INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Nick Foles threw two touchdown passes in relief of the injured Alex Smith to help the Kansas City Chiefs hold off Indianapolis 30-14 on Sunday. It was a rough game for the Chiefs, who lost Smith twice after hits to the head and finished the game with Charcandrick West as their only healthy running back.

Smith was checked for a concussion in the first half and cleared to return, which he did in the second quarter. He left again early in the third quarter after Clayton Geathers shoved Smith’s head to the turf as the quarterback tried to slide underneath the tackle. Smith was then diagnosed with a concussion and did not return.

The social media traffic about the hits on Smith came from all corners. Some fans questioned whether Geathers intentionally drove Smith’s head into the turf to knock him out of the game. Former Colts linebacker Gary Brackett wrote on Twitter that whoever cleared Smith to return should be fired, while the television announcers questioned the play call because of Smith’s previous injury. Even Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, piped in – questioning how many hits it takes to draw a flag. Smith took several hits to the head in last week’s game that weren’t called.

In addition to Smith, starting running back Spencer Ware missed the second half with a concussion. Ware started in place of Jamaal Charles , who was inactive because of swelling in his surgically repaired knee. Left guard Parker Ehinger also left in the second half with a right knee injury and did not return.

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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nebraska is no long among the unbeatens, with the Cornhuskers coming up short at Wisconsin last night, 23-17, in overtime. The Badgers stopped Nebraska on fourth-and-8 from the 23 after defensive back D’Cota Dixon swatted a pass headed toward Stanley Morgan Jr. in the end zone. Tommy Armstrong Jr. was 12-of-31 for 153 yards on the night.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield passed for 236 yards and four touchdowns, sitting out much of the second half as Oklahoma routed Kansas last night, 56-3. The win put the Sooners in sole possession of first place in the Big 12. The Jayhawks were held to 170 yards of offense and lost their 17th straight Big 12 game.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jake Allen stopped 27 shots to get his first shutout of the season as the St. Louis Blues beat the Los Angeles Kings last night, 1-0. Peter Budaj had 24 saves for the Kings in the loss.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jesse Ertz rushed for 106 yards on just 9 carries as Kansas State beat Iowa State 31-26. Ertz also threw the ball for 151 yards and a touchdown. The Wildcats have won three of their last four. Cyclones backup Jacob Park had 301 yards passing and two touchdowns.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Lance Dunn ran for 118 yards and North Dakota State intercepted the ball four times in beating Northern Iowa last night, 24-20. The Bison are tied with Youngstown State and South Dakota State atop the Missouri Valley Conference standings with the victory.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Kentucky’s Benny Snell and Boom Williams ran for a combined 370-plus yards as the Wildcats beat Missouri yesterday 35-21. The loss dropped the Tigers to 2-6 on the season. They’ve also allowed at least 500 yards of offense in four straight games, the worst such stretch in school history.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Grant Kraemer threw for 304 yards and two touchdowns, Conley Wilkins rushed for two scores, and Drake held off Campbell for a 33-21 win on Saturday. Drake (4-4, 3-2 Pioneer Football League) took advantage of two early Campbell mistakes en route to a 17-0 lead after one quarter.

After a Camels fumble, Kraemer found Andrew Yarwood for a 6-yard TD to put the Bulldogs up 7-0. Campbell (3-4, 1-3) drove 57 yards on 12 plays on its next possession, but an interception and 58-yard return put Drake on the Camels’ 17-yard line. Two plays later, Kraemer threw another TD pass – this time to Zach Zlabis for 12 yards.

Anthony Robbins, who threw for 298 yards for the Camels, had touchdown passes in the second and third quarter to get Campbell within 20-14. But Wilkins scored on second-half touchdown runs of 2 and 5 yards, the latter with 8:35 remaining to give Drake a 33-21 lead, and the Bulldogs’ defense held firm.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Jesse Ertz rushed for a career-high 106 yards on just nine carries and Kansas State held off host Iowa State 31-26 on Saturday for its third win in four games. Ertz added 151 yards passing with a TD for the Wildcats (5-3, 3-2 Big 12), who beat the struggling Cyclones (1-7, 0-5) for the ninth year in a row.

The Cyclones had some promising moments on offense in the second half, outgaining K-State 493-398. But Kansas State converted eight of 12 third downs and scored on all five of its trips to the red zone. The Cyclones have let up at least 27 points in all five of their league games.

Iowa State has Oklahoma coming in on Thursday. The Cyclones haven’t beaten the Sooners in Ames since 1963.

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Its Homecoming in Ames today (Saturday), as the Iowa State Cyclones take a 1-6 record against Kansas State. The Wildcats have won the last eight games in the series and ISU coach Matt Campbell says to get things turned around the Cyclones must find a way to solve one of the best defenses in the Big-12. Campbell says one of the strengths of the K-State defense is the linebacking corps.

Iowa State has been good in the red zone this season and that will need to continue against the Wildcats. Kickoff in Jack Trice Stadium is 11:00 a.m. The game will be televised by Fox Sports Net.

(Learfield Sports)

CHICAGO (AP) — Cody Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Cleveland Indians pitched their fifth shutout this postseason, holding off the Chicago Cubs 1-0 Friday night for a 2-1 lead as the World Series returned to Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945. The Cubs put runners on second and third with two outs in the ninth before Allen struck out Javier Baez to end it. Pinch-hitter Coco Crisp hit an RBI single in the seventh off Carl Edwards Jr. for the lone run.