Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins did not have a single catch in the Divisional Round win over the Houston Texans. The veteran receiver was acquired by the Chiefs at the trade deadline and had an immediate impact.

When the Kansas City Chiefs acquired wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins via trade from the Tennessee Titans back in October, he took an instant mentorship to rookie WR Xavier Worthy. The Chiefs have had to lean more heavily on Worthy this season than they anticipated as fellow WRs Hollywood Brown and Rashee Rice missed the majority of the regular season with due to injury.

The Kansas City Chiefs are playing in their seventh consecutive AFC Championship game this Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. The seemingly routine trip will be new to one of the league's best receivers in his long career.

From Jaylen Watson to DeAndre Hopkins, several Chiefs stood out for very different reasons when examining KC's snap counts vs. Houston.

In his first 11 NFL seasons, Hopkins' teams never got past the divisional round. In Year 12 with the Chiefs, he hopes that changes.

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Kansas City, seeking its third straight Super Bowl win, hosts Buffalo, which has lost seven straight road playoff games and never hoisted the Lombardi Trophy

Josh Allen and the Bills got the better of the Chiefs during the regular season. Allen is 4-1 all-time versus Kansas City in the regular season. However, Patrick Mahomes is 3-0 versus Allen and the Bills in the playoffs. The Chiefs are riding an eight-game postseason winning streak as they head into Sunday’s AFC title game.

For the second time in five years, the Buffalo Bills will take on the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. These two teams have separated themselves as the best in the conference. Patrick Mahomes and Co.

Kansas City Chiefs wideout DeAndre Hopkins is looking forward to the opportunity to play meaningful football against his former team

Obviously, the usual suspects -- quarterbacks Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, among others -- will have a big say in which will go on to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. But each team also has an X factor who will also loom large in Sunday's outcome. Let's take a look at each team's X factor, starting with the two-time defending champs.

Kansas City Chiefs rookie receiver Xavier Worthy has detailed his feelings ahead of his first AFC Championship game.