Matt Cassel

From the FanPosts. -Chris From the beginning of the season, optimistic Chiefs fans looked to the Week 14 game against the Buffalo Bills at Arrowhead Stadium as winnable - if not an outright shoo-in. Even though the Bills arrived in Kansas City with a record only one game better than the Chiefs, half of their losses were by a total of 10 points - while the Chiefs had lost their two previous games by a total of 60 points! Despite this, three of four respondents in the AP prediction poll for the game believed the Chiefs would win. So it's no surprise that so much anger ... Read Full Story

More photos » by Charlie Riedel - AP about 4 hours ago: Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel (7) is sacked by Buffalo Bills defensive end Aaron Schobel during the first quarter of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 13, 2009, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Browse more photos » With 1:10 left in the first half and the Chiefs down by a touchdown, Chiefs QB Matt Cassel led the Chiefs on a 27-yard drive that ended near mid-field. Cassel hit Bobby Wade on a long third down for a 22-yard gain. He also hit Chris Chambers for 10 yards to get ... Read Full Story

Matt Cassel will be the longterm QB for the KC Chiefs. What a difference a year can make. Matt Cassel , known before the 2008 season mainly as a solid backup quarterback, used his sterling play last year to sign a 5-year-deal worth $63 million with the Kansas City Chiefs . From an article at espn.com: Matt Cassel, a career backup in college and in the pros, parlayed a great 2008 season into a lucrative franchise tag. Now, he's locked himself into a deal to be the long-term quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs. Cassel and the Chiefs worked out a six-year deal that ... Read Full Story

More photos » by Orlin Wagner - AP Browse more photos » If this week taught us anything about the NFL, it's, well, exactly what we'd say every week about the NFL: Every week is unpredictable. This week, you had the Redskins (the same roster the Chiefs defeated on the road in week six) nearly knock off the undefeated Saints , the Raiders probably ruined the defending champs playoff hopes ( Steelers ) and the Dolphins came back to defeat the Patriots , muddying the waters of the AFC Wild-Card picture. In other words, all is normal. The reason for this picture is because ... Read Full Story

The Chiefs turned the ball over four times. Quarterback Matt Cassel dropped a pick-6 fumble into the gut of a blitzing San Diego defensive back. Running back Jamaal Charles coughed up a fumble when the game was still close. Cassel tossed an interception. There’s another turnover that I can’t remember at the moment. Oh, that’s right. Center Rudy Niswanger zinged a shotgun snap over the head of Cassel....Let’s deal with the obvious. The Chiefs are not as bad as they looked on Sunday. San Diego is not 29 points better than the Chiefs. The Chiefs came out feeling a touch too good about themselves, ... Read Full Story