KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Hasselbeck threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Seahawks to a 14-10 win over Kansas City on Saturday night, and the Chiefs lost quarterback Matt Cassel to a leg injury.
Hasselbeck led scoring drives to end the first half and open the second.
Kansas City had a woeful night on offense — its only TD came on defense — and lost two starters in the game’s first three minutes: Cassel and cornerback Brandon Flowers (shoulder). Receiver Devard Darling also had to be helped off in the second quarter, favoring his left leg.
Cassel was injured the first time he dropped back to pass, dragged down from behind by Brandon Mebane after the pocket collapsed. Cassel called a timeout, then limped down the tunnel toward the locker room and didn’t return.
It’s not clear if Cassel, signed to a a six-year, $63 million contract in the offseason, will be available for the preseason finale against the Rams.
“Disappointing across the board for me tonight, as a team,” Chiefs coach Todd Haley said.
• Daunte Culpepper (7-of-12 for 67 yards) and Matthew Stafford (13-of-19 and an interception) did enough in Detroit’s 18-17 win over the visiting Colts to keep the Lions’ quarterback competition wide open.
• Drew Brees (14-of-17 for 179 yards) looked to be in midseason form in the Saints’ 45-7 win over the host Raiders.
• Joe Flacco threw for 247 yards and a touchdown as the visiting Ravens beat the Panthers 17-13.
• Ben Roethlisberger led two scoring drives while going 15-of-19 for 168 yards in the Steelers’ 17-0 win over the visiting Bills.
• After coming off the bench last week, Brady Quinn got the start and finished 11-of-15 for 128 yards in the host Browns’ 23-17 win over the Titans.
• Rookie Mark Sanchez put 20 points on the board in 2 1/2 quarters as the Jets beat the Giants 27-25.
• Gartrell Johnson, a rookie from Colorado State, had a team-high 59 yards on 12 carries in the Chargers’ 27-24 loss to the host Falcons.
• The visiting 49ers won the battle of the backups in the second half, defeating the Cowboys on a 9-yard touchdown run by Kory Sheets with 33 seconds left.
Patriots’ Brady “bruised”
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — If there’s anything wrong with Tom Brady’s throwing shoulder, Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying.
Belichick said Brady came out of Friday night’s game after a crushing hit from Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth because it was time for the coaching staff to take a look at the backups. He lumped any problem with Brady’s right shoulder into the category of normal “bumps and bruises” from a physical game.
Footnotes.
Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said quarterback Byron Leftwich will start the regular-season opener against the Cowboys.
• Michael Vick will play in the Eagles’ final preseason game Thursday against the Jets, and might take some snaps as a conventional quarterback.
• Quarterback Carson Palmer, who has missed the last two preseason games after spraining his left ankle, doesn’t know whether the Bengals’ medical staff will let him play in Thursday night’s game against the Colts.
The Associated Press
