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Starting wide receiver Bobby Wade not only isn't starting today. He's not playing.

Safety Jarrad Page joins Branden Albert among inactive Chiefs players today. Jon McGraw should get the start in place of Page, who has a sore shoulder.

The Chiefs are certainly getting their mileage out of TE Sean Ryan. He may be the most unlikely candidate in the NFL to be leading his respective team in receiving.

Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The Kansas City Star has an interesting look at the Chiefs' trade of Jared Allen to the Vikings in April.

So Jared Allen had a pretty solid game Monday night against the Packers. Not sure if you saw it, but Allen had 4 1/2 sacks, a safety and a forced fumble.

Creativity, surprise, miracle plays and old-fashioned power didn't work today for the Chiefs.They tried it all.

Originally published October 4, 2009 at 10:08 a.m., updated October 4, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. KANSAS CITY, Mo.

Kansas City Chiefs coach Todd Haley liked some of what Matt Cassel did on Sunday, but there weren't enough good examples for Haley to say that Cassel will be the starting quarterback for the rest of the season and beyond.

Each week, we'll take some of the more telling excerpts from Chiefs coach Todd Haley's weekly news conference and analyze the coach's carefully chosen -- and sometimes cryptic -- words.

CHIEFS: FG Ryan Succop 23; 17 plays, 74 yards; 9:25 drive time; 2:01 remaining. KEY PLAYS: The Chiefs had all sorts of twists in their offensive lineup.

Gulf Coast High School may have its first graduate play in the NFL today. Jake O'Connell, who wears No.

Cassel is game-time decision againChiefs coach Todd Haley stopped short Friday of a ruling on quarterback Matt Cassel, saying after the teams practice that he still couldnt guarantee Cassels sprained left knee is healthy enough for a game-day load.

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Brad Cottam and tight end Jake O'Connell celebrate a touchdown during the second half of the game Saturday night.

HighlightBackup quarterback Tyler Thigpen did what he did so many times last year, leading the Chiefs on an improbable and unorthodox scoring drive.

While beating the Chiefs 16-10 Saturday night in the teams' first preseason game, Houston's starters looked sharp and quick, like the team that won five of its last six games in 2008.

What you need to know about THE OFFENSE Wide receiver Devard Darling was back at practice after Haley tossed him out a day earlier for lining up in the wrong spot.

Todd Haley doesn't want any yo-yos on his team. Not the goofball kind. The inconsistent kind.

Some nice work by grounds guru Andre Bruce to get the fields in good condition this AM.

Playing in the rain The Chiefs held their morning session outdoors in a steady rain on a day when former coach Herm Edwards would have moved practice inside to a nearby gym at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Chiefs claim QBThe Chiefs claimed quarterback Matt Gutierrez off waivers from New England.