Alex Smith looked down at his phone in the middle of the Chiefs locker room, moments 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 knew that Denver had knocked off San Diego to deny Kansas City the AFC West title. But with their 23-17 victory over theOakland Raiders on Sunday, the Chiefs managed to keep their unprecedented roll going into their playoff opener in Houston next weekend. Read more http://espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400791648
