这就是为什么球迷们对堪萨斯城酋长队感到困惑，并对他们继续获胜感到沮丧

堪萨斯城队在 NFL 季后赛分区轮中并没有打出最好的比赛。甚至还差得远。这并不新鲜。

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.

堪萨斯城队在 NFL 季后赛分区轮中并没有打出最好的比赛。甚至还差得远。这并不新鲜。本赛季有很多场比赛，上赛季也是如此，酋长队虽然表现不佳，但仍然获胜。王朝队一般都会惹恼球迷，尤其是当这些球队不占统治地位时。

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.

酋长队在周六对阵休斯敦德州人队的分区轮比赛中找到了获胜的方法，就像他们几乎总是做的那样。尽管德州人队在第三节末的码数是他们的两倍多，但酋长队仍然领先。然后，对帕特里克·马霍姆斯的击中出现了可疑的不必要的粗暴判罚，这是非酋长球迷在社交媒体上尖叫的少数几个判罚之一，导致特拉维斯·凯尔斯达阵并领先八分。大家都知道之后的事情会如何发展。

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.

酋长队以23-14获胜，连续第七个赛季进入亚冠联赛。他们将迎战周日晚上巴尔的摩乌鸦队与布法罗比尔队交锋的胜者。

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.

酋长队不断赢得势均力敌的比赛，因为他们在很多方面都做得很好。马霍姆斯已经是历史上最伟大的四分卫。安迪·里德 (Andy Reid) 是一位出色的教练，他在自己的履历中添加了第 300 场胜利，与传奇人物乔治·哈拉斯 (George Halas)、比尔·贝利切克 (Bill Belichick) 和唐·舒拉 (Don Shula) 一起加入了 300 场胜利俱乐部。过去两个赛季的防守都非常好，周六也是如此。

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.

但这并不能阻止其他 31 支球队的球迷抱怨堪萨斯城如何不断获胜，即使它看起来一直处于危险之中。

Texans have a bad start

德州人开局不利

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.

德州人需要发挥出最好的水平才能击败酋长队。在第一场比赛中，他们放弃了63码的开球回攻，角卫克里斯·博伊德在比赛结束后因扔头盔而受到15码的处罚，当他到达边线时推倒了特别小组协调员弗兰克·罗斯。这并不是休斯顿所需要的完美开局。

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.

酋长队在这次大回报中只得到了一个射门得分。堪萨斯城的进攻开局不佳，但德州人也没有利用这一点。上半场酋长队的防守表现非常出色，为酋长队不可避免的进攻赢得了时间。

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.

确实如此。特拉维斯·凯尔斯在中场获得空位，马霍姆斯找到了他。他轰隆隆地冲出 49 码到达休斯顿 6 码线。几场比赛后，卡里姆·亨特得分，酋长队以13-3领先。根据 Next Gen Stats 的数据，这是凯尔斯整个赛季第一次接球后距离超过 20 码。上个赛季，凯尔斯在季后赛中表现出色，本赛季他以 7 次接球推进 117 码和 1 次达阵开始了季后赛。

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.

这是酋长队本赛季一场相当典型的比赛。他们在进攻上打得不是特别好。半场结束时他们只推进了 123 码，其中 49 码来自凯尔斯的接球就跑。但他们也没有犯任何严重错误，防守也打得很好。尽管进攻有些昏昏欲睡，堪萨斯城半场仍以 13-6 领先。

Chiefs extend their lead

酋长队扩大领先优势

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.

德州人在下半场开始时就表现出了令人印象深刻的动力。他们必须在进攻中推进 101 码，才能抵消突破中 19 码的罚球。这场比赛持续了 15 场比赛，比赛时间为 10 分 24 秒，最终以乔·米克森 (Joe Mixon) 达阵结束。这给了德州人一些动力，但当卡伊米·费尔贝恩错过了右边的额外得分时，这种动力很快就消失了。尽管如此，休斯顿仍以 12 比 13 落后，看起来比赛很顺利。但酋长队很难被击败。

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.

当时休斯顿以 275-123 击败堪萨斯城。德州人队击败了酋长队，但仍然落后。当酋长队打得不好而他们在季后赛中继续前进时，那些支持酋长队的人会感到绝望。

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.

堪萨斯城此后开始把它收起来。对马霍姆斯的安打和凯尔斯达阵的判罚值得怀疑。德州人在第四节和第十节犯了一个错误，在进攻之前犹豫不决，然后仓促进攻导致被擒杀。一次糟糕的弃踢导致了良好的场上位置和酋长队的进攻，最终射门得分并领先 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.

在酋长队本场比赛第八次擒杀之后，德州人队在两分钟的警告时间内射门，将堪萨斯城队的领先优势缩小到八分，但被封堵，锁定了胜利。

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

酋长队距离创造历史还有两场胜利。还没有哪支球队连续三次赢得超级碗冠军。堪萨斯城本赛季战绩 15 胜 2 负，其中一场失利