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OAKLAND, Calif. Chris Canty Jersey . -- Jamaal Charles carried the Kansas City Chiefs straight into the playoffs with a record performance. Charles tied a franchise record with five touchdowns in a game and gained 215 yards from scrimmage as the Chiefs beat the Raiders 56-31 on Sunday to clinch at least a wild-card spot. Alex Smith threw five TD passes, going 17 for 20 for 287 yards to make the Chiefs the fourth team ever to make the playoffs a year after losing at least 14 games. Kansas City (11-3) is tied for first place in the AFC West with Denver but needs help to win the division because the Broncos swept the season series. Matt McGloin threw four interceptions and lost a fumble while sharing time with Terrelle Pryor as Oakland (4-10) allowed the most points in franchise history and lost its fourth straight game. The Raiders had seven turnovers overall. The performance drew constant boos from a crowd frustrated over 11 straight seasons without a winning record and raise questions about whether the Raiders are showing enough progress in year two under coach Dennis Allen to convince owner Mark Davis to keep him around for a third season. There is not questioning the progress the Chiefs have made in their first year under coach Andy Reid. He took over a 2-14 team and authored an impressive turnaround. The addition of Smith to a talented roster that featured six Pro Bowl players also helped. Charles was one of those Pro Bowlers a year ago but he never had a game quite like this even though he only rushed for 20 yards in eight carries. He did most of his work in the passing game, beating blitzes with screen passes and also having success running patterns downfield. He caught eight passes for 195 yards and four touchdowns in the third-most productive receiving day by a running back since the 1970 merger. Charles also joined Shaun Alexander, Jerry Rice and Clinton Portis as the only players since the merger to score five touchdowns and gain at least 200 yards from scrimmage in a single game. The Chiefs built a 35-10 lead before the Raiders scored three straight touchdowns to make it a game late in the third quarter. It quickly became a blowout again. On a third-and-1, Smith found Charles on a wheel route down the sideline for a completion. Charles then cut toward the middle and raced in for the 71-yard score that tied Abner Haynes team record set in 1961 against the Raiders with five TDs in a game. The Chiefs put the game away after Taiwan Jones fumbled the ensuing kickoff, setting up a 6-yard TD pass to Sean McGrath that made it 49-21. Knile Davis 17-yard run midway through the fourth quarter gave the Chiefs the highest-scoring game in the NFL this season and the most points ever scored against the Raiders, breaking the mark of 55 last reached by Baltimore in 2012. The Raiders were officially eliminated from the playoff chase for the 11th straight season shortly before kickoff and played like a team going nowhere. The tone was set right from the start when Quintin Demps returned the opening kick 50 yards and Charles then took a short pass from Smith and raced 49 yards for the score. Charles scored on a 39-yard screen pass on third-and-19 on the next possession. The game quickly got out of hand from there as Eric Berry returned an interception 47 yards to make it 21-3. McGloin then fumbled a shotgun snap from Stefen Wisniewski, setting up a 1-yard TD run by Charles and threw another interception to Berry that was followed by a 16-yard screen to Charles on the next play to make it 35-10. Brandon Williams Ravens Jersey . -- Whenever a Royals pitcher has issued a walk lately, the runner has usually scored.Pernell McPhee Jersey . Bouchards high stick hit Blue Jackets winger Matt Calvert in the face following a faceoff in the Wilds 4-2 season-opening victory over Columbus. Calvert lost teeth and needed stitches on his lip but returned and got an assist in the third period.VANCOUVER -- Marco Sturm wants to make the most of the second chance given to him by the Vancouver Canucks. The free-agent signing was on the ice this week as some Vancouver players prepared for the teams training camp that opens later this month. Sturm, who turns 33 next Thursday, skated with smooth strides and didnt seem to show any affects of a knee that has bothered him the last few seasons. "Im healthy," said the native of Dingolfing, Germany, flashing a wide grin. "I feel good. Hopefully I can show it on the ice." The Canucks are gambling Sturm returns to the form that saw him score 20 or more goals seven times in his 14-year career. There were some eyebrows raised when the Canucks signed Sturm to a one-year deal worth US$2.25-million on the first day of free agency. He had a combined five goals and 11 assists in 35 games with the L.A. Kings and Washington Capitals in 2010-11. During the playoffs he had an goal and two assists in nine games with Washington. "In free agency I was hoping for a good team," said Sturm. "Thats what I got. "Ive scored 20 goals before. Thats my goal to be back to the player I was before injury." Sturm was playing for the Boston Bruins when he tore his ACL and MCL during the 2010 playoffs. That resulted in his second knee operation in two years. He started last season with the Los Angeles Kings but played just 17 games, scoring four goals and adding five assists. The Kings put him on waivers, where he was claimed by Washington. Sturm scored one goals in 18 games with the Capitals. He feels much more confident heading into this season with the Canucks, who lost Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final to Boston. "I still think Im young," he said. "It should be a good time. "I worked hard enough in the summer. I want too stay healthy. Elvis Dumervil Authentic Jersey. Last year I probably came back a little bit too early. I could never catch up. Now I feel good. I had all summer to get stronger again." Vancouver general manager Mike Gillis thinks Sturm is eager to prove he has more gas left in the tank. "I think hes overcome the injuries," said Gillis. "I think we got him at a point in his career when he was very excited to be playing on a team he knows is a good hockey team. "Hes very excited to start the season here and get established. Weve got high expectations of him and hes got high expectations for himself." The Canucks will be looking at Sturm to bring some scoring punch to a lineup that is hobbled by injuries. Centre Ryan Kesler is expected to miss training camp, and possibly some early games, after undergoing off-season hip surgery. Left-winger Mason Raymond isnt expected to return until November after suffering a vertebrae compression fracture in Game 6 of the final against Boston. Veteran Mikael Samuelsson also had surgery for an abdominal injury but has given himself the all clear. Sturm was drafted 21st overall by the Sharks in 1996. The six-foot, 194-forward was traded to Boston in November 2005 as part of the deal that saw Joe Thornton go to San Jose. He missed most of the 2008-09 season recovering from a knee injury suffered in a Dec. 18 game against Toronto. Sturm returned the next season to score 22 goals for the Bruins. During his career Sturm has scored 27 goals in a season twice and 28 once. He doesnt see any problem fitting in with the Canucks, who like to play a fast-skating game. "I can play either wing on every line," he said. "Im pretty simple and straight forward. 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