Bengals’ Dalton Doesn’t Need Surgery, Could Return this Season

Because Dalton’s injury does not require surgery, Cincinnati coach Marvin Lewis said on Monday that the starting quarterback would be evaluated “week-to-week”.

Dalton broke his right thumb Sunday while tackling Pittsburgh’s Stephon Tuitt. He will see a specialist Monday to get a better idea of the treatment options. The amount of time the black cast remains on Dalton’s throwing hand could go a long way toward determining how long Cincinnati’s season lasts.

“I think it’s just him knowing where he needs to be and me knowing where he’s going to be”, McCarron said. “What happens before or after, I don’t really pay attention to because it doesn’t matter”. McCarron came on for his first significant playing time in the National Football League and went 22 of 32 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown.

Rawls, a rookie, was having a phenomenal season with four 100-yard games in six starts before suffering a season-ending broken ankle Sunday. Green’s punt was partially McCarron’s fault – he and offensive coordinator Hue Jackson had been urging the low-key receiver to celebrate a little more after scoring.

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”.

“We didn’t get the Ben Roethlisberger aerial show we anticipated, but Pittsburgh’s offense did enough – and stuck with the ground game enough – to pull off a very large W”.

The Bengals (10-3) haven’t clinched their fifth straight playoff spot, but they lead the AFC North by two games over the Steelers (8-5).

After the game, Dupree said he would be fine.

Coach Bill O’Brien says Hoyer’s in the concussion protocol and that he’s also dealing with a strained neck and a wrist problem after being sacked five times in a 27-6 loss to New England.

Jacksonville running back T.J. Yeldon sustained a left knee injury in the rout of Indianapolis.

Second-year backup A.J. McCarron will start in Dalton’s place. The four rushing touchdowns allowed are tied as the third-fewest in the first 13 games of a season in team history. Baltimore now has just two healthy quarterbacks on its roster, Jimmy Clausen and Bryn Renner. Denver (10-3) visits Heinz Field on Sunday coming off an ugly second-half collapse at home against Oakland. If he does practice this week, Luck cannot yet predict whether he could play in this weekend’s game against AFC South co-leader Houston. When he entered the game, there was no drop in the play calling from the sideline. He does not yet feel 100 percent. Yeldon until later this week. As he promised on Sunday, the former University of Alabama star was among the first players to arrive at the stadium on Monday. Hall has been dealing with a back injury and Iloka has a groin injury.

INJURY BUG: Bears S Antrel Rolle will miss the remainder of the season because of a sprained MCL. Their bend-but-don’t break defense played true to form. McCarron has played in three this season.

On Sunday, the Cincinnati Bengals feared the worst.

Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan and running back Dexter McCluster will miss the rest of the season.

The Packers signed defensive tackle Mike Daniels to a four-year, $42 million contract extenion, according to a person familiar with the deal who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team has not released contract details.

The signing was first reported by ESPN. The Crimson Tide is no stranger to championship madness and insane, rabid fans.