Bengals promote QB Wenning to active roster

Dalton’s hand will remain in a cast for now. “He won’t play this week”.

“We made a significant move on the Bengals”, said Jeff Sherman, assistant manager at the Westgate sports book.

Andy Dalton won’t need surgery on his broken thumb and could play again this season.

McCarron finished 22 of 32 for 280 yards with two touchdowns and a pair of interceptions that led to Steelers touchdowns.

Many wouldn’t have expected what McCarron was able to pull off last week without practicing as the starter with so many implications on the line. He exudes… moxie, confidence.

“It’s always us and somebody”, Tomlin said. We can’t have turnovers. “Other than that, it was a pretty positive day for him”.

McCarron will make his first National Football League start Sunday in San Francisco, trying to make an Alabama breakthrough. “The Bengals were fighting for one of the top seeds in the AFC playoffs, and now it’s going to be a lot more hard”. During a meeting with the offense on Monday, tackle Andrew Whitworth impressed upon his teammates that with Dalton out for the foreseeable future, it is important they all elevate their game to lift up McCarron.

Roethlisberger later saw a replays that clearly showed Burfict diving into him from behind long after he threw a pass to Antonio Brown.

“It’s a big blow (losing Dalton)”. We’ll monitor him throughout the week and let his availability from a practice participation standpoint be our guide.

McCarron said he was looking forward to spending an entire week working with the first-team offense. The rough quarterback play during the absence of Ben Roethlisberger jeopardized their playoff hopes.

McCarron watched film for almost eight hours on Monday. Defensive end Stephon Tuitt’s interception of Dalton at the Steelers’ 5-yard line in the first quarter was their sixth red-zone takeaway this season. He praised the quarterback’s arm and knowledge on the field and told NFL.com that he does not want the quarterback handing the ball off every play.

The Pittsburgh Steelers kept their playoff dreams alive on Sunday with a big win over the Cincinnati Bengals. But Morgan missed the last three games and finishes the season with 4 1/2 sacks in 10 games.

This much we’ve seen from coaches that have struggled to find postseason success: You’re better off as the hunter than the hunted. “When you take time off, it takes a little more time to get back into it”. “If we do that, it will take care of itself”. With players like Andy Dalton leaving games this week with injuries, what tips should we follow as owners? Sometimes the best offense for an inexperienced quarterback is a good defense. However, he was solid in the passing game, throwing 30/39 completed passes for 282 yards.

– Tim Hightower – yes, that guy from years ago – ran for 85 yards with a touchdown on 28 carries for New Orleans.

The Bengals may have a hidden gem in McCarron.

NEW LEVEL OF NASTINESS: There was trash talk after the Bengals’ 16-10 win in Pittsburgh on November 1 that intensified in the week leading up to this game and carried over to the field. Kevin Huber averaged better than 46 yards on two punts. The animosity carried over into the game. He said they were nowhere to be found on the field when Burfict came into the Steelers warm-ups and began stirring things up that led to him head-butting Steelers linebacker Vince Williams as a scrum ensued between the teams.

Keith Wenning was promoted from the practice squad to the active roster by the Cincinnati Bengals, who needed depth behind AJ McCarron with Andy Dalton sidelined by a fractured thumb.