Failure to make the playoffs in a season of top-tier individual performances meant drastic changes needed to be made.

The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and offensive line coach Frank Pollack on Monday. Cincinnati (9-8) missed the playoffs in the AFC, coming up short despite a five-game winning

The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo on Monday after missing the postseason for the second straight season.

Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes has played in seven Divisional Weekend games, and the Chiefs have advanced to the AFC Championship Game seven times. Mahomes kept his record perfect as Kansas City defeated the Houston Texans 23-14 on Saturday. Houston lost even though it outgained the Chiefs in yardage 336-212.

The Bengals fired defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo and offensive line coach Frank Pollack on Monday ... were coming off of back-to-back AFC Championship Game appearances. It's the latest move ...

The Chiefs, seeking the first Super Bowl three-peat, will host the AFC Championship Game for the sixth time in the last seven years.

It now sets up a mouth-watering clash against either the Buffalo Bills or Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game with Mahomes and Co., who are well and truly in the box seat to get to the Super Bowl for a third straight year.

The Chiefs will host the "Arrowhead Invitational," also known as the AFC Championship Game, for the sixth time in seven seasons on Sunday, Jan. 26.

With the Chiefs attempting an historic three-peat, Kelce loomed as a key weapon for Mahomes and Andy Reid and his efforts against the Texans show that he doesn't need a big volume

Kansas City is heading to the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season. Read more on Boston.com.

Andy Reid has become only the fourth head coach in NFL history to win 300 games after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Houston Texans to advance to the AFC Championship.

Patrick Mahomes threw for 177 yards and a touchdown, most of it going to best buddy Travis Kelce, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Houston Texans 23-14 on Saturday to advance to the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season.