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Matt Cassel

Retired

Detroit Lions · QB

Matt Cassel recorded 104 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 14 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Buffalo Bills, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

168.3

pass yds/gm

9.9

rush yds/gm

2

playoff games

104

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Matt Cassel's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 13, 2008

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2008

400 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
NOV 23, 2008

New England Patriots vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Nov 23, 2008

415 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2010
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 28, 2010

Kansas City Chiefs vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 28, 2010

233 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2010
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 14, 2010

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

469 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 14, 2008

New England Patriots vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 14, 2008

218 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Matt Cassel's indexed NFL box scores.

Career highs: 469 passing yards · 33 completions

Regular Season
2010
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
DENVERBRONCOS
NOV 14, 2010

Kansas City Chiefs vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Nov 14, 2010

469 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 4 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2011
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 9, 2011

Kansas City Chiefs vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 9, 2011

257 pass yds · 4 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 2 completions of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2013
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 15, 2013

Philadelphia Eagles vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2013

382 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 62 rushing yards

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
NOV 13, 2008

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Nov 13, 2008

400 pass yds · 3 pass TD · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Matt Cassel's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2006

01
NECASSEL16Matt Cassel
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

02
NECASSEL16Matt Cassel
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
KCCASSEL7Matt Cassel
KCGONZALEZ88Tony Gonzalez
KCHOLMES31Priest Holmes

Priest Holmes and an elite line light up Sundays

Kansas City Chiefs · Great offenses, painful Januarys

Kansas City built record-setting offenses but remained unable to win a playoff game, then bottomed out before a transformative coaching hire.

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Franchise era

2001–2013

04
MINCASSEL16Matt Cassel
MINPETERSON28Adrian Peterson
MINALLEN69Jared Allen

A singular runner carries changing teams

Minnesota Vikings · The Peterson years

Peterson returned from major knee surgery to rush for 2,097 yards, while Brett Favre's 2009 season produced another painful NFC title-game finish.

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Franchise era

2014–2021

05
MINCASSEL16Matt Cassel
MINSMITH22Harrison Smith
MINHUNTER99Danielle Hunter

A complete roster produces the Minneapolis Miracle

Minnesota Vikings · Zimmer's defense

Mike Zimmer built an elite defense, and Stefon Diggs's last-second touchdown sent the 2017 Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

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Franchise era

1997–2016

06
BUFCASSEL16Matt Cassel
BUFMOULDS80Eric Moulds
BUFJACKSON22Fred Jackson

Great defenses and near misses without January

Buffalo Bills · The seventeen-year drought

Buffalo cycled through coaches and quarterbacks while devoted fans waited through the league's longest active playoff drought.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

07
DALCASSEL16Matt Cassel
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2016–2021

08
TENCASSEL16Matt Cassel
TENHENRY22Derrick Henry
TENTANNEHILL17Ryan Tannehill

A throwback runner controls modern playoff games

Tennessee Titans · Henry's power contender

Henry's rushing titles and Tannehill's revival carried Tennessee to the 2019 AFC Championship Game and consecutive division titles.

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Franchise era

2009–2020

09
DETCASSEL8Matt Cassel
DETSTAFFORD9Matthew Stafford
DETJOHNSON81Calvin Johnson

Spectacular talent fights organizational instability

Detroit Lions · Stafford and Calvin

Stafford and Johnson powered explosive offenses and three playoff trips, but Detroit could not turn their peak into a postseason victory.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 201014 NFL seasons104 career games17,508 career passing yards104 career passing touchdowns1,034 career rushing yards5 career rushing touchdowns1 career receptions-4 career receiving yards9 career solo tacklesCollege: USCDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 230Jersey: 82 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 2, 2005Most recent: Dec 23, 2018

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history