Alex Smith engineers Chiefs first win of season
Through three weeks, we've seen a trend start to develop. Road teams won six of 14 games for the second straight Sunday, but unlike last week, quarterbacks ruled the day. and , caught -- yes, caught -- a touchdown pa s, and one Fred McGriff Jersey notable Cowboy was at the helm of a monumental comeback. But only one can earn honors of Greatest On The Road. Here are this weeks stars away from home. Greatest on the Road ...Alex Smith, Kansas City ChiefsAt 0-2, Kansas City reached Week 3 in a state of confusion. Are they the team that contended for the AFC West crown in 2013, or were we seeing more of the turnover in playoff teams from one season to the next?The hit Miami like gangbusters. powered a rushing attack that ate up 161 yards on the ground, but it was Smith who made the biggest difference. The former top pick of the 2005 draft hit tight end on a short pa s in the flats and Kelce did the rest, and diving for the pylon to put the ahead 14-0. Miami came storming back to cut the lead to 14-10, but Smith quelled the comeback attempt, avoiding the blitz and firing a dart in the face of pre sure to running back for an 11-yard touchdown.Deep in the Miami redzone Ronald Acuna Jr. Jersey and leading 21-15 with 4:39 left to play, Smith , this time on a 4-yard touchdown pa s to put the ahead by two scores. One Kurt Suzuki Jersey could look at the final statistics and point out Smith's fumble lost and safety, but I'm giving him a pa s on the safety -- his teammates with six linemen and two backs. That's not Smith's fault. But he had plenty to do with Kansas City's first win of 2014.Also considered ...Antonio Brown, Pittsburgh SteelersPittsburgh faced similar doubts heading into Charlotte for a Sunday night game against the . helped put those concerns on hold.Leading 9-3 with 11:10 left in the third, made one of his trademark plays, letting a pa s fly as he was taken down. The ball landed in Brown's welcoming hands, and he dragged his toes in the back corner of the endzone for the score.The ' ground game got going later in the third, but the game was far from over. That's when Roethlisberger bought time with his feet, shuffled to the right and found Brown coming acro s the middle on a drag route for a 7-yard touchdown pa s, Brown's second of the night.Brown finished with 10 catches for 90 yards and two touchdowns. The finished with their Jonny Venters Jersey second victory of the season.Tony Romo, Dallas CowboysThe weren't supposed to be 1-1 heading into Week 3 of the season. And trailing 21-0 to the , it looked like we were finally seeing the we expected to watch for much of 2014.Then the Dallas offense got going.The stormed back, cutting the deficit to 11 before half. kept the momentum in the favor of the in the third quarter, sparking a huge comeback with to to trim the ' lead to four. Two po se sions later, Romo connected with on a to give Dallas its first lead of the game. On the first play of the ensuing drive, iced it for the , returning an Jared Shuster Jersey interception 25 yards for the decisive touchdown.Romo doesn't get the honor this week, because he had plenty of help on offense. Running back on 24 carries, and Bryant did his fair share of the work, catching six pa ses for 89 yards.
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