A good year to be a wild card in National Football League playoffs

His right thumb will likely prevent it. We weren’t poised the last time we played (the Steelers). The contest quickly got out of control at a time when the Steelers were powering through a five-game hot streak, Pittsburgh fed DeAngelo Williams on the ground for three touchdowns and the Pittsburgh defense grabbed three interceptions from both Dalton (who broke his thumb making a tackle) and backup A.J. McCarron.

The Pittsburgh Steelers have owned the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium, going 5-1 since 2010.

Although Dalton got the cast removed on Monday, he has to rebuild the strength in his hand.

The only time these two met in the playoffs was in 2006.

“It’s going to be kind of what we talked about with Martavis and just challenging each guy”, Ben said.

The Bengals have enjoyed renewed success under coach Marvin Lewis, reaching the playoffs in six of the last 10 seasons including the last four.

The Bengals have to find a way to contain Antonio Brown and this high-powered Steelers offense. Second-year player AJ McCarron has taken over for Dalton and is preparing to start for him again in the third meeting.

The Bengals and Steelers kick off at 7:30 p.m. CST Saturday in an AFC playoff game that will be televised on CBS. The Bengals started off the season superbly being at one point one of just 3 unbeaten teams.

On Deck will be here all season to provide you with everything you need to know (and a few things you don’t) about every postseason game during the 2015 season. Considering the fact that this is McCarron’s first real experience in the National Football League, the Bengals must be happy with their choice for Andy’s back-up.

Danny Cox knows a little something about the National Football League, whether it means letting you know what penalty will come from the flag just thrown on the field or quickly spouting off who the Chicago Bears drafted in the first round of the 1987 draft (Jim Harbaugh).

In the end this game could come down to whether or not the Bengals can hold the Steelers offence in check, and whether McCarron is ready to shoulder the load for the Bengals.

And then he gets a chance to show how far he’s grown in the past month.

The Steelers ended up with the last laugh, as they took out Carson Palmer early in the first quarter and went on to defeat Cincinnati 31-17 in the Wildcard Round. He completed 22 of 32 pass attempts for 280 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions – one on a screen pass that was returned for a touchdown by Steelers corner William Gay. The victor of this NFL Wildcard Card Round match-up will travel to New England to face the Patriots the following weekend, hoping to earn a spot in the AFC Championship game, the last obstacle to being a part of SuperBowl 50. “He said he remembered”.

The offense repeated its mistakes against the Browns, but the defense bailed them out with four second-half turnovers. There should be a lot of points scored in this game. “Obviously he’s done a really good job of not turning the ball over”. As a result of this, opposing wide receivers can get a step or two in front or away from the cornerback as he is turning his body around. McCarron to lead to offense. We were comfortable going on the road and playing in Cincinnati.