KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Smith huddled with Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy in front of his locker, not more than 15 minutes after Kansas City had beaten the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.If they were already dissecting his performance, they werent going to find many faults.Smith threw two touchdown passes in another calm, efficient outing, and Daniel Sorensen returned an interception of Drew Brees for another score as the Chiefs held on for a 27-21 victory.Everybody trusts Alex, man. Alex is a pro, said Tyreek Hill, who made an acrobatic 38-yard TD catch to help the Chiefs (4-2) win their ninth consecutive home game. Hes good. Hes the truth.Smith was helped by another big game from Spencer Ware, the one-time fill-in for Jamaal Charles whos become a star. He had 77 yards rushing to go with a 46-yard TD catch.He runs with a lot of physicality and determination, but a lot of agility, Smith said. Hes a good mix and I think you just see a guy who has great vision.Brees tried to rally the Saints (2-4) once again, pulling them within 24-21 on a touchdown pass to Brandon Coleman with 2:33 left. But the ensuing onside kick went out of bounds, Kansas City added a field goal and the Saints could do nothing in the final 28 seconds to change the outcome.Brees finished with 367 yards and three TD passes, and became the first player with 100 games with at least 300 yards passing. But much of that offense came while he was trying to rally his team. It was another uneven performance away from the Superdome for the New Orleans quarterback, who was coming off a 465-yard game last week against Carolina.Listen, weve set the bar pretty high at home, havent we? We cant expect 500 yards on the road, he said. Its what home-field advantage is, right? We can definitely execute better though.Meanwhile, the Chiefs showed some moxie after falling into an early 7-0 hole.Wares touchdown on a screen pass and Sorensens pick-six off a batted ball quickly turned the momentum, and Hill added his long touchdown reception to make it 21-7 at the break.The Saints drew within a touchdown on Mark Ingrams catch midway through the third quarter, but the 2009 Heisman Trophy winner fumbled inside the Kansas City 10 with 8:26 left in the game.Thats just everybody flying to the ball, said the Chiefs Marcus Peters, who recovered it.The fumble with the Chiefs leading 24-14 proved to be pivotal. New Orleans got the ball back and eventually scored, but the extra time it took may have cost them a chance to win the game.You play a good team on the road, penalties and turnovers, they can really do you in, Saints coach Sean Payton said. Interception return for a touchdown on third-and-long, fumble in the red zone and were not a good enough team to overcome some of those mistakes.LOTS OF LAUNDRYThe Saints struggled with the crowd noise in Arrowhead Stadium, getting flagged for four false starts and a delay of game. They also got hit with two unnecessary roughness penalties, including one with just over two minutes left that kept them from getting the ball back. With a veteran quarterback like that, you dont really expect it, Chiefs safety Eric Berry said.BETTER DEFENSEThe Saints defense voluntarily skipped their day off Monday to review video, and it seemed to pay off. One of the leagues worst defenses held Kansas City to just 326 yards of total offense.REID ROLLS 300The Chiefs Andy Reid coached his 300th game Sunday. Most of those were over his 14 seasons in Philadelphia, where he was 140-102-1. 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COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio States struggling offense may have to do without starting wide receiver and kick returner Parris Campbell against No. 9 Nebraska on Saturday.Campbell, a sophomore who this season was seeing his first significant playing time, left the game in the fourth quarter after being hurt while blocking for Curtis Samuel. Coach Urban Meyer said Monday that Campbell has a high ankle sprain and is questionable for this weeks game.Its much better than we thought, Meyer said of the injury.Campbell has caught 10 passes for 96 yards and earned raves from Meyer for his development and effort this season. Hes also compiled 326 yards returning kickoffs. Someone will have to be the next man up, and several receivers are in line.(Binjimen) Victor is getting so close, weve got to just get him through the hump, Meyer said. James Clark and Terry McLaurin are going to step up and play.Quarterback J.T. Barrett said Campbells effort was critical.He does a lot of us, especially on special teams, Barrett said. Someone is going to have to step in and fill that role, but hes definitely a valuable player to us.No. 6 Ohio State (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) is having a rough time getting its vertical passing game working even with Campbell, one of its fleetest receivers, in the starting lineup.The Buckeyes punted on five straight possessions on Saturday and allowed Northwestern, a multi-touchdown underddog, to tie the score at 17 in the third quarter.dddddddddddd Ohio State then mounted a six-play, 63-yard drive, capped by a 3-yard Samuel touchdown run with 9:43 left in the game.Northwestern then got to the Ohio State 3, but settled for a field goal to close to 24-20 with 3:31 left. The Buckeyes mounted a final clock-eating drive, with Barrett hitting Noah Brown for 16 yards on third-and-8 and then taking off on a 35-yard run to convert a third-and-10 and put the Buckeyes in the clear.The narrow escape came a week after Ohio State lost to unranked Penn State 24-21, a game marked by a blocked field goal attempt that the Nittany Lions ran back for a touchdown.Game notes Ohio State will play Nebraska (7-1, 4-1) for the first time since their 2012 meeting in Columbus, won by the Buckeyes 63-38....Raekwon McMillan and Jerome Baker have been named semifinalists for the Butkus Award, given to the nations best linebacker. Baker has been a terrific surprise since taking over a starting role after Dante Booker was injured in the opening game....Safety Malik Hooker is one of 16 semifinalists for the Jim Thorpe Award, given to the nations best defensive back.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgFollow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy ' ' '