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 San Diego can make the playoffs with a victory in the game at
Kansas City, who have slim post-season hopes depending on other
results.
Smith was hit in the abdomen in last week's loss to the Pittsburgh
Steelers and tests revealed the laceration.
"They pushed me to get checked out and I got the call that I had the
laceration on there and it was enlarged," Smith, who had practiced
earlier in the week, told reporters.
Chase Daniel will start for the Chiefs. The backup's only previous
NFL start came against the Chargers last year, a game San Diego won
to make the playoffs.
 The playoff-bound Arizona Cardinals also will be using backup Ryan
Lindley again in their game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Lindley, who became the Cardinals starter after Drew Stanton was
injured, was ineffective in a 35-6 loss to Seattle last week.
Arizona can win the NFC West with a win at the San Francisco 49ers
and a loss by the Seattle Seahawks, who are at home to the St. Louis
Rams. Seattle will claim the title if they beat St. Louis and
Arizona loses.
Three other division crowns are up for grabs on Sunday, the final
day of the NFL regular season.
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Either the Cincinnati Bengals or Pittsburgh Steelers will win the
AFC North in their showdown at Pittsburgh.
The NFC North title will go to the winner of the game between the
Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers while the NFC South will go to
the winner of the Carolina Panthers-Atlanta Falcons game.
(Reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Greg
Stutchbury)
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