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Chiefs keep grinding away with unheralded running backs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Just about anybody can carry the ball effectively for the Kansas City Chiefs these days.

Even a 346-pound defensive tackle.

Yes, that was big Dontari Poe plowing over the goal line in last Sunday's 33-3 win over San Diego, which got the Chiefs back to .500 and into the thick of the AFC playoff hunt.

The sight of Poe doing his touchdown dance was certainly memorable, but more important to Kansas City's four-game win streak has been the ability of unheralded running backs Charcandrick West and Spencer Ware to carry the load after Jamaal Charles's season-ending knee injury.