The 27-year-old sprained his left knee in Kansas City's pre-season game against the Seattle Seahawks on August 29 and was sidelined until he returned to team practice on Monday.

"I feel fine," Cassel told the team's official website (www.kcchiefs.com) on Thursday. "I feel mentally right where I should be and physically, I am getting better each and every day.

"As long as I feel right, the coach makes the decision. For the end result, we come together and collaborate and if we say that I am ready to go, I will be out there on Sunday."

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A ticket to Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium costs more than the National Football League average, according to Team Marketing Report, a publisher of sports marketing and sponsorship information.

The Chiefs have the league's eighth highest average ticket price at $80.69.

It's well below the average ticket cost of $159.65 to attend a Dallas Cowboys' game inside their glitzy new stadium. However, the cost for a ticket to a Chiefs' home game is still above the NFL average price of $74.99, which is up 4 percent from a year ago.

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Now, it's up to the coaches.

"As long as I'm able to walk and get out there, I will be ready to go," Cassel said Thursday. "It's up to them to pull me back."

So does that mean Cassel will play Sunday against Baltimore? Too early to tell.

Cassel sprained his left knee in Kansas City's third preseason game Aug. 29. He returned to practice Monday and was on the field the past two days. Though he's getting better every day, Cassel's been limited in what drills he can participate in, leaving the coaches with a hazy plan against the Ravens and their rugged defense.

"I think this is something that will go down to the wire with the quarterback," Chiefs coach Todd Haley said. "On game day, we'll still be trying to figure it out."

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The Ravens don’t have what you would call a “high powered offense.” If the Chiefs can put some points up on the board (17 or so), they have a shot at winning this game.

The Chiefs are really hoping Matt Cassel is going to be healthy enough to play Sunday, as that gives them a lot more options throwing the ball. If he is not ready to go, more than likely Brodie Croyle will get the start.

Even if Cassel’s leg is ready to go, the game plan will be the old cliché—“Run the ball, and stop the run.”

The left side of the offensive line (Brandon Albert, Brian Waters, Rudy Niswanger) has been together for a year now, and they have developed some chemistry with each other. Look for the Chiefs to take advantage of this and run left much more than they run right.

Running the ball effectively will keep the Baltimore defense on the field more than they want to be, and while they are very good, they are also old. Wearing them down will be easier now than in past years.

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No doubt, there have been seasons when abundant talent created tougher competition for jobs. But once on the roster, there may not have been a year when players felt greater pressure or less security.

A long snapper, for example, failed to get onto the field for a quick drill and found himself unemployed, his job suddenly back in the hands of the very guy he took it from.

A Pro Bowl guard got dressed down in a hallway meeting with his new head coach. Then, because he hadn't called ahead and made an appointment, the acclaimed team leader couldn't even get in to meet his new general manager.

Starting offensive linemen are dumped in the final week of training camp, a few days after the offensive coordinator is dismissed.

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About 30 minutes of today's practice was open to the media and though the Chiefs did no team drills during tha time, it still appeared Matt Cassel is the starting quarterback.

Cassel was first in line for all of the QB drills during that time. That's a spot almost always reserved for the starter. In one drill, Cassel was the passer throwing to starting wide receivers Dwayne Bowe and Mark Bradley. The other quarterbacks threw to the backup receivers.

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