KANSAS CITY -- You can win a championship with Alex Smith, but Alex Smith is not going to win you a championship. Yes, there is a difference. A big one.
An athlete first and a quarterback second, Smith proved Monday night that, at 33 years old, he still has plenty of life in his arm and in his legs. As he was establishing the Kansas City Chiefs as pro football's best team in a 29-20 comeback victory over Washington, Smith showed the toughness and wisdom shaped by a dozen years of hard living in the NFL.