The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has a score to settle with Denver, too. Because if it wasn't for the reigning AFC West champs, Big No. 11 would be putting up borderline Hall-of-Fame numbers.
Against non-Broncos opposition, Alex Smith is 20-7 as a Kansas City Chiefs starter in the regular season - a clip of .740, or the equivalent of going 12-4 every year.
Versus non-Denver competition, Big No. 11 as a Chiefs boasts a completion rate of 63.9 percent (545 for 853), 38 touchdown tosses, 11 interceptions, and a sparkling passer rating of 93.6.
And to give that 93.6 a little perspective, consider this: If that number was Smith's career rating, it would place him eighth among active NFL quarterbacks, nestled in between Ben Roethlisberger's 93.9 and Matt Ryan's 91.1...