs’ eighth sack of the game, but it was blocked and that sealed the win.

在酋長隊本場比賽第八次擒殺之後，德州人隊在兩分鐘的警告時間內射門，將堪薩斯城隊的領先優勢縮小到八分，但被封堵，鎖定了勝利。

The Chiefs are two wins from making history. No team has ever won three straight Super Bowls. Kansas City went 15-2 this season, including one loss

酋長隊距離創造歷史還有兩場勝利。還沒有哪支球隊連續三次贏得超級盃冠軍。堪薩斯城本季戰績 15 勝 2 負，其中一場失利