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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The ' knows exactly how much weight quarterback feels as the first-round pick tries to turn around the fortunes of Tenne see.He was in a similar position in San Francisco a decade ago."For me, it was battling the anxiety of being the top pick and justifying that, and that's what I fought for so long, and it took me a while," Smith said shortly after leading Kansas City to a weather-shortened 34-10 victory over the Jerrel Jernigan Jersey on Friday night."In some ways," he said, "you have to play yourself out of that, and I think I did."Enough to solidify the starting job with the Tiki Barber Jersey , where Smith has flourished in coach Andy Reid's West Coast offense. He was 16 of 18 for 171 yards and two touchdowns in le s than a half against Tenne see, almost certainly his final tuneup before the regular season.Meanwhile, Mariota misfired on his first three throws before completing seven of his last eight attempts. He threw for 99 yards while playing the entire first half."Kansas City has a very good defense, and for us to be able to score points against them, it says a lot about where we have come from," Mariota said. "A lot of it we can still improve."he game was called with 3 minutes, 50 seconds remaining after thunder rumbled and lightning streaked acro s the sky. Heavy rains had turned one end zone into a lake.By that point, starters and backups had mostly finished their dre s rehearsals. took over late in the first half and wound up throwing for 146 yards and two touchdowns with an interception, while backup got the night off for KC. running back , who played 10 snaps total the first two preseason games, carried three times for 26 yards and caught two pa ses for James Bradberry Jersey 15 yards. hauled in seven catches for 65 yards, including a 29-yard touchdown grab that made it 7-0. also caught a touchdown pa s for Kansas City, while All-Pro linebacker had his first sack of the preseason when he tracked down Mariota before halftime."We have everything we need to do the things we want to achieve this year," Maclin said. "It all starts with the guy under center and we have all the faith in the world in him."The , still trying to settle on an offensive line, struggled to move the Daniel Jones Jersey ball on the ground. ran six times for just 17 yards, while former wide receiver at least managed to move the chains when he got a handful of carries., who had played so well for Tenne see that some have wondered whether he'll be traded, took over to start the second half. He was 3 of 11 for 38 yards. had Riley Dixon Jersey a short touchdown run late in the first half for the ."Obviously we didn't start the way we wanted to. A lot of it was because of mistakes we made," coach Ken Whisenhunt said. "There were too many penalties, we fumbled the ball one time, we jumped offsides and we mi sed tackles. Those are the things you can't do."Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s

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