"For the second consecutive week, Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel spent most of his team's preseason contest on the sideline.

Still, he reminded fans that, yes, he can still find open receivers and complete passes. It was a welcome sight, particularly a week after Cassel started Kansas City's preseason game against Tampa Bay, a game in which he handed off seven times and fumbled once before coach Todd Haley replaced him for the night with Tyler Palko.

On Friday, Cassel completed six of 14 passes for 73 yards in the Chiefs' 31-13 loss against Baltimore - not exactly a memorable performance, but it was a start.

"I was a little rusty here and there," he said afterward, "but at the same time, I felt like I threw the ball accurately most of the night and put the ball where I wanted to put it.""