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alex smith is a 10-year veteran. the 31-year-old is making his fifth postseason start against the patriots. he is aware of the opposing quarterback he will face. >> he is who everybody is chasing and do it as long as he has, is remarkable. >> reporter: chiefs head coach andy reid is quite aware of his opponent, bill belichick. >> hall of fame football coach. so, when it's all said and done, that's where he will be. he does a heck of a job. he can coach either side of the ball. all the way around. >> reporter: chiefs blew out brady and the pats the last time they squared off in week 4 in kansas city. brady through for 159 yards and two interceptions. for 238 yards, three touchdowns and no picks. >> what do you take from last year. >> that has been talked about a lot. both sides are looking at it. a long time ago. a lot has happened between then. >> reporter: a lot has happened with jeremy mack cline. didn't practice today. he has a high ankle sprain. he was in tears on the sidelines. andy reid said he is making progre

chiefs and x's and o's. >> alex smith? we haven't gotten to alex smith. >> it's thursday we are 48 football. >> amazing. what a week it has been a lot has gone on behind the scenes and we have the chandler jones saga and rob gronkowski who missed practice for the second time and went to the hospital so yeah, there is a lot going on. espn adam schefter and mike reese are reporting that pats tightend had treatment done on his right knee that included an injection. the team still believes can he play on saturday. this was gronk at yesterday's practice having his arm wrapped. remember he didn't practice at all on tuesday. meanwhile chandler jones did practice today. he also met with the media. levan reid has the story. >> reporter: it's the obvious news of the day. >> i want to start off by saying i made a pretty stupid mistake this weekend. right now my main focus is becoming at best player i can be. >> reporter: chandler jones using the last two minutes of the locker room period to say he is sorry for the distraction. this w

first quarter - alex smith to jeremy maclin down the middle 25-yard score. chiefs up 14-3 in the second - smith's pass undercut by david amerson who struts into the endzone, 14-10. third quarter - 16-10 - demetrius harris spectacular grab up high. chiefs win 23-17. they'll play chicago and detroit - calvin johnson and matt forte set to be free agents. first quarter - mathew stafford - to tim wright all alone for a nine yard score. lions up 10-0 after two. third quarter - chicago made it a game - jay cutler to joshua bellamy for 34 yards - tied at 10. later - stafford to calvin johnson - only two games over 100 yards receiving this year - both against the bears. lions led 24-20 late - cutler hit as he threw and that's how it ends - an

alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> lisa: thank you, mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. a lot of unfeloniousknowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some of that ironed out in halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did that have jump-starting everything? >> you never expt to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. we can play fleethree phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. it could be without jeremy maclin. your thoughts on that? >> we'll find out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime a guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off t field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. you know, a little bit like i said, three phases of footba

alex smith, 17 for 22. the guy just finds a way to get it done. and who knows. we may see him in the mild high -- in the mile high stadium. we send it back to you guys in the studio. >> that is one playoff game in the books. the chiefs have won 11 in a row. they have not lost since the impressive performance. did you expect him to go in there and blow out the texans like that? >> i thought it would be a 10 point game. i did not imagine them playing the worst game of his life. against the chiefs in the opener and again, travis kelsey. wildebeest. >> that is worse if the broncos have to play them next week. >> i thought the chiefs would be the team we would like to see but this scares me. >> i want you to tell me why brooke -- why pittsburgh is . >> we match up well outside. i don't feel they are secondary at all your offensively, i like our matchups. i know they have some weapons on the outside. but i think chris harris will play a lot better than he did and the other guys, i like to -- i like tj ward against miller. they're tied and. matchup. so offensive lee an

alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> lisa: thank you, mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. what came together and started working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. knowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. three phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. maclin. >> we'll find out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime a guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off the field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. you know, a little bit like i said, three phases of football. high-character guys that put in to so, yeah. >> lisa: thank you very mu

alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> lisa: thank you, mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. what came together and started working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. a lot of unfelonious knowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some of that ironed out in halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did that have jump-starting everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. we can play flee football. >> lisa: you're moving on. it could be without jeremy maclin. your thoughts on that? >> we'll find out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime a guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off the field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. you kn

alex smith looking for albert wilson... but david amerson comes out of nowhere for the interception and takes it back for the raiders touchdown.. its now 14 to 10 chiefs... now in the to demetrius harris in the endzone for the toucdown! chiefs extend thier lead 23 to 10. the raiders try til the very end but the clock runs out and the chiefs stay strong to win 23 to 17. 3 the already eliminated buffalo bills trying to spoil the ny jets chances of getting a wild card spot...here the jets down by 2 and ryan fitzpatrick is intercepted by leodis mckelvin in the endzone!!!then with 2 minutes left... fitzpatrick is intercepted by manny lawsonand that wasn't it... with seconds to go in the game... fitzpatrick is once again intercepted! by a.j. tarpley its over!!!! the ny jets are eliminated from the playoffs after this 22 to 17 loss to the bills 3 cam newton and the panthers looking to finish out the regular season against the tampa bay bucaneershere in the second... newton hands it off to cameron artis-payne who finds the windows

alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> lisa: thank you, mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. what came together and started working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. a lot of unfeloniousknowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some o othat ironed out in >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did that have jump-starting everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. we can play fleethree phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. it could be without jeremy maclin. your thoughts on that? >> we'll find out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime a guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off the field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. yo

blocking, running, stuff like that. >> something you said back at otas about your relationship with alex smith is that... >> i think me and alex are off to great start. >> now we're sitting here 1,000 yards later, what do you think those numbers say about your relationship and how has that developed over that time? >> you know, i'm not the type of guy to talk about numbers and stats. i've always said, if i'm going to be a big part of the offense, like i thought i'd be, the numbers will come. announcer: and maclin having a heck of a game! >> but as far as just him and i just being on the same page, i think our open communication, being able to talk to each other after each and every play, and while we're practicing and stuff like that, i think that definitely helps us. if he has something he sees this upcoming game or saw something last game, he'll come communicate with me. i'll sit in culley's office, and we just talk, man, and i think the more you communicate with somebody, the more trust and the more respect you earn for that person, and vice versa, and i think that kind of leads to good thi

gist focus on kansas city. outside focus may not be on how chandler jones is going to get after alex smith, it's evident this strange lint have zero effect inside the locker room. >> we just worry about what we can control and, you know, it's showing up every day working hard, preparg the best we can. >> because what they can do might be this team's greatest strength when it comes to preparing for saturday. you really gotta put your head down and focus on your goal. like i said earlier, we've been fighting all year to get to this point and i've been here since week 3 and felt the grind and the culture with this team and know that this is what you fight for. >> it seemed like we were asking the patriots players everything but about saturday's game, a huge hot topic was also on rob gronkowski and why he missed tuesday's practice. we'll hear more about the all pro tight end coming up in 7sports, live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7news. >>> also coming up in 7sports, we'll take a look at the quarterback match-up for get chiefs quarterback smith on the hall of fame counterpart. joe amorosino, 7new

alex smith versus tom brady. very good match-up in this play-off showdown. at gillette, frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: fire crews are cleaning up after a three-alarm fire on harrison street in roslindale. the fire started just after 6:00 this morning at the dale village condo complex. according to boston e.m.s., one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. doug: a local marine is missing after a helicopter collision off the coast of hawaii. rough seas are making it tough for rescue crews searching for survivors. 12 marines including corporal chris orlando from hingham were on board the choppers when they crashed yesterday. antoinette: a judge has denied the boston marathon bomber's request for a new trial. the judge also ordering dzhokhar tsarnaev to pay more than $101 million in restitution. individual recipients are not named in the decision. doug: a lynn man will be spending the next 16 to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to beating his girlfriend's three-month-old son to death. prosecutors say anthony gideika admitte

alex smith went down 45 types this year. that's third most in the league while tom brady checks in at ninth season. trey daerr reporting live at gillette stadium with more on how the patriots quarterback is getting ready for the heat. to get some help back. injuries a dominating headline this year. now the pats are starting to get healthy for most important run of the season. the chiefs could be without jerry macklin. regardless of hose out there for either team, this time of year all about finding a way to survive in advance. >> the ramifications to a loss are a lot different. you really don't have next week to get it right. >>reporter: tom brady getting into a do or die frame of mind and will do so with the aid of julian edelman for the first time since week ten. >> i think the more consistent players out there, the better it's going to be. en's been one of them for as long as he's been there. we'll try to integrate him. coach talks about the turnover margin that's been heavily in their favor, especially in >> power, speed

alex smith, a second playoff win. standingng by. >> lisa: thank you, mikeke. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. what came togetether and started working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. a lot of unfeloniousknowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some of that ironed out in halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. we can play fleethree phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. it could be without jeremy maclin. your thoughts on that >> we'llind out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off the field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. you know, a little

they took an early lead on the chiefs and never >> for those like me who were hoping to see alex smithand the chiefs at live vice stadium for super bowl 50, ain't going to happen. patriots move on their fifth straight title game as the hold off the chiefs. patriots opened the game with an 11-play drive. brady to ron gronkowski. 7-0 pats. second quarter, chiefs punting, pass returner takes out fleming with a crown of his helmet. ejection, anyone? that start it. brady, 302 yards, 42-yard here to martin. gets into chiefs territory. brady would complete the drive with a touchdown run. new england is 11-1 at home and leading at halftime, chiefs open the second have driving but knile davis gets the first down, stripped at the end of the day. patriots recover. leads to more points. brady and groen company u -- and gronkowski matching up again. look at that. new england advances the fifth ky consecutive championship game, 27-20 the final. they face denver or pittsburgh. >>> the tennessee titans hired mike mularkey has their head coach. he went 2--7 when taking over from ken whisenhunt. warrior

today brady faces kansas city's alex smith who's been having a pretty remarkable year. at age 31 smith is in his 11th season. he was drafted by san francisco in 2005 and traded to kansas city in 2013. he really turned things around. after his-- since then he's put up really solid numbers and this year his magic number is 11. win-streak going into the play-offs. it's no comparison. smith is 1-2 in the play-offs. tom brady has won four super bowls and again may be the goat when it comes to quarterback play. coming up in our next half-hour we'll look at the injuries for the patriots. they have serious concerns on the offensive side of the ball. want to take a closer look at that. live at gillette, frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: bladey the goat greatest of all time. frank, thank you. it's 5:50. checking more stories happening right now. doug: a drone theft on camera. he picked up the drone worth more than $1200 and walked out if you recognize him, perhaps the coat he's wearing there, give him a call. there's another look at him. police in new hampshire warnin

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alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> lisa: thank you, mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. knowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some of that ironed out in halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did that have jump-starting everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. three phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. it could be without jeremy maclin. your thoughts on that? >> we'll find out. huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime a guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off the field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. you know, a little bit like i said, three phases of football. high-character guys that put in the time and sacri

alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> lisa: thank you, mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. what came together and started working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. a lot of unfeloniousknowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some of that ironed out in halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did that have jump-starting everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. we can play fleethree phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. it could be without jeremy maclin. your thoughts on that? >> we'll find out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. down, i mean, it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. you know, a little bit like i said, three phase

kansas city's alex smith may be having the best year of his career. at age 31 smith is in his 11th season. he was drafted by san francisco in 2005. but he turned things around. after a strong season in san francisco he lost his job. he was traded to kansas city in 2013. since then he's put up solid numbers. this year his magic number is 11. he led the chiefs on a serious win streak going into these play-offs. if you compare play-off resumes it's no comparison. alex smith has won two play-offs. tom brady has won four super bowls. hands down advantage patriots. you have to look at the quarterbacks every time you have a match-up like this. still to come, more patriots coverage. we're going to take a look at the injury concerns for the patriots including serious concerns on the offensive side of the ball. live here at gillette, frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: frank, thank you. hitting the road in style. a car dealership in peabody stepping up to make a terminally ill rhode island boy smile. antoinette: newscenter 5's john atwater shows us why ever

alex smith to conly. nice catch. chiefs advance winning 30 to 0. if pittsburg wins tonight. the steelers come here. a week from tomorrow. a loss and the chiefs meet denver for a third time this season. pittsburg beat denver just a few weeks ago. they dominated. in the second half. a lot of people think the steelers are the most dangerous. the great offense led by big ben. >> statistics don't care over. it's a new season. >> >> the broncos had their final practice this morning. they'll get tomorrow off. back at it monday. >> . stewart. tj ward. and harris jr. sat out as they try to heal up. obviously play off football is a different beast. having a buy hasn't necessarily been a good thing for the broncos. two of the last 3 years they were eliminated in the division round. >> . the speed picks up. for whatever reason. it's just. obviously the stakes are higher. every play is so crucial. i think the bottom line is, when it's all said and done. the top teams are there. going at each other. >> couple of broncos got nice awards today. inside line backer was named the team ed block

the chiefs with a win they would finish with 500 in the season final nfl game after 18 seasons alex smithowinga 25 yard touchdown pass late in first half, looking again, intercepted going into the second half looking and finding demetrius quite a catch 2 minutes left in the 4th 35 yards for a touchdown gets the ball back trying to get out of bounds here but can't do it with 2 guys keeping him in, clock continues, 4th down and raiders cant get off a snap, chiefs win local college hoops stanford lost at home meanwhile head coach hosting #21 utah scoring a career 19 points with 10 rebounds, bears upset teh utes --the big news of the day jim tomsula fired, back to you they're describing the series of storms as a conga line that is dancing our way >> dave : this will be pretty potent here is the forecast model with scattered showers event that is not the real heavy country have been talking about that will develop starting tomorrow night at about 11:00 it will really hit the area have teeth and that will come with some winds--hit to the area really heavy there is a winter storm watch at this p

alex smith, a second playoff win. standing by. >> mike. in the second half, you started to make it look easy. what came together and started working? >> um, i think a little by just identifying how they were going the play us. a lot of unfelonious knowns. been a long time. seeing how they would treat formations and personal nell. got some of that ironed out in halftime. >> lisa: what impact did the opening kickoff return, what did that have jump-starting everything? >> you never expect to start a game like that. that's what we feel like. we can play flee three phases of football. >> lisa: you're moving on. your thoughts on that? >> we'll find out. you know, i'm sure. but, you know, obviously, he's a huge player. tremendous player for us outside. anytime a guy like that goes down, i mean, it's hard. it's hard. he's such a leader for us on and off the field. we'll see. right now, we don't know. >> lisa: 11 consecutive wins after starting 1-5. what is going on with this team? >> it's everything. it's hard to explain. you know, a little bit li

still in the third -- alex smith hits albert wilson, who slides in for the catch and score. chiefs cut the lead to eight. in the fourth quarter -- new england extends the lead back out to 14. but alex smith on the option -- pitches to charcandrick west. west takes it in for the touchdown. the chiefs trail by just seven with 1:13 left. the chiefs would fail in their onside kick attempt. and brady -- looking to ice it with a first down -- looks to gronk. the ball bounces off a defender, then off of gronk, and into the hands of edelman. that's a first the patriots hang on to beat kansas city, 27-20. of course -- our second game tonight was arizona and green bay. we'll have highlights from that game, when i come back in about 30 minutes. coming up -- iran releases five americans including a journalist. how long the secret negotations had been going on... and how many iranians were granted clemency for the exchange. this past thursday -- ted cruz accused donald trump of "new york values". how new yorkers reacted to the comment... and what cruz this is fox5 news at 10. local. las

alex smith -- hits albert wilson for a 10-yard chiefs back within 8... 4th quarter -- chiefs down 14... but still not going away... charcandrick west into the endzone -- k-c back within a touchdown... just over a minute to go -- patriots could end it with a first down... pass deflected right into the hands of julian edelman... and that'll do it -- the new england patriots are heading to the a-f-c championship game for the 5th straight year... the other game tonight -- score update -- well the wolf pack basketball team won't be in action again until some really good games today across the country great matchup in norman, oklahoma -- the 2nd ranked sooners hosting number 11 west virginia... 2nd half -- jordan woodard -- nice move... oklahoma up 5... back comes west virginia... 3... mountaineers within 2... final seconds -- tied at 68 -- oklahoma ball... good -- but khadeem lattin tips it in... with 2.8 sooners up 2... one final heave for west thriller, 70-68 number 14 kentucky invading auburn... 2nd half -- tied at 65... tyler ulis puts kentucky up 2... right back... kareem canty -- and

one of 5 turnovers for hoyer... 3rd quarter -- alex smith chris conley in the back of the endzone... and the chiefs blow out the texans, 30-0 the other game tonight -- pittsburgh and cincinnati -- score finally tonight -- how 'bout some golf -- yes, january golf -- thank tournament of champions... jordan spieth -- in midseason form... the birdie on 3 -- moves to 17-under par... then on 12 -- an even longer birdie putt... no problem... drops to 2- under... and this is how you close out a round -- the eagle on 18... spieth at 24-under thru 3 rounds -- good for a 5 shot lead few snow showers. high pressure will build along the west coast sunday and last into except for a few showers possible near the oregon border monday. the next area of low pressure will approach wednesday with the next decent this is "jeopardy!" please welcome today's contestants -- an actor and grants analyst from new york, new york... an academic program coordinator originally from eden, new york... and our returning champion -- a volunteer guardian ad litem from manchester, new hampshire... whose 6-day cash winnin

this serious looking young man is chiefs qb alex smith ... he'd be smiling after seeing this ... opening kickoff in houston ... knile davis takes it from one endzone to the other ... 106 yards ... 7-0 ball, 2nd and goal ... brian

in overtime final game in the career of charles woodson -- raiders in kansas city 2nd quarter -- alex smith picked off -- not by woodson -- but by david amerson -- and it's a pick 6... raiders back within 4... but smith would answer in the 3rd -- finds demetrius harris for the 15-yard touchdown... chiefs win 23-17 -- next stop for charles woodson -- the pro football hall of fame broncos could lock up the top seed in the a-f-c diego -- and look who's back -- peyton manning replacing brock osweiler in the 2nd half... tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver a more active storm across the region this week with periods of impact to travel, especially across the sierra. at this time, the greatest impacts will be tuesday and next weekend as a couple of stronger storms bring more did you visit las vegas last year? if so - count yourself among the more than 42-million people who traveled to the casino corridor. that number breaks the 2014 record visitation for sin city, according to the

in the career of charles woodson -- raiders in kansas city facing the chiefs... 2nd quarter -- alex smith picked off -- not by woodson -- but by david amerson -- and it's a pick 6... raiders back within 4... but smith would answer in the 3rd -- finds demetrius harris for the 15-yard touchdown... chiefs win 23-17 -- next stop for charles woodson -- the pro football hall of fame the top seed in the a-f-c with a win over san diego -- and look who's back -- peyton manning replacing brock osweiler in the 2nd half... tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver jets trying to clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo... down 5 with 2 minutes to go... ryan fitzpatrick -- intercepted -- one of his 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter... and rex ryan plays spoiler against his former team -- 22-17 so now the steelers could sneak in the playoffs with a win over the browns... and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final...

hard when you consider the chiefs are led by alex smith at quarterback.the chiefs also feature marcus peters that has had 8 interceptions and a pair of touchdowns in his rookie season. in the pittsburgh, cincinnati game, watch the team with the ball. stanford gall david castro started all 16 games for the steelers. the bengals aj mckaren could throw to ryan hewitt orcal wide receiver marvin jones. in the nfc pete carroll attended redwood high in the pacific and on the sidelines. don't try to tell someone that cal and oakland running back marshawn lynch is having an off year and doug baldwin is having his best season as a pro. on defense richard sherman can benefit if cal's brandon kneebay puts pressure on the quarterback. but the game subtitalled the bay area bowl is green bay and washington. cal quarterback aaron rogers could choose to throw to james joe from san jose state or todd montgomery from stanford or richard rogers or devontae adams that went to palo alta high school. there are 8 players with bay area connection. there is deshaun jackson. stanfo

"win or go home," said quarterback alex smith. "there's no tomorrow. you're living in the right now. it's no different this next week. i dont think the attitude changes, and to be honest, we've kind of been now. it's all we know." the chiefs are still waiting on word about the status of wideout jeremy maclin, who suffered a high-ankle sprain in k-c's win. the chiefs travel to foxboro to take on the new england patriots next weekend. the iowa women are ranked 23rd by the usa today coaches poll - but are just receiving votes in the a-p poll. the hawkeyes, at home against maryland, who's ranked 8th in both polls. iowa is coming off a loss to michigan on thursday. and they came out sluggish today - maryland jumping out to a 7-to-1 lead - chloe pavlech on the three - the terps led by four after a quarter. the hawkeyes, hanging tough, down 6 - ally disterhoft stops and pops - disterhoft had 14 points and 7 rebounds - iowa within 4. then whitney jennings drives baseline - two of her 10 points - but iowa went into the break trailing by 10 points. and maryland

how about this play in the third by alex smith? he has to elude not one, not two, not three guys, even his own man he has to elude. you let's ago, finds jason about sleep and grab it. a play that gives fans a flashback to super bowl xlii. chiefs get a touchdown right afterwards, but it's not enough. patriots win, 27-20. they are back in the title game.>>> if you're wolfpack fan but don't always follow high school sports, it you might want to get to know sam williams. williams is registering this year after spending time in junior-college. you will be joining the pack in the fall and he is joining 18 he has been a fan of.>> i didn't think i would end up back home, if that makes sense, was against, because i knew a lot of influential guys that helped me as a youth going to the boys and girls club, meeting a lot of the owner players, all those guys. they are mentors to me. i used to look up to them like they were guys.>> he is probably a natural small forward. but we feel he can play power forward, we feel if he wanted to play big, he

this is a nice one, alex smith to chris conley, the chiefs pitch a shut out. 30-0 in houston. moving on to the division round. cincinnati just kicked a field goal to close the score against the steelers to 15-10. it was 15-zip. big ben roethlisberger injured his shoulder earlier t is getting tight there. >>> florida state, the seminoles trying to knock off 12th ranked miami in college hoops. watch jaquiri, like the kick off return in texas, all by himself. only had 8 points but that will do. move, game high 21, and the canes cruise to a win. >>> gators hosting lsu, mike white, the young head coach replacing donovan, this is simmons, a freshman, played so-so by his standards. leon for 3, gators 3 of 18 from 3-point range but they win it, 68-62 and quick check on the lightning there in vancouver, second period, alex got the first goal of the game but the canuckss tied it up. >> i feel like i should go go lets go lightning. >> go ahead. >> if you join in. >> they are in vancouver, they can't hear you. 1, 9, 7.

yards for the score -- home crowd stunned, 7, nothing chiefs -- then -- 13, nothing in the third -- alex smith hooks up with chris conley for 20, nothing -- and in the 4th -- spencer ware puts the capper on this one -- kansas city moving on -- smoking the texans 30, nothing -- the minnesota vikings open the playoffs tomorrow against a seattle team missing one of its top weapons -- marshawn lynch did not make the trip to minnesota and has been ruled out for the game -- lynch had returned to practice on wednesday after missing the past 7 games with an abdomen injury -- but apparently isn't yet ready for game action -- the vikings and seahawks kick off at noon tomorrow right here on kwwl -- [ horn honks ] okay, this is u.s. cellular, and this is verizon. now, same phones, but with u.s. cellular you get 6 gigs of 4g data for only $40 per month -- $20 less than verizon. and u.s. cellular's network was built to work in places like out here, here, and here. so, with all of that, why would you ever go to verizon? switch to u.s. cellular now and get 6 gigs of data for just $40 a month plus get $300 bac

this serious looking young man is chiefs qb alex smith ... he'd be smiling after seeing this ... opening kickoff in houston ... knile davis takes it from one endzone to the other ... 106 yards ... 7-0 chiefs ... texans with the ball, 2nd and goal ... brian hoyer intercepted at the 2 yard line by josh m-aw-gah ... hoyer ... just one of those days ... devasting play for both teams here ... jj watt and jeremy maclin both injured ... neither would return ... third quarter ... chris conley's catch in the back of the endzone makes it 20-0 kc ... chiefs force five turnovers, win their first playoff game since 1994. shutout the texans 30-0 kentucky senior alex poythress played like a senior citizen tuesday in uk's loss to lsu ... 4 points and 4 rebounds in 26 minutes ... he remembered his ovaltine today against alabama ... poythress putting some good stuff on film here for scouts, and what's better than a film montage? getting it done all over the floor ... rebouding, driving and playing above the rim on both offense and defense. vicious block ... 25 points, 7 boards for poythress your d

chiefs at the texans -- alex smith out of utah --- do you think the niners would like to have him back --- jj watt, perhaps the best defensive lineman in the game right now for the texans --- this is how nile davis of the chiefs takes the opening kickoff 6 yards deep and finds a seam --- and he is gone --- long gone --- 106 yards -- 2nd longest kickoff return in post season history. 7-0 chiefs --- from there --- houston turns the ball over 5 times and the chiefs win their first playoff game since 1994 30-0 the final over houston. chiefs now with 11 straight wins. chiefs play at new england saturday. -- patriots are 5 point favorites. the best drone racers on the planet are in las vegas this weekend competing in extreme drone racing --- they have this crazy course set up in the zappos atrium --- maybe we should call it zappos stadium --- remember, this is the old city of las vegas building ---- 15 of the top racers in the world are racing through hoops, rings of fire --- crazy set up they have there. the guy to beat is shaun taylor ---- he's an emt from during his off hours --- he flies

here are three quarterbacks, matthew stafford, alex smith and jay cutler.een the three of them they've been to the playoffs six times and three of those appearances belong to alex smith and if you look at the numbers and what they'll be paid for the 20 2016. i need to get matthew stafford's agent $22.5 million. it was $18.5 million and the long-term deal seems to be logical for the skins and cousins and don't be surprised if it's in the rage of 15 to 18 million a year. jay cutler is making 16 million this season. >> and he's been in the playoffs once. >> pay the man, shirley. give him some money and bring him back because he keeps getting better and better and better. >> with a full off season who knows how good he can be? >> i'll bet he still has a lottery ticket, though? >> why wouldn't he? >> that's our broadcast. nightly news coming up next. >> hope to see you for news 4 at 11:00. have a good evening. >>> tonight, iran releases americans. dramatic images of the moment the navy boats were seized. new details on the efforts to free them and the apology on

alex smith, not the chiefs quarterback, gets control of waukee's solomon jones... that's a two. smith leading in the final minutes, rams fans want the two, and jones gets it. southeast polk is 14-0 with a 47-24. the cyclones are back in the thick of the big 12 race. now, iowa state can't afford a let down. sandwiched between two big monday's iowa state gets conference bottom feeder, t-c-u. the cyclones have beaten the horned frogs six straight times. prohm has an idea how to motivate his team on the road. just like everyone thought, baylor is in all alone in first place. team on the road. announcer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. the world a president has to grapple with, sometimes you can't even imagine. and she's prepared for i

alex smith was nine years old. >> you know who the quarterback was? >> no idea. it was a joke.>> get some facts and come back and see me. >> did you know there were three hall of famers on that chiefs team? >> i did not. >> get some facts and come back and see me. >> and they all [ indiscernible ] >> not only that but royals started their play-off run in houston. that seems to be a magical place for kansas city. >> hey, could be. um, hopefully so. >> he was nine years old, folks! give him a break, yeah! >> sharks captain joe pavelski named an all-star for the first time. he leads san jose with 20 goals this season and will be joined by brent burns picked for the third time in his career. >>> nba all stars to be announced this month and the kings are encouraging fans to vote for demarcus cousins by comparing him to mean joe greene. >> mr. greene, you need any help? >> no. >> i just want you to know, i think -- i think you're the best ever! >> yeah. sure. >> want my coke? okay. you can have it. ♪[ music ] >> that aired back in 1979. still considered to this day one of the best co

alex smith started the game 5-5 but then 5-16 at the tail end. i think the chiefs need to mix it up. the patriots have proven they we will see what happens in the second half. jamie: the patriots have the halftime lead. we will see you tonight at 11:00. the nfc championship game plays out tonight as well at 8:15. the green bay packers are at the arizona cardinals. aaron rogers against carson palmer, two of the best quarterbacks in the nfl this season. that will be fun to watch. friday night was really good for the bruins and the celtics. they both picked up nice wins, and they will both try to do it again tonight. the bruins host the toronto maple leafs at 7:00. the celts are at the washington wizards at 7:30. the manchester monarchs skate on on their home ice tonight with a 7:00 game with the norfolk admirals. the monarchs have the third best record in the echl, and they look to keep it going tonight. >> they are a hard-working team. we have had success against them. they had injuries the last time we played them. they are a new team now. offens

a lot of people are thinking weening get alex smith and aaron rodgers in the super bowl, that would we a great matchup. not for the niners or even self. interesting next weekend. >> leonardo dicaprio's new movie a box office >>> a ten-year-old northern california girl has a bright future. ♪ ♪ >> join us tonight for abc news on kofy tv. and stranded on an east bay road. the quick thinking that helped this little horse find its way back home. that's tonight at 11:00. >>> four weekends and constanting, "star wars: the force awakens" topped the box office again this weekend. abc7's parent company, disney, says the film is the third largest grossing movie in the world. this weekend ticket sales were $41 million in the u.s. and $104 million worldwide, led by a huge opening weekend in china. leonardo di caprio's movie, "the revnant," came in second. and and the amy "sisters" rounded out the top. >> clouds moving in from west to east and there's chance in the next couple of hours, spotty drizzle. future weather. tonight, overcast. the chance there is for nip to see spot showers. tomorrow morni

alex smith makes it a 20 point game. kc wins 30-0. their first play off game since 1974. the rangers and nets lost on saturday. have a great day. >>> still wondering what to do with your christmas day? people showed up at 30 chipping sites. the trees are chipped up and reused as mulch in parks and community gardens. we have more information on where you can find a mulch fest location near you and as we learned the hardaway no need if you put any within reach of our rabbit friend he will eat it even though mind you our tree is fake so we now have a bald spot. >> you got to get a real tree next year maybe. >> i'm sure he'll have fun with that. time now angel on the 1 train. see how a stranger was brought to tears. the heart warming moment coming up. >>> and music for a cause. we are talking to the musician you can hear right here at the cbs 2 sunday morning will be right back. in new york state, we believe tomorrow starts today. all across the state the economy is growing, with creative new business incentives, the lowest taxes in decades, and university partnerships, attra

"it's crazy how fast it ends," said quarterback alex smith. "it's over. that's it. it's over right now, just like that. we weren't able to get it done today, and that's how it goes." "we'll learn from our mistakes, and how you go about your business if you want to continue to play in the postseason," said head coach man. they battled like crazy this year, and came up a little short." despite the loss, the chiefs had more total yards and more first downs thaha the patriots. iowa put a drubbing on michigan state on thursday, the hawkeyes' second win over the spartans of the season. now firmly entrenched as a threat in the big ten, the 16th-ranked hawkeyes were hosting michigan today. iowa, 4-and-0 in big ten play - good for second place in the standings. and the hawekyes opened on fire - jarrod uthoff - step-back finds nothing but the bottom - uthoff had 12 first-half points - iowa got out to an 11-nothing lead. but michigan goes on a big run to get back in it - d.j. wilson inside for the stuff - wolverines take a one-point lead. later - iowa up 5 - adam woodbury with

alex smith, two it woulds, 7-0kc. sect quarter, the pick six.what a pickup. 24 yards, raiders down 1-10 at the half. third quarter, punt is blocked, out of bounds for safety. kc gets the ball. smith, 15 yards, 23-10kc. two minutes left, derek carr. 31 yards to michael crabtree. got the ball back. not a lot of time left. the chiefs keep him inbounds. kc wins their final ten games, oakland finishes 7-9, 23-17 the final. >> steelers and jets fighting for the final playoff spot, jets win, they're in. if they lose and the steelers win, jets are in. the only thing in their way, rex ryan, fired last season. taylor ran for this touchdown. jets fall 22-17. >>> so, new york needs the steel torsion lose. they were the cleveland. ben roethlisberger threw for 349 yards, three tds, 17-yard here to brown. 187 yards on 13 catches. first player in nfl hoyt to have at least 125 receptions in consecutive seasons. steelers clinch a playoff spot the victory. jets eliminated. >> with the pate i patriots los to miami this ron doze have to meet the chargers. peyton man

alex smith -- hits albert wilson for a 10-yard touchdown... chiefs back within 8... 4th quarter -- chiefs down 14... but still not going away... charcandrick west into the endzone -- k-c back within a touchdown... just over a minute to go -- patriots could end it with a first down... and are you kidding me? pass deflected right into the hands of julian edelman... new england patriots are heading to the a-f-c championship game for the 5th straight year... 27-20 we've got 2 more games coming up tomorrow -- at 10:05 a-m it's the seahawks and panthers in the n-f-c... and then at 1:40 pm, the broncos host the steelers in the a-f-c thanks ben...we'll be night and early this morning has pushed east. the forecast area will be in a brief period of short wave ridging tonight into early sunday before the next wave pushes into northern california late sunday afternoon and evening...then afternoon. evening should drop off during the overnight hours. a lake wind advisory remains in effect for lake tahoe early this evening. localized wind gusts over 30 mph a

scoreless in the first...alex smith finds jeremy maclin who splits the defense for the score...7-0 now...david amerson...steps in front of the pass from smith and he has green grass in front of him...pick six cuts the lead to four. but smith seals it...with some help from demetrius harris...great catch for the score...chiefs win it 23-17. and they could win the division if the broncos lose...peyton manning back in uniform today. but it's brock osweiler under center and he flips it to demaryius thomas who does the rest...72 yards for the score...7-0 denver early. ahead to the third...stop me if you've seen this before, philip rivers to antonio gates for the lead. after five broncos turnovers, they call on manning...not much through the air for peyton, but he leads them down the field and ronnie hillman scores the game facebook fan photo of the day. today's picture comes from... lindsey. she snapped this moment....which shows brandon wegher as mentioned earlier in the show, right before his first regular season game in the n-f-l and his son brodie watching from the sidelines. congratulat

opening drive, play fake, alex smith, strikes it. now, 25 yards, 7-0 kansas city. just in front.s it. he is gone. raiders down just 14-10 at the break. now, 16-10. they put it up. now, harris. went up and got it. touchdown. 23-10 lead. a pew minutes left. here came my right. now, michael crabtree. 31 yards. cansace city's lead to 23-17. getting the ball back. 20 seconds left. no timeout. you got to get out-of-bounds. michael riviera, did not get out-of-bounds. and and the clock went 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. that is it. now, 23-17. the raiders xenonnen ends at 7- 9. how about it? for charles woodson's finale? >> september will -- -- the raiders xenon ends at 7-9. how about it? >> for charles woodson's finale? >> september will come around, mentally i know it is over. my body is done. i feel like i can just -- i can just breathe, you know what i am saying. so, i am good. >> when the jets lost ben, ben roethlisberger the steelers made the playoffs. at cleveland, they hooked up in the 2nd quarter. antonio brown, 13 catches, 170 yards. steelers beat the browns, weight-12. advance to the playoff

in the career of charles woodson -- raiders in kansas city facing the chiefs... 2nd quarter -- alex smith picked off -- not by woodson -- but by david amerson -- and it's a pick 6... raiders back within 4... but smith would answer demetrius harris for the 15-yard touchdown... chiefs win 23-17 -- next stop for charles woodson -- the pro football hall of fame broncos could lock up the top seed in the a-f-c back -- peyton manning replacing brock osweiler in the 2nd half... tied at 20 in the 4th quarter -- ronnie hillman will take that 23 yards for a touchdown... and the broncos win 27- 20... the a-f-c will go through denver jets trying to clinch a playoff spot with a win in buffalo... down 5 with 2 minutes to go... ryan fitzpatrick -- intercepted -- one of his 3 interceptions in the 4th quarter... and rex ryan plays spoiler against his former team -- 22-17 so now the steelers could sneak in the playoffs with a win over the browns... and they had no problem -- ben roethlisberger -- to antonio brown... steelers are in the playoffs -- 28-12 the final so the a-f-c playoff picture is set... denve

a lot of people are thinking weening get alex smith and aaron rodgers in the super bowl, that would weatchup. not for the niners or even self. interesting next weekend. >> leonardo dicaprio's new movie a box office >>> a ten-year-old northern california girl has a bright future. ♪ ♪ >> join us tonight for abc news on kofy tv. and stranded on an east bay road. the quick thinking that helped this little horse find its way back home. that's tonight at 11:00. >>> four weekends and constanting, "star wars: the force awakens" topped the box office again this weekend. abc7's parent company, disney, says the film is the third largest grossing movie in the world. this weekend ticket sales were $41 million in the u.s. and $104 million worldwide, led by a huge opening weekend in china. leonardo di caprio's movie, "the revnant," came in second. and and the amy rounded out the top. >> clouds moving in from west to east and there's chance in the next couple of hours, spotty drizzle. future weather. tonight, overcast. the chance there is for nip to see spot showers. tomorrow morning, 4:00, in the mor