Smith, Chiefs seize control in AFC West

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Alex Smith threw for 231 yards and two touchdowns, Kareem Hunt ran for 155 yards and a score, and the Kansas City Chiefs routed the turnover-prone Los Angeles Chargers 30-13 on Saturday night to seize control of the AFC West.

Hunt also had a touchdown catch for the Chiefs (8-6), whose eighth straight win over the Chargers all but sewed up the division and a spot in the playoffs. The only way Kansas City can squander it is by losing its last two games and the Chargers or Oakland Raiders winning out.

“It feels good to be back in this position,” said Chiefs safety Ron Parker, who had one of the three interceptions thrown by the Chargers’ Philip Rivers. “We stuck it out as a family the last couple weeks, did a good job of staying together. It would have been easy to fall apart.”

The Chargers (7-7) led 13-10 early in the second half, but Rivers had the three interceptions — two of them to Marcus Peters — and Austin Ekeler fumbled down the stretch. STAFFORD HELPS LIONS STAY IN PLAYOFF HUNT

Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and didn’t have a turnover, helping tbe Lions beat the Chicago Bears 20-10 at Detroit.

Detroit (8-6) has won two straight and needs to close the regular season with two more wins to keep its postseason hopes alive. TEXANS RE-SIGN DT CLEMENTS

The Texans have resigned defensive tackle Chunky Clements to the practice squad. Clements cleared waivers Friday after being cut from the 53-man roster Thursday when the Texans promoted quarterback Taylor Heinicke from the practice squad to back up T.J. Yates. Clements was on the Texans’ active roster for five games, but was inactive each week. ODDS AND ENDS

The Packers activated quarterback Aaron Rodgers from injured reserve, a day before he starts Sunday in a must-win game at Carolina. Rodgers broke his right collarbone at Minnesota on Oct. 15. … The Seahawks placed safety Kam Chancellor on injured reserve, waived guard Mark Glowinski, and promoted linebacker Kache Palacio and cornerback Mike Tyson from the practice squad. … The Bengals put center T.J. Johnson on injured reserve. … Falcons running back Tevin Coleman and left guard Andy Levitre have been ruled out for Monday night’s game at Tampa Bay.

From staff and wire reports