Chris Jones after Chiefs shut down Dolphins in sub-zero temperatures: 'In defense I trust'

The Chiefs were in their element on Saturday.

On a bitter cold night, Kansas City's most dominant unit -- its defense -- nullified Miami's high-octane offense, holding the Dolphins to 264 total yards and a single score in a 26-7 statement win to reach the AFC Divisional Round for a sixth straight season.

"I think physicality," defensive tackle Chris Jones told NFL Network's James Palmer about how the Chiefs shut down one of the league's best offenses. "We played together, and guys just committed, man. Committed. We knew it was going to be a tough battle coming in. We knew how high-powered the offense is and played disciplined physical football."

The temperature at kickoff was -4 degrees with a -27 wind chill, the fourth-coldest game in NFL history and the coldest ever at Arrowhead Stadium.

While the speed-sapped Miami seemed to languish in that atmosphere, Kansas City's second-ranked defense in both scoring and yards thrived, bullying Tua Tagovailoa and Co. to a night of repeated ineffectiveness.

The Fins' lone breakthrough came on a 53-yard pass to Tyreek Hill, who caught a ball thrown from midfield by Tagovailoa at the 16-yard line and weaved through a pair of his former team's defenders to the end zone.

Hill led all Miami receivers in both receptions and yards with five for 62. Outside of that single play, he managed just nine yards on four receptions.

The Chiefs didn't allow the running game to compensate for a sputtering passing performance by Tagovailoa, either. They gave up 33 yards on the ground to Raheem Mostert, the league's rushing TD leader, and held his backfield mate De’Von Achane to 1.5 yards per attempt on six totes.

With Miami's stars held in check, K.C. stalled nine of Miami's 11 drives at 29 yards or less and