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With the Steelers up 15-0 in the fourth quarter, Roethlisberger hurt his right shoulder when Burfict sacked him, forcing him to the locker room.

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Back in 2005, the Bengals had a quarterback dilemma during the Wild Card game.

The Steelers survived this one, but the Roethlisberger injury could have far bigger ramifications for team that many considered to be the most unsafe team in the AFC playoff field.

Mobile’s A.J. McCarron gets the start tonight as the Cincinnati Bengals host the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Wildcard game.

The less obvious: Big Ben isn’t going head to head with McCarron, and any National Football League quarterback should have a field day against the Steelers non-existent pass rush and slow-eyed secondary. Two plays later, Martavis Bryant would make one of the most impressive catches ever to give the Steelers their first touchdown of the game. The Cincinnati-based team can make incredible plays on the ground that might be a huge factor to win the matchup. It seems unlikely the Broncos secondary, which should be healthier next week than it was in December, would suffer the same fate with Jones at quarterback.

They did it with four different quarterbacks and after losing star running back Arian Foster to a season-ending Achilles tendon injury in October. The team wants to get Dalton as close to fully healthy as it can before getting him back on the field and it’s unknown at this time whether that would be a potential divisional round playoff game next week.

The Bengals’ most successful stretch has earned them only a permanent spot on a psychiatric couch made of rusty nails. “Being able to get reps in the last game and being able to see them for three quarters is definitely helpful for myself”.

The Bengals have managed to stay relatively healthy this season, but they have lost their starting quarterback Andy Dalton to a broken thumb. In his eight victories Roethlisberger has 18 touchdown and eight interceptions, which is certainly an acceptable ratio.

One of those BCS National Championships McCarron won was at the expense of Stephon Tuitt’s Notre Dame in 2013. Cincinnati’s defense is second in the National Football League, only giving up 17.4 points per game, but they have allowed some holes in the rushing game if you can exploit them. The line is now at 2.5-points, but was as high as a field goal for the Steelers. “And then, just how everything changes, how much faster these playoff games are, how much more every little mistake means, every little play means. We have to play our best game if we’re going to win in Houston”. Green just twice for one catch and four yards.