16 MATT QUARTERBACK 6 4 228 LBS COLLEGE: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACQUIRED: FREE AGENT - 2016 NFL EXPERIENCE (NFL/TITANS): 13/2 HOMETOWN: NORTHRIDGE, CALIF. GAMES PLAYED/GAMES STARTED: 105/81 (PLAYOFFS: 5/1) Pro Bowl: 2010 PRO: The Titans signed Matt Cassel early in the 2016 offseason to provide a veteran presence among the team s quarterbacks. Cassel spent 11 previous seasons with the New England Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills and Dallas Cowboys. His career totals prior to arriving in Tennessee included 17,003 passing yards, 101 touchdown passes, 77 interceptions and a passer rating of 79.3. In 2016, Cassel played in four games with one start and completed 30 of 51 passes for 284 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: In 2015, Cassel played for the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys. With the Cowboys, he started seven games and completed 119 of 204 passes for 1,276 yards, five touchdowns and seven interceptions. In 2010, he was named to the Pro Bowl after setting career highs with 27 touchdown passes and a 93.0 passer rating as the starting quarterback for the Chiefs. He helped guide the Chiefs to the AFC West title. In 2008, went 10-5 as a starter with the Patriots after Tom Brady suffered a season-ending knee injury in the opener. He passed for 3,693 yards and 21 touchdowns. TITANS TIDBITS: Cassel s mother, Barbara, is an Emmy-winning set decorator in Hollywood. His late father, Greg, was a script writer. His wife, Lauren, was a captain of the Southern Cal volleyball team that won the 2002 national title. Cassel played in the 1994 Little League World Series on the Northridge, Calif., team. He went on to play a season of baseball at Southern Cal and was selected in the 36th round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Oakland Athletics. Cassel s older brother, Jack, pitched for the Houston Astros, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres. His younger brother, Justin, was a pitcher in the Chicago White Sox organization. CAREER TRANSACTIONS: The Northridge, Calif., native was originally selected by the New England Patriots in the seventh round (230th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. Traded from New England to the Kansas City Chiefs along with Mike Vrabel in exchange for a 2009 second-round draft choice on Feb. 28, 2009. Released by Kansas City on March 14, 2013. Signed by the Minnesota Vikings on March 15, 2013. Traded from Minnesota to the Buffalo Bills along with a 2015 sixth-round draft choice in exchange for a 2015 fifth-round pick and a 2016 seventhround pick on March 10, 2015. Released by the Bills on Sept. 5, 2015 and re-signed by the Bills on Sept. 8, 2015. Traded from Buffalo to the Dallas Cowboys along with a 2017 seventhround draft choice for a 2017 fifth-round pick on Sept. 22, 2015. Signed by the Titans as an unrestricted free agent on March 10, 2016. SEASON RECAPS: 2017 (2/1 - Tennessee): Against Oakland (9/10), did not play as the backup quarterback. At Jacksonville (9/17), did not play as the backup quarterback. Against Seattle (9/24), did not play as the backup quarterback. At Houston (10/1), entered the game as a reserve to start the second half after Marcus Mariota left the contest with an injury. Completed four of 10 passes for 21 yards with two interceptions. At Miami (10/8), made his first start of the season and completed 21 of 32 passes for 141 yards with a touchdown. Kept the Titans touchdown drive alive with a 17-yard connection to Rishard Matthews on third-and-10 in the third quarter. Evened the score at 10-10 with an 11-yard touchdown toss to Phillip Supernaw with 7:17 remaining in the third quarter. Against Indianapolis (10/16), did not play. At Cleveland (10/22), did not play. Against Baltimore (11/5), did not play as the backup quarterback. Against Cincinnati (11/12), did not play as the backup quarterback. At Pittsburgh (11/16), did not play as the backup quarterback. At Indianapolis (11/26), did not play as the backup quarterback. Against Houston (12/3), did not see action as the backup quarterback. At Arizona (12/10), did not play as the backup quarterback. At San Francisco (12/17), did not play as the backup quarterback. Against Los Angeles Rams (12/24), did not play as the backup quarterback. 2016 (4/1 - Tennessee): Played in four games with one start and completed 30 of 51 passes for 284 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Did not play as the backup quarterback in 12 contests. At Detroit (9/18), appeared in his 100th career regular season game by taking the final snap for a kneel down in the fourth quarter. Against Jacksonville (10/27), saw action at quarterback in the fourth quarter and completed his only pass for 10 yards. Rushed once for two yards. At Jacksonville (12/24), entered the game in the third quarter after Marcus Mariota exited the contest with an injury. Completed 13 of 24 passes for 124 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Posted his first touchdown pass of the season on a 14-yard toss to Delanie Walker on third-and-eight with 8:42 left to play in the final quarter. Against Houston (1/1), started at quarterback and completed 16 of 26 passes for 150 yards with a touchdown and an interception. Extended the Titans second quarter touchdown drive with a 25-yard connection to Rishard Matthews on third-and-16. Increased the Titans lead to 14-0 with a two-yard touchdown toss to Matthews with 23 seconds remaining in the first half. Kept the Titans final touchdown drive alive with a 15-yard pass to Delanie Walker on third-and-seven in the third quarter. Registered three third-down conversions during the Titans final scoring drive: an eight-yard pass to Matthews on third-and-four, a 50-yard bomb to Matthews on thirdand-17 and a six-yard toss to Walker on third-and-five in the fourth quarter. 2015 (1/1 - Buffalo; 8/7 - Dallas): Started one game with Buffalo before he was traded to Dallas, where he started seven contests in place of an injured Tony Romo. His 2015 totals included 204 attempts, 119 completions, 1,276 passing yards, five touchdown passes, seven interceptions and a 70.6 passer rating. At N.Y. Giants (10/25), recorded his first start for the Cowboys and completed 17 of 27 passes for 227 yards with one touchdown and three interceptions. Against Seattle (11/1), was 13-of-25 passing for 97 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. Against Philadelphia (11/8), reached 299 yards on 25 of 38 passes with three touchdowns and one interception for a 105.0 rating. His three scoring tosses allowed him to reach 100 career touchdowns while also serving as his 12th career game with three-or-more scores. At Tampa Bay (11/15), he was 19-of-29 for 186 yards with no touchdowns and an interception. Against Carolina (11/26), entered the game for an injured Romo (clavicle) in the fourth quarter and completed 13 of 19 attempts for 93 yards and a touchdown. His attempts in the game allowed him to reach 2,500 for his career.
At Washington (12/7), won his first game as the starting quarterback for the Cowboys while completing 16 of 29 passes for 222 yards with no touchdowns and no interceptions. His 16 completions gave him 1,500 for his career. 2014 (3/3 - Minnesota): Appeared in three games, all of which he started for the Vikings. For the season he completed 41 of his 71 passes for 425 yards, three touchdowns, four interceptions and a 65.8 passer rating. At St. Louis (9/7), led the Vikings to a season-opening win, completing 17 of 25 passes for 170 yards and two touchdowns. 2013 (9/6 - Minnesota): Appeared in nine games, including all five Vikings wins, starting six. Connected on the team s four longest pass plays of the season (79t, 70t, 57t and 51). Threw seven of the eight touchdowns that Greg Jennings and Cordarrelle Patterson caught during the 2013 season. Against Pittsburgh (9/29), started the NFL International Series game in London, the Vikings first win of the season and the Vikings first regular season game outside of the United States. Posted 248 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions on 16-of-25 passing for a team seasonhigh 123.4 passer rating. Against Philadelphia (12/15), started and threw for 382 yards, the most by a Viking in 2013, two touchdowns and one interception in the 48-30 upset victory over the playoff bound Eagles. Named the FedEx Air Player of the Week for his performance against Philadelphia. 2012 (9/8 - Kansas City): Started eight of the nine games he played, completing 161 of 277 passes for 1,796 yards, six touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Against Atlanta (9/9), had a five-yard touchdown run in the season opener. At Buffalo (9/16), threw for a season-high 301 yards and two touchdowns. Against San Diego (9/30), had two touchdown passes. Against Tampa Bay (10/14), inactive after suffering head injury the previous week vs. Baltimore (10/7). Against Oakland (10/28), notched a season-high 85.1 passer rating coming off the bench. 2011 (9/9 - Kansas City): Started the opening nine games of season, finishing with a 4-5 record. Finished the season on injured reserve (hand). Completed 160 of 269 passes for 1,713 yards, 10 touchdowns and nine interceptions. At Indianapolis (10/9), posted career-best 138.9 passer rating and tied career high with four touchdown passes. Against San Diego (10/31), led Chiefs to their fourth consecutive win while passing for season-high 261 yards. Against Denver (11/13), suffered a hand injury, leading him to be placed on injured reserve on Nov. 21. 2010 (15/15, 1/1 - Kansas City): Named to his first Pro Bowl after setting career highs with 27 touchdown passes, 93.0 passer rating, a plus-20 touchdown-to-interception ratio (27-7), career-low 1.6 interception percent (seven interceptions/450 attempts). Guided Chiefs to 10-5 record as the starter. Helped win the AFC West with 10-6 overall mark and host Baltimore in AFC Wild Card playoff round. Keyed Chiefs turnaround from 4-12 mark in 2009 and last-place finish in AFC West to winning Division in 2010. AFC West title was Chiefs first since 2003. Won career-best five consecutive starts (Nov. 21 vs. Arizona through Dec. 26 vs. Tennessee). Had streak of 162 passes without an interception during the season, his career-long and the third-longest in Chiefs history. Ended season with six games of 60.0% and seven games with passer rating of 100+. At Denver (11/14), threw for a career-best 469 yards, the second-highest total in team history, going 33-for-53 on the day for a pair of career highs. His 53 attempts without an interception set a Chiefs team record. Passed for four touchdowns. At Seattle (11/23), passed for four touchdowns and rushed for another en route to being named FedEx Air Player of the Week for his efforts. Named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, when he went 90-for-144 (62.5%) for 1,111 yards and 12 touchdowns with 1 interception and a 111.2 passer rating. At San Diego (12/12), missed lone game of season with appendectomy. At Philadelphia (9/27), posted season-high 124.5 passer rating. Against Cleveland (12/20), threw for a season-high 331 yards. 2008 (16/15 - New England): Pressed into starting duty for final 15 games and led the Patriots to a 10-5 mark with club going 11-5 but missing the AFC playoff field. Posted career-highs with 3,693 yards and 63.4 percent completions. Replaced Tom Brady in the lineup during season opener vs. Kansas City (9/7) when he went down with a knee injury. His 63.4 percent completion rate ranked third in New England team history and his yardage mark ranked eighth in club records. Won final four games of the season. Had five games with a passer rating of at least 100. At N.Y. Jets (9/14), recorded his first career start and notched a 19-10 win. Passed for 165 yards while completing 16 of 23 passes. Against N.Y. Jets (11/13), was 30-of-51 for 400 yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions (103.4 passer rating). At Miami (11/23), recorded his second consecutive 400-yard (415), threetouchdown game. At Oakland (12/14), posted his first career four-touchdown performance. 2007 (6/0 - New England): Played in six games during season, completing four of seven passes for 38 yards. Part of New England squad that became 1st NFL team to go 16-0 in regular season and fell in Super Bowl XLII. Against Washington (10/28), scored first career rushing touchdown on a 15-yard run. 2006 (6/0, 3/0 - New England): Saw time in six games. Completed five of eight passes during the season. Saw time in all three playoff games taking care of holding duties on field goals and extra points. 2005 (2/0, 1/0 - New England): Played in two games during rookie season. Against San Diego (10/2), saw action in his first career game and completed first career pass to running back Patrick Pass for a three-yard gain. Against Miami (1/1/06), tossed two touchdown passes, his first career touchdown pass going to Tim Dwight. Against Jacksonville (1/7/06), played in the AFC Wild Card game, taking a kneel down at the end of the game. COLLEGE: Played in 25 career games at Southern Cal as a backup to Heisman Trophy winners Carson Palmer and Matt Leinart. Trojans won back-toback national titles in 2003 and 2004. Saw some time at tight end as a junior. Saw action in career-high 10 games as a sophomore. Earned USC s Howard Jones/Football Alumni Club Academic Award for the upperclassman with the highest GPA. Played a season of baseball in 2004, going 0-1 as a starting pitcher for the Trojans. Graduated in 2004 with a degree in communications and business. PERSONAL: He and his wife, Lauren, have four children. As a senior at Chatsworth (Calif.) High School, completed 137 of 261 passes for 2,020 yards with 14 touchdowns and five interceptions to go with 115 carries for 252 yards with 11 touchdowns. Helped Chatsworth win the Los Angeles City baseball title in 1999 while hitting.390 with three home runs and 29 RBIs as a first and third baseman. Has worked with Shadow Buddies program, a charity that makes condition-specific dolls for children s hospitals. Family lost its home in the 1994 Northridge, Calif., earthquake. Born Matthew Brennan Cassel on May 17, 1982 in Northridge, Calif. 2009 (15/15 - Kansas City): Started 15 games in his first season with Chiefs. Led NFL with 10 touchdown passes in fourth-quarter action. Took over reins of a team that went 2-14 in 2008 and led club to 4-11 mark as the starter. Had six multi-touchdown games.
MATT CASSEL S GAME-BY-GAME 2005 New England Patriots PASSING RUSHING Sept 8 Oak W IA Sept 18 @ Car L IA Sept 25 @ Pit W IA Oct 2 SD L p 4 2 50.0 15 3.75 0 1 12 0 0 19.8 1-1 -1.0-1 0 Oct 9 @ Atl W IA Oct 16 @ Den L IA Oct 30 Buf W IA Nov 7 Ind L IA Nov 13 @ Mia W IA Nov 20 NO W IA Nov 27 @ KC L IA Dec 4 NYJ W IA Dec 11 @ Buf W IA Dec 17 TB W IA Dec 26 @ NYJ W IA Jan 1 Mia L p 20 11 55.0 168 8.40 2 0 36 1 1 116.3 5 13 2.6 9 0 Totals 10-6 2/0 24 13 54.2 183 7.63 2 1 36 1 1 89.4 6 12 2.0 9 0 Jan 7 Jax W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-1 -1-1.0-1 0 Jan 14 @ Den L IA Totals 1-1 1/0 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-1 -1-1.0-1 0 2006 New England Patriots PASSING RUSHING Sept 10 Buf W DNP Sept 17 @ NYJ W DNP Sept 24 Den L DNP Oct 1 @ Cin W DNP Oct 8 Mia W DNP Oct 22 @ Buf W DNP Oct 30 @ Min W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-1 -1-1.0-1 0 Nov 5 Ind L DNP Nov 12 NYJ L DNP Nov 19 @ GB W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-1 5-0 0 - - 0 Nov 26 Chi W DNP Dec 3 Det W DNP Dec 10 @ Mia L p 3 2 66.7 12 4.00 0 0 8 1 4 74.3 0 0 - - 0 Dec 17 Hou W p 4 3 75.0 20 5.00 0 0 10 0 0 85.4 0 0 - - 0 Dec 24 @ Jax W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 Dec 31 @ Ten W p 1 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 0-1 6 39.6 1 5 5.0 5 0 Totals 12-4 6/0 8 5 62.5 32 4.00 0 0 10 3 15 70.8 2 4 2.0 5 0 Jan 7 NYJ W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 Jan 14 @ SD W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 Jan 21 @ Ind L p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 Totals 2-1 3/0 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 2007 New England Patriots PASSING RUSHING Sept 9 @ NYJ W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-1 0 0.0 0 0 Sept 16 SD W DNP Sept 23 Buf W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 Oct 1 @ Cin W p 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-2 -3-1.5-1 0 Oct 7 Cle W DNP Oct 14 @ Dal W DNP Oct 21 @ Mia W p 2 0 0.0 0 0.00 0 1-0 0 0.0 0 0 - - 0 Oct 28 Was W p 3 2 66.7 28 9.33 0 0 21 0 0 96.5 1 15 15.0 15t 1 Nov 4 @ Ind W DNP Nov 18 @ Buf W p 2 2 100.0 10 5.00 0 0 6 0 0 87.5 0 0 - - 0 Nov 25 Phi W DNP Dec 3 @ Bal W DNP Dec 9 Pit W DNP Dec 16 NYJ W DNP Dec 23 Mia W DNP Dec 29 @ NYG W DNP Totals 16-0 6/0 7 4 57.1 38 5.43 0 1 21 0 0 32.7 4 12 3.0 15t 1
MATT CASSEL S GAME-BY-GAME CONT. Jan 12 Jax W DNP Jan 20 SD W DNP Feb 3 Sea L DNP Totals 2-1 0/0 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2008 New England Patriots PASSING RUSHING Sept 7 KC W p 18 13 72.2 152 8.44 1 0 51 2 16 116.0 4 13 3.3 9 0 Sept 14 @ NYJ W S 23 16 69.6 165 7.17 0 0 26 4 9 89.9 1 7 7.0 7 0 Sept 21 Mia L S 31 19 61.3 131 4.23 1 1 21 4 17 68.1 2 4 2.0 2 0 Oct 5 @ SF W S 32 22 68.8 259 8.09 1 2 66t 5 26 77.5 4 5 1.3 6 0 Oct 12 @ SD L S 38 22 57.9 203 5.34 0 1 28 4 10 61.6 7 29 4.1 9 0 Oct 20 Den W S 24 18 75.0 185 7.71 3 0 29 6 38 136.3 4 1 0.3 4 0 Oct 26 StL W S 33 21 63.6 267 8.09 1 2 30 3 17 73.7 7 22 3.1 11 0 Nov 2 @ Ind L S 34 25 73.5 204 6.00 0 1 20 0 0 76.1 5 20 4.0 7 0 Nov 9 Buf W S 32 22 68.8 234 7.31 0 0 27 1 8 89.8 9 22 2.4 13t 1 Nov 13 NYJ L S 51 30 58.8 400 7.84 3 0 43 3 14 103.4 8 62 7.8 19 0 Nov 23 @ Mia W S 43 30 69.8 415 9.65 3 1 64 2 7 114.0 2 14 7.0 8t 1 Nov 30 Pit L S 39 19 48.7 169 4.33 0 2 27 5 24 39.4 2 1 0.5 1 0 Dec 7 @ Sea W S 44 26 59.1 268 6.09 1 0 33 3 8 84.3 7 14 2.0 9 0 Dec 14 @ Oak W S 30 18 60.0 218 7.27 4 1 30 3 8 108.1 6 18 3.0 10 0 Dec 21 Ari W S 36 20 55.6 345 9.58 3 0 76t 1 12 116.1 2 19 9.5 16 0 Dec 28 @ Buf W S 8 6 75.0 78 9.75 0 0 19 1 5 105.2 3 19 6.3 7 0 Totals 11-6 16/15 516 327 63.4 3693 7.16 21 11 76t 47 219 89.4 73 270 3.7 19 2 2009 Kansas Cit y Chiefs PASSING RUSHING Sept 13 @ Bal L IA Sept 20 Oak L S 39 24 61.5 241 6.18 1 2 29t 2 5 66.3 5 34 6.8 9 0 Sept 27 @ Phi L S 18 14 77.8 90 5.00 2 0 13t 3 19 124.5 2-1 -0.5 0 0 Oct 4 NYG L S 32 15 46.9 127 3.97 2 0 43 5 39 78.5 4 25 6.3 12 0 Oct 11 Dal L S 41 23 56.1 253 6.17 2 0 25 4 21 90.8 4 28 7.0 11 0 Oct 18 @ Was W S 31 16 51.6 186 6.00 0 0 32 5 28 70.1 6 16 2.7 6 0 Oct 25 SD L S 25 10 40.0 97 3.88 1 3 24 5 18 25.3 5 24 4.8 9 0 Nov 8 @ Jax L S 39 23 59.0 262 6.72 2 0 54t 3 21 96.3 2 3 1.5 3 0 Nov 15 @ Oak W S 34 19 55.9 216 6.35 0 1 41 2 10 62.9 4-3 -0.8 0 0 Nov 22 Pit W S 30 15 50.0 248 8.27 2 0 61 5 34 100.4 1-1 -1.0-1 0 Nov 29 @ SD L S 31 19 61.3 178 5.74 1 1 49 1 11 74.4 6 22 3.7 9 0 Dec 6 Den L S 29 10 34.5 84 2.90 0 2 16 2 6 14.6 3 17 5.7 13 0 Dec 13 Buf L S 43 26 60.5 224 5.21 0 4 26 3 15 35.4 2-6 -3.0 1 0 Dec 20 Cle L S 40 22 55.0 331 8.28 2 0 39 1 8 99.1 2 10 5.0 5 0 Dec 27 @ Cin L S 37 22 59.5 180 4.86 1 2 20t 1 8 58.4 3 21 7.0 9 0 Jan 3 @ Den W S 24 13 54.2 207 8.63 0 1 50 0 0 65.8 1 0 0.0 0 0 Totals 4-12 15/15 493 271 55.0 2924 5.93 16 16 61 42 243 69.9 50 189 3.8 13 0 2010 Kansas City Chiefs PASSING RUSHING Sept 13 SD W S 22 10 45.5 68 3.09 1 0 16 1 6 68.0 2 4 2.0 5 0 Sept 19 @ Cle W S 28 16 57.1 176 6.29 0 2 27 1 4 46.1 4 5 1.3 6 0 Sept 26 SF W S 27 16 59.3 250 9.26 3 1 45t 0 0 111.7 2 7 3.5 4 0 Oct 10 @ Ind L S 29 16 55.2 156 5.38 0 0 27 1 8 70.5 1 1 1.0 1 0 Oct 17 @ Hou L S 29 20 69.0 201 6.93 3 0 42t 1 12 122.9 1 8 8.0 8 0 Oct 24 Jax W S 18 13 72.2 193 10.72 2 0 53t 1 3 144.0 0 0 - - 0 Oct 31 Buf W S 26 14 53.8 152 5.85 1 0 31 3 12 84.1 2 13 6.5 8 0 Nov 7 @ Oak L S 35 20 57.1 216 6.17 2 1 23 3 16 82.6 3 14 4.7 9 0 Nov 14 @ Den L S 53 33 62.3 469 8.85 4 0 38 4 36 116.0 2 3 1.5 3 0 Nov 21 Ari W S 24 15 62.5 193 8.04 2 0 38t 0 0 115.5 0 0 - - 0 Nov 28 @ Sea W S 32 22 68.8 233 7.28 4 0 36t 0 0 129.3 5 28 5.6 23 0 Dec 5 Den W S 31 17 54.8 196 6.32 1 0 21 2 22 84.9 2 5 2.5 5 0 Dec 12 @ SD L IA Dec 19 @ StL W S 29 15 51.7 184 6.34 1 1 28 3 11 68.8 6 17 2.8 13 0 Dec 26 Ten W S 34 24 70.6 314 9.24 3 0 75t 1 6 128.8 3 20 6.7 16 0 Jan 2 Oak L S 33 11 33.3 115 3.48 0 2 19 5 46 19.1 0 0 - - 0 Totals 10-6 15/15 450 262 58.2 3116 6.92 27 7 75t 26 182 93.0 33 125 3.8 23 0 Jan 9 Bal L S 18 9 50.0 70 3.89 0 3 22 3 17 20.4 3 6 2.0 5 0 Totals 0-1 1/1 18 9 50.0 70 3.89 0 3 22 3 17 20.4 3 6 2.0 5 0
MATT CASSEL S GAME-BY-GAME CONT. 2011 Kansas City Chiefs PASSING RUSHING Sept 11 Buf L S 36 22 61.1 119 3.31 1 1 20 2 14 64.5 0 0 - - 0 Sept 18 @ Det L S 22 15 68.2 133 6.05 0 3 45 2 17 44.5 0 0 - - 0 Sept 25 @ SD L S 24 17 70.8 176 7.33 2 1 43 1 5 102.1 1 1 1.0 1 0 Oct 2 Min W S 29 18 62.1 260 8.97 1 0 52t 3 13 102.7 4 20 5.0 11 0 Oct 9 @ Ind W S 29 21 72.4 257 8.86 4 0 41t 2 15 138.9 5 12 2.4 8 0 Oct 23 @ Oak W S 30 15 50.0 161 5.37 0 2 21 0 0 38.3 2-2 -1.0-1 0 Oct 31 SD W S 32 19 59.4 261 8.16 1 2 39t 3 14 69.9 2 14 7.0 7 0 Nov 6 Mia L S 39 20 51.3 253 6.49 0 0 37 5 26 71.8 9 38 4.2 11 0 Nov 13 Den L S 28 13 46.4 93 3.32 1 0 15 4 16 66.5 2 16 8.0 9 0 Nov 21 @ NE Placed on injured reserve on Nov. 21, 2011 Totals 4-5 9/9 269 160 59.5 1713 6.37 10 9 52t 22 120 76.6 25 99 4.0 11 0 2012 Kansas City Chiefs PASSING RUSHING Sept 9 Atl L S 33 21 63.6 258 7.82 1 2 24 3 17 72.5 4 20 5.0 13 1 Sept 16 @ Buf L S 42 23 54.8 301 7.17 2 1 33t 5 29 83.5 2 25 12.5 21 0 Sept 23 @ NO W S 44 26 59.1 248 5.64 0 1 20 3 11 65.3 1 2 2.0 2 0 Sept 30 SD L S 42 24 57.1 251 5.98 2 3 29t 2 17 60.7 0 0 - - 0 Oct 7 Bal L S 15 9 60.0 92 6.13 0 2 26 0 0 38.1 4 14 3.5 12 0 Oct 14 @ TB L IA Oct 28 Oak L p 30 20 66.7 218 7.27 1 1 46 2 15 85.1 7 35 5.0 15 0 Nov 1 @ SD L S 29 19 65.5 181 6.24 0 1 22 1 5 68.3 6 37 6.2 14 0 Nov 12 @ Pit L S 26 11 42.3 154 5.92 0 1 38 2 6 46.0 2 12 6.0 9 0 Nov 18 Cin L S 16 8 50.0 93 5.81 0 0 26 1 1 68.0 1 0 0.0 0 0 Nov 25 Den L DNP Dec 2 Car W DNP Dec 9 @ Cle L DNP Dec 16 @ Oak L DNP Dec 23 Ind L DNP Dec 30 @ Den L DNP Totals 2-14 9/8 277 161 58.1 1796 6.48 6 12 46 19 101 66.7 27 145 5.4 21 1 2013 Minnesota Vikings PASSING RUSHING Sept 8 @ Det L DNP Sept 15 @ Chi L DNP Sept 22 Cle L DNP Sept 29 Pit W S 25 16 64.0 248 9.92 2 0 70t 1 0 123.4 2 5 2.5 7 0 Oct 13 Car L S 44 32 72.7 241 5.48 1 2 23t 3 26 74.1 2 7 3.5 6 0 Oct 21 @ NYG L IA Oct 27 GB L DNP Nov 3 @ Dal L DNP Nov 7 Was W p 6 4 66.7 47 7.83 0 0 25 0 0 90.3 1-1 -1.0-1 0 Nov 17 @ Sea L p 13 5 38.5 78 6.00 1 1 30 0 0 52.7 0 0 - - 0 Nov 24 @ GB T DNP Dec 1 Chi W p 33 20 60.6 243 7.36 1 1 24 2 9 80.7 1 0 0.0 0 0 Dec 8 @ Bal L S 38 17 44.7 265 6.97 2 0 79t 0 0 86.0 2 6 3.0 5 0 Dec 15 Phi W S 35 26 74.3 382 10.91 2 1 57t 3 12 116.6 3 19 6.3 12 1 Dec 22 @ Cin L S 27 13 48.1 114 4.22 1 3 36t 4 20 32.6 3 16 5.3 13 0 Dec 29 Det W S 33 20 60.6 189 5.73 1 1 23 3 18 73.9 4 5 1.3 7 0 Totals 5-10-1 9/6 254 153 60.2 1807 7.11 11 9 79t 16 85 81.6 18 57 3.2 13 1 2014 Minnesota Vikings PASSING RUSHING Sept 7 @ StL W S 25 17 68.0 170 6.80 2 0 22 0 0 113.8 5-3 -0.6 0 0 Sept 14 NE L S 36 19 52.8 202 5.61 1 4 26 6 39 39.1 3 16 5.3 13 0 Sept 21 @ NO L S 10 5 50.0 53 5.30 0 0 28 0 0 65.8 1 5 5.0 5 0 Sept 28 Atl Placed on injured reserve on Sept. 24, 2014 Totals 1-2 3/3 71 41 57.7 425 5.99 3 4 28 6 39 65.8 9 18 2.0 13 0 2015 Buffalo Bills/Dallas Cowboys PASSING RUSHING Sept 13 Ind W S 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 Sept 20 NE L DNP *With Buffalo for first two games of season; traded to Dallas on September 22, 2015 Sept 27 Atl L IA Oct 4 @ NO L IA Oct 11 NE L DNP Oct 25 @ NYG L S 27 17 63 227 8.41 1 3 35 1 0 62.3 1 4 4 4 0 Nov 1 Sea L S 25 13 52 97 3.88 0 0 15 1 6 61.6 4 43 10.8 24 0 Nov 8 Phi L S 38 25 65.8 299 7.87 3 1 51 4 22 105 2 17 8.5 11 0
MATT CASSEL S GAME-BY-GAME CONT. Nov 15 @ TB L S 29 19 65.5 186 6.41 0 1 24 3 12 69 1 2 2 2 0 Nov 22 @ Mia W DNP Nov 26 Car L p 19 13 68.4 93 4.89 1 0 14 1 10 97 2 9 4.5 5 0 Dec 7 @ Was W S 29 16 55.2 223 7.69 0 0 42 1 2 80.1 2-3 -1.5 7 0 Dec 13 @ GB L S 29 13 44.8 114 3.93 0 1 19 2 15 41.5 3 6 2 3 0 Dec 19 NYJ L S 8 3 37.5 37 4.63 0 1 17 1 19 13 0 0 - - 0 Dec 27 @ Buf L DNP Jan 3 Was L DNP Totals 3-13 9/8 204 119 58.3 1276 6.25 5 7 51 14 86 70.6 15 78 5.2 24 0 2016 Tennessee Titans PASSING RUSHING Sept 11 Min L DNP Sept 18 @ Det W p 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1-1 -1.0-1 0 Sept 25 Oak L DNP Oct 2 @ Hou L DNP Oct 9 @ Mia W DNP Oct 16 Cle W DNP Oct 23 Ind L DNP Oct 27 Jax W p 1 1 100.0 10 10.0 0 0 10 0 0 108.3 1 2 2.0 2 0 Nov 6 @ SD L DNP Nov 13 GB W DNP Nov 20 @ Ind L DNP Nov 27 @ Chi W DNP Dec 11 Den W DNP Dec 18 @ KC W DNP Dec 24 @ Jax L p 24 13 54.2 124 5.2 1 1 24 1 6 65.3 0 0-0 0 Jan 1 Hou W S 26 16 61.5 150 5.8 1 1 50 4 17 74.2 2 2 1.0 3 0 Totals 9-7 4/1 51 30 58.8 284 5.6 2 2 50 5 23 71.0 4 3 0.8 3 0 2017 Tennessee Titans PASSING RUSHING Sept 10 Oak L DNP Sept 17 @ Jax W DNP Sept 24 Sea W DNP Oct 1 @ Hou L p 10 4 40.0 21 2.1 0 2 10 2 8 8.3 0 0-0 0 Oct 8 @ Mia L S 32 21 65.6 141 4.4 1 0 17 6 22 85.5 0 0-0 0 Oct 16 Ind W DNP Oct 22 @ Cle W DNP Nov 5 Bal W DNP Nov 12 Cin W DNP Nov 16 @ Pit L DNP Nov 26 @ Ind W DNP Dec 3 Hou W DNP Dec 10 @ Ari L DNP Dec 17 @ SF L DNP Dec 24 LAR L DNP Dec 31 Jax Totals 8-7 2/1 42 25 59.5 162 3.9 1 2 17 8 30 55.9 0 0-0 0
MATT CASSEL S NFL STATISTICS REGULAR SEASON PASSING RUSHING Year Team GP/GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD INT Lg Sk Yds Rat Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2005 NE 2/0 24 13 54.2 183 7.6 2 1 36 1 1 89.4 6 12 2 9 0 2006 NE 6/0 8 5 62.5 32 4 0 0 10 3 15 70.8 2 4 2 5 0 2007 NE 6/0 7 4 57.1 38 5.4 0 1 21 0 0 32.7 4 12 3 15t 1 2008 NE 16/15 516 327 63.4 3693 7.2 21 11 76t 47 219 89.4 73 270 3.7 19 2 2009 KC 15/15 493 271 55 2924 5.9 16 16 61 42 243 69.9 50 189 3.8 13 0 2010 KC 15/15 450 262 58.2 3116 6.9 27 7 75t 26 182 93 33 125 3.8 23 0 2011 KC 9/9 269 160 59.5 1713 6.4 10 9 52t 22 120 76.6 25 99 4 11 0 2012 KC 9/8 277 161 58.1 1796 6.5 6 12 46 19 101 66.7 27 145 5.4 21 1 2013 Min 9/6 254 153 60.2 1807 7.1 11 9 79t 16 85 81.6 18 57 3.2 13 1 2014 Min 3/3 71 41 57.7 425 6 3 4 28 6 39 65.8 9 18 2 13 0 2015 Buf/Dal 9/8 204 119 58.3 1276 6.3 5 7 51 14 86 70.6 15 78 5.2 24 0 2016 Ten 4/1 51 30 58.8 284 5.6 2 2 50 5 23 71.0 4 3 0.8 3 0 2017 Ten 2/1 42 25 59.5 162 3.9 1 2 17 8 30 55.9 0 0-0 0 NFL Totals 105/81 2,666 1,571 58.9 17,449 6.5 104 81 79t 209 1,144 78.8 266 1,012 3.8 24 5 Career record as starter: 36-45 (.444) PLAYOFFS PASSING RUSHING Year Team GP/GS Att Cmp Pct Yds Yd/Att TD INT Lg Sk Yds Rat Att Yds Avg Lg TD 2005 NE 1/0 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-1 -1-1.0-1 0 2006 NE 3/0 0 0-0 - 0 0-0 0-0 0 - - 0 2010 KC 1/1 18 9 50.0 70 3.9 0 3 22 3 17 20.4 3 6 2.0 5 0 NFL Totals 5/1 18 9 50.0 70 3.9 0 3 22 3 17 20.4 4 5 1.3 5 0 Career playoff record as starter: 0-1 Single-Game Highs Attempts - 53 at Denver (11/14/10) Completions - 33 at Denver (11/14/10) Passing Yards - 469 at Denver (11/14/10) Touchdown Passes - 4 (Four times, last at Indianapolis 10/9/11) Long Completion - 79t at Baltimore (12/8/13) Passer Rating - 144.0 vs. Jacksonville (10/24/10) Rushes - 9 (twice, last vs. Miami 11/6/11) Rushing Yards - 62 vs. N.Y. Jets (11/13/08) Long Rush - 24 vs. Seattle (11/1/15) Rushing Touchdowns - 1 (five times, last vs Philadelphia 12/15/13) Additional Statistics Fumble Recovery - 1 (2016)