January 12th, 2012 
Matt Loede 
Posted in After finishing the season on injured reserve with a surgically-repaired passing and watching Kyle Orton start the final three games, Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel is prepared to compete for the team’s starting job, Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star reports. “There’s competition every year,” said Cassel. “If you play this position, there’s always competition. [...]
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Chiefs Pounded by Patriots 34-3 to Drop to 4-6
The Tyler Palko didn’t exactly get off to a rousing start Monday night vs New England. The new Chiefs QB was at the mercy of the Patriots, as New England pounded the Chiefs 34-3 in the first game the team played without normal starter Matt Cassel. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady threw a pair of touchdown [...]
Season Possibly Over For Cassel with “Significant” Hand Injury
Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel has what head coach Todd Haley termed as a “significant” hand injury that will keep him out of next Monday night’s game against the New England Patriots and could end his 2011 season, Kent Babb of the Kansas City Star reports. Tyler Palko, who replaced Cassel on Sunday, will be the [...]
Cassel Suffers Hand Injury In Loss To Broncos
It turns out the move to take out starter Matt Cassel wasn’t made to spark the Chiefs’ offense. Coach Todd Haley told reporters after the game Cassel was injured, prompting the switch to Palko with the game within reach with less than two minutes remaining. “Matt was unable to go,” Haley said. “He was beat [...]
Chiefs Fall to Broncos 17-10 for Second Straight Setback
Two weeks ago the Chiefs pulled out a huge Monday night win over the Chargers to tie up the AFC West. Not much has gone right since. Sunday at home to wonderkid Tim Tebow and Denver, it took the former Florida QB till late in the third quarter to complete a pass, but it didn’t [...]
Kansas City Chiefs Buried by Miami Dolpins in Awful 31-3 Beating
Monday night the Chiefs hung in and pulled out a huge OT win over the rival San Diego Chargers to get into a tie with the Bolts in the AFC West. Six days later, their momentum was quickly out the window, as the game Miami Dolphins came into Arrowhead Stadium and buried the Chiefs to [...]
Chiefs Rally From 17 Down to Top Colts 28-24
It took almost all day, but in the end Matt Cassel and his pair of favorite wide out finally figured out how to beat the Colts. Cassel used the unbeatable combination of Dwayne Bowe’s size and Steve Breaston’s elusiveness to comeback from down 17 as the Chiefs topped the Colts 28-24. Cassel threw four touchdown [...]
Chiefs Gab NFL Week Five Preview – Kansas City at Indianapolis
WHEN THE CHIEFS HAVE THE BALL Kansas City averaged an NFL-best 164.2 rushing yards per game during last year’s surprise march to an AFC West title, but that was with the dynamic Charles around for a full season. The 2011 Chiefs haven’t been nearly as potent in that area, with neither the declining Thomas Jones [...]
