Chiefs enter playoffs on streak

Alex Smith looked down at his phone in the middle of the Chiefs locker room, Jonathan Newsome Jerseymoments after leading his team to its franchise-record 10th straight victory. ''Just checking messages,'' he said with a grin. Not checking scores. Turns out, Smith already http://www.coltsonlineofficialstore.com/Josh-Chapman-Jerseyknew that Denver had knocked off San Diego to deny Kansas City the AFC West title. But with their 23-17 victory over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday, the Chiefs managed to keep their unprecedented roll going into their playoff opener in Houston next weekend. ''This week it would have been easy, clinch last week on that emotional high, to have a lull,'' said Smith, who threw two TD passes against the Raiders. ''We still came out and played good football.'' Even without running back Jamaal Charles, out for the season with a knee injury, and linebacker http://www.coltsonlineofficialstore.com/Laron-Landry-JerseyJustin Houston, still sidelined by an injured knee. The Chiefs (11-5) have managed to win 10 straight on the heels of a five-game losing streak that at one point put their season on the brink. The Raiders (7-9) Jameel McClain Jerseyaccounted for two of those victories. ''We believe in each other. That's what happens when a team and a family come together,'' Chiefs running back Charcandrick West said. ''This is a super rare team. We have something special going on here.'' In perhaps their final game in Oakland, the Raiders only mustered a field goal on offense http://www.footballgiantsprostore.com/James-Brewer-Jerseyuntil the final minutes, when Carr connected with Michael Crabtree from 31 yards. Carr finished with 194 yards passing, leaving him 13 yards short of 4,000 for the season. Latavius Murray, the AFC's rushing leader coming in, carried 11 times for just 31 yards, while David Amerson had a pick-six late in the first half for their only other touchdown.