The Chiefs were down to their final attempt to rescue Sunday’s game from the Oakland Raiders when Matt Cassel dropped back to pass. A quick scan of the field told Cassel that among his receiving options were a seventh-round draft pick playing in his first NFL game and a running back who wasn’t deemed valuable enough by his coaches to suit up for the previous week’s game in Baltimore. So it’s little wonder Cassel’s fourth-down pass went incomplete, securing the Chiefs’ 13-10 loss — their third straight against Oakland at Arrowhead Stadium.

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