KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes has never lost in the divisional round of the playoffs with the Chiefs.

The Texans still have never won.

With the star quarterback hitting best buddy Travis Kelce seven times for 117 yards and a touchdown and a pass rush that dragged the Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud to the ground eight times, the Chiefs rolled to a 23-14 victory Saturday that sent the two-time defending Super Bowl champions to the AFC title game for the seventh consecutive season.

The Chiefs are the fourth team in NFL history to follow back-to-back Lombardi Trophies by advancing to the conference title game, and the three previous lost. They will try to change that at Arrowhead Stadium next weekend.

“It’s been a special run,” said Mahomes, whose wife, Brittany, gave birth to their third child last Sunday. “I still remember moments from the World Series my dad played when I was 5 years old.

“These are the moments that I’ll cherish my entire life.”

The run isn’t over yet, though. Not with the Chiefs (16-2), cheered on once more by Kelce’s girlfriend Taylor Swift and WNBA star Caitlin Clark, chasing an unprecedented third straight Lombardi Trophy.

Mahomes, who threw for 177 yards and a score, improved 16-3 in the postseason, tying Joe Montana for the second-most wins by a starting QB in NFL history behind Tom Brady. That includes his peerless 7-0 mark in divisional playoff games.

Meanwhile, Mahomes and Kelce helped Andy Reid become just the fourth coach in NFL history with 300 career wins.

“I joked to the guys, you know, you get a couple of more and you might be able to equal my weight,” Reid said.

There was plenty of joking in the Chiefs locker room Saturday night. Not a whole lot in the Texans’ locker room. They still have never won in six divisional games, twice losing to the Chiefs in devastating fashion.

Stroud threw for 245 yards but was sacked eight times, while Joe Mixon — who had been questionable to play with an ankle injury — ran for 88 yards and their only touchdown.

Texans kicker Ka’imi Fairbairn missed a 55-yard field goal attempt, a PAT try and had another field-goal attempt blocked with 1:46 left, which would have kept their comeback hopes alive by making it a one-possession game.

“Knowing what we were up against in this game, we can’t make the mistakes that we made,” Texans coach DeMeco Ryans said. “On top of everything else we have to deal with, that’s going to be an uphill battle.”