Alex Smith, Former 49ers Top Draft Pick, Retires After Comeback From Gruesome Leg Injury
Alex Smith, the San Francisco 49ers' former No. 1 overall pick in 2005, is retiring from the NFL after making an improbable comeback from a broken leg.
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Alex Smith, the San Francisco 49ers' former No. 1 overall pick in 2005, is retiring from the NFL after making an improbable comeback from a broken leg.
The Washington Redskins host the Dallas Cowboys in an NFC East matchup for the division lead.
The Kansas City Chiefs shouldn't overreact to another playoff loss and either fire Andy Reid or replace Alex Smith, despite fans' despair.
After dashing out to a 5-0 start, and then following that up with a 1-6 stretch, the Kansas City Chiefs have won three in a row and are firing on all cylinders as the postseason approaches.
NFL ON CBS analyst Trent Green weighs in on the Week 12 matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs, and more.
"It was bad ball we were putting out there."
Who says rivals can't help each other out off the field?
Two distinctly different versions of Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith have emerged over the years.
The Raiders, one of the NFL's surprises this season, face the Chiefs in an AFC West battle with playoff implications.
The Chiefs seem to be perennial contenders, but never quite good enough to make the Super Bowl. This season might be different.
The Chiefs are good at everything rather than great at any one thing, and that's how they remain competitive in the brutal AFC West.
For 31 seasons, the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers played each other every year as NFC West Division rivals, and while the teams' fortunes were quite different for most of those seasons, there were still some very memorable games.
On today's episode of the Lo-Down the guys talk baseball, NFL Training Camp, and answer the question "What if the 49ers drafted Aaron Roders instead of Alex Smith"? Plus more The Lo-Down heard only on Sports 1140 KHTK! Daily 12- 3 PM.
Dave Skretta joins The Drive to preview the Kansas City Chiefs 2016 season.
Dave, Kayte, and Nate talk the Kansas City Chiefs, Aaron Rodgers' brother, financial classes for athletes and more on The Drive.
It all came to an end in Foxborough, MA, for the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday afternoon. The team's 11-game winning streak ended when the offense couldn't score early while the defense struggled to contain the New England Patriots offense and Tom Brady.
It's quite a list: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Russell Wilson, Cam Newton, Carson Palmer and Alex Smith.
Since Bill Belichick took over the New England Patriots in 2000, his New England Patriots have dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in seven sporadic meetings over the last 15-plus seasons.
Including last week's Wild Card win, the Chiefs are riding an 11-game winning streak.
There was no way the Kansas City Chiefs were going to blow a 20-point second-half lead in the playoffs again, and they didn't disappoint.
Believe it or not, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has one of the highest postseason QB ratings in NFL history.
Perhaps the only team hotter than the Houston Texans entering the NFL playoffs is the Kansas City Chiefs.
Looking to end the season on a high note, the Oakland Raiders travel to a very familiar place in hopes of stunning the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 17.
Playing for their playoff lives, the Oakland Raiders welcome the Kansas City Chiefs to the Black Hole., in a Week 13 showdown that sure to be a dogfight.
