Bengals QB AJ McCarron preparing for 1st NFL start

The Bengals made a slight foray into the veteran backup quarterback market the last two days, but couldn’t secure anyone who met their needs and before practice Wednesday promoted Wenning to back up McCarron Sunday. He had an appointment Monday with a specialist, who recommended that the fracture could heal without surgery.

The Cincinnati Bengals (10-3) are coming from a 33-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Dalton confirmed he hurt himself on the last play of Cincinnati’s opening drive, and it appears he struck his throwing hand on Stephon Tuitt’s knee while trying to make a tackle after a awful INT. He won’t play this week. “As we move forward we’ll see how he is each and every week and it’ll be up to Andy and the doctors”.

The San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Bengals face off on Sunday in San Francisco in Week 15 National Football League action. Winning three titles in college (even at a powerhouse like Alabama) is a hell of an achievement.

An injury to quarterback Andy Dalton does not necessarily mean the Cincinnati Bengals’ season is shot, according to oddsmakers at MGM Resorts.

“That’s history, ” McCarron said on Monday. The offense wasn’t good enough, but I’m fine with that because sending in a QB off the bench in an offense with injuries all over the place against a really good team is going to 90% of the time result in a loss. I know we have an unbelievable defense and if we don’t turn the ball over, we have a great chance… New England (11-2) is in line for home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with the Bengals and Broncos tied for the second spot.

Back in the 1980s, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals twice in the Super Bowl by a combined nine points. For the first half of the season, Southwest Ohio was home to one of the best teams in football.

– Denard Robinson (6 percent owned in Yahoo leagues) took the lead after Yeldon’s injury and could offer some value as a potential spot starter in Jacksonville if Yeldon misses significant time. He is being replaced by a quarterback who has not run many plays with the starting offense and had thrown only four passes in a mop-up role before Sunday. McCarron has thrown two touchdowns, but the young quarterback has also managed to throw two interceptions.

The Bengals are just 2-3 since their 8-0 start, dropping recent games to the Houston Texans, the Arizona Cardinals and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson made it clear that he has full confidence in the former Alabama star. “That’s not going to happen”, Jackson said.

Asked if he expects Osweiler to start Sunday at Pittsburgh, Kubiak said: “Yeah, nothing has changed until I sit down and see exactly where Peyton is at, where we’re moving this week”.

“When we got to the sideline, I was like, ‘Hey, you got that ball?” “But we get disappointed when we don’t put points on the board”. “But right now, it is AJ McCarron’s show, and he’ll go lead the parade”. Look for a 24-10 Bengals win on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium. Their defence has struggled for much of the season while their offence has thrived behind quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and receivers Antonio Brown and Martavis Bryant. Sanu has thrown five passes, completing all of them, with a pair of touchdowns during his four-year career. Before this season they never had more than three consecutive 30-point games in a row in one season. Lewis spoke with Steelers coach Mike Tomlin on Monday about the pregame confrontation on the field involving players from both sides.

“I guess Tom Brady was in the same situation when he had the opportunity, so I gotta make the most of it”, McCarron said after going 22 of 32 for 280 yards with two touchdowns, three sacks and two interceptions in a loss to Pittsburgh. “That’s not the way it should be”.