KANSAS CITY, Mo. Collin Klein Kansas State Jersey . -- Alex Smith squirmed out of the pile in the end zone, got to his feet and let out a roar.All it took was the largest comeback in the 56-year history of the Kansas City Chiefs for the stoic quarterback with the California cool to finally let some emotion show.Smith threw for 363 yards and two touchdowns to rally his team from a three-touchdown hole, then scored on third-and-goal on the first possession of overtime for a heart-stopping 33-27 victory over the San Diego Chargers in their season opener Sunday.Lot of emotion at the end of the game, Smith said with a smile.The Chiefs trailed 24-3 in the second half before mounting their charge, and it really kicked into gear when Smith hit Jeremy Maclin with a back-shoulder fade to get within 27-17 with 9 minutes to go.Cairo Santos added a 33-yard field goal a few minutes later. Then, after forcing a three-and-out, Spencer Ware finished a four-play drive with a touchdown plunge to knot the game at 27.It took Kansas City 10 plays to march 75 yards in overtime. Smith finished it with his plunge from the 2-yard line, keeping the ball rather than pitch when the smallest of creases opened.By the time Smith reached his feet, the Chiefs had flooded onto the field to celebrate.Youre going to have games like this that show your character, show your grit, coach Andy Reid said. Im proud of the way they handled it. They had confidence in each other.Philip Rivers threw for 243 yards and a touchdown, and Melvin Gordon scored the first two TDs of his career. But the Chargers were unable to keep any drives going in the fourth quarter, when the Chiefs were charging to their NFL-leading 11th consecutive regular-season victory.You just cant let them back in. Weve got to close it, Chargers offensive tackle Joe Barksdale said. Everybody with eyes who saw the game has got to know, we have to close it. Its not acceptable to be up by 24-3 and lose the game. We know that.The collapse came after San Diego wide receiver Keenan Allen left in the second quarter with what appeared to be a serious knee injury. He already had six catches for 63 yards.Even without Allen, the retooled Chargers and their improved offensive line managed to build a 21-3 halftime lead. And it looked as if their eight-game skid against AFC West rivals would finally end.That all changed once the fourth quarter began.Josh Lambo missed a 54-yard field goal with San Diego leading 27-10, and the momentum swung toward Kansas City. Smith calmly completed six passes and marched his team 56 yards to the end zone, Santos hit his field goal and Ware his touchdown run, and the game was headed to overtime.The Chiefs carried their newfound momentum all the way to the finish.BLACK POWERChiefs cornerback Marcus Peters held a black-gloved fist aloft during the national anthem in a salute reminiscent of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics. It was his way of standing beside 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernicks stance on social injustice.Im supporting Colin and what hes doing, as far as raising awareness with the justice system, said Peters, who grew up in Oakland, California. Coach said it was OK if I wanted to express my thoughts about what I wanted to do, so I just expressed it.Peters did link his left arm with his teammates as country singer Trace Adkins performed the anthem. The Chiefs said in a statement they decided to lock arms in a show of solidarity.MISSING NAMESThe Chiefs played without star pass rusher Justin Houston , who could be out until November as he recovers from ACL surgery in February. The Chargers were without defensive end Joey Bosa, the third pick in Aprils draft, who remained on the exempt list after a lengthy holdout.RUNNING IT: Ware finished with 70 yards rushing and had seven catches for 129 yards, giving the Chiefs a big boost without Jamaal Charles. The four-time Pro Bowl running back is still recovering from surgery last season to repair his ACL and was inactive Sunday.INJURY REPORTAllen missed the final eight games last season with a lacerated kidney , and now could be out the rest of this season. He never put weight on his right knee after going down Sunday.There is speculation about an ACL, coach Mike McCoy said, but well run tests when we get back home.Chiefs linebacker Sam Barrington left in the second half with a hamstring injury.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Odell Beckham LSU Jersey . The Canadian squad, skipped by Jennifer Jones of Winnipeg, got on the board first with two in the second end, and followed that with two more apiece in the fourth and sixth ends. John Calipari Kentucky Jersey . Irving scored 23 points, Tristan Thompson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and the Cavaliers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-109 on Friday night. http://www.cheap---jerseys.us.com/lsu-tigers-17-morris-claiborne-purple-stitched-ncaa-jersey-nw-65.html .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. FARGO, N.D. -- The only thing thats been worse than playing Football Championship Subdivision powerhouse North Dakota State in the last five years is playing the Bison more than once.Thanks in part to a playoff system that once grouped teams from the same region, the Bison have faced four teams in the postseason after seeing them a few weeks earlier. They have won all four times (South Dakota State in 2012 and 2014, Montana and Northern Iowa in 2015).The five-time defending FCS champion (11-1) can up its record in FCS rematches to 5-0 when it hosts a quarterfinal game Saturday against South Dakota State (9-3), which happens to be the only team to beat the Bison this season.Neither Bison coach Chris Klieman nor his players are interested in publicly playing up the revenge factor.Just stay out of it, is how Klieman put it. Its a new game. Its a new week. We cant worry about all that stuff.Even Bison running back and kickoff return standout Bruce Anderson, who was injured against the Jackrabbits after his ankle was twisted during a tackle, said hes more interested in performance than payback. Anderson sat out six weeks before returning for the playoffs.I dont really think about it. Its in the past, Anderson said. It was frustrating to be out and not playing, but I would say that it would be frustrating for anybody. I am just looking at this game as another opportunity to play football.South Dakota State head coach John Stiegelmeier said his team was happy to win the game in October, but theres no discussion about it this week.We dont talk hardly ever about the past, he said.The Jacks defeated the Bison 19-17 at the Fargodome, but piled up some impressive statistics. Quarterback Taryn Christion had 444 yards of total offense, including 303 yards passing and 141 yards rushing. He caught the Bison off guard with his running game, after coming into the coontest with just 29 yards rushing in five games. Mario Manningham Michigan Jersey. Less surprising were the numbers of Christions two large targets, 6-foot-4, 250-pound tight end Dallas Goedert and 6-4, 215-pound wide receiver Jake Weineke. Goedert caught 11 passes for 150 yards and Weineke had six catches for 108 yards, including the winning 2-yard touchdown reception on the final play from scrimmage.They are just really exceptional. If theres anything in the ZIP code, theyre catching it, Bison defensive end Greg Menard said of the South Dakota State receivers. We have to make sure we get more pressure on the quarterback this time around.After scoring a season-low 17 points against the Jacks, the Bison offense turned its focus toward the running game and has rushed for 1,368 yards in the past five games. That has loosened up defenses for big plays, including four of the 10 longest of the year against San Diego last weekend. There was a 61-yard touchdown run by Anderson, a 56-yard touchdown run by Lance Dunn, a 52-yard run by quarterback Easton Stick, and a 49-yard touchdown pass from Stick to Chase Morlock.Weve just got to finish better, Bison receiver RJ Urzendowski said of the rematch. We moved the ball pretty well for third quarters the first time. Were going to have to be consistent throughout the game.This is the 106th meeting between the two schools that have become rivals since moving up to Division I ahead of their in-state counterparts, the University of North Dakota and University of South Dakota. The Bison have a 35-15-3 advantage over the Jacks at home and have won 27 of the last 29 in Fargo, including a 13-2 mark in the Fargodome.Theres no love in this game, North Dakota State defensive end Brad Ambrosius said. Were ready to go. 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