The Chiefs won't decide quarterback Matt Cassel's status for Sunday's game until right before kickoff. Cassel was also a game-time decision last Sunday because of a sprained left knee. Brodie Croyle will start for the second straight week if Cassel is unable to play. Kansas City cornerback Brandon Flowers will be a game-time decision as well. "These are both good guys that play critical spots, and you have the game-day roster to worry about, that if the guy's in there for one play and something goes wrong, quarterback or corner, now you're really short a player for the whole day," head coach Todd Haley said of Cassel and Flowers. "So that's what makes these decisions tough. It's not so much about, 'Hey, everyone wants to see Matt Cassel play,' or, 'Everyone wants to see Brandon Flowers,' but if you risk it and put 'em up and something happens early where they have a setback, now you're short players."