Once-Hot Cincinnati Bengals Limp To Levi’s Stadium On Sunday

With Dalton’s 3,250 passing yards and 25 TDs now on the shelf, the Bengals still lead the Steelers by two games in the division and are tied with the Broncos for the second overall seed in the AFC. Now there is a good possibility the Steelers could face the Bengals in the first round of the playoffs in one month. “We’ll have a plan in place by the time we get to Wednesday, but we’ll see where we’re at today and kind of take it a day at a time”.

Bledsoe was the starting quarterback for the New England Patriots in 2001 when an injury opened the door for an unknown sixth-round pick from MI.

The Bengals secondary could be in trouble on Sunday.

Tomlin was asked about the low hits on the Steelers, particularly the low hit from Vontaze Burfict on Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and he dodged the question citing that he’d let the league handle that and he was focused on facing the Broncos. “It’s a home game for me”.

I believe AJ McCarron can do that.

“It’s just different getting all the chemistry back and taking a step forward”, said McCarron, who got only a few snaps with the starting offense during the season.

Here we go Steelers! The Steelers were steamed at Vontaze Burfict for injuring All-Pro running back Le’Veon Bell in the first meeting between the two teams at Heinz Field. Also, rooting for the Bengals means that we have to root for Vontaze Burfict and Pacman Jones, and that’s not something that I want to do. Cincinnati was facing the hated Steeler at home, and a victory would have clinched the division, which would have forced the Steelers to spend their efforts shooting for a wild card spot. Even though we were banged up on both sides, I thought the defense played good enough to win.

It’s a big moment for McCarron, who will try to use his experience in national championship games at Alabama to help him get through his emotional first start. His success in this manner is fantastic as he averages over eight yards per attempt, showing that he is not just dinking and dunking down the field. The Bengals employ a similar bend-but-don’t-break approach defensively, but the Steelers still had four players with over 45 yards receiving. The Bengals didn’t have to put a single player on season-ending IR until after Week 11. The special teams captain has proven his worth not just on “teams”, but also as a viable backup safety on the team. The Tide have been winning big for generations and once produced the best quarterbacks in the business – Bart Starr, Joe Namath, Kenny Stabler. But Morgan missed the last three games and finishes the season with 4 1/2 sacks in 10 games. The longest play of the game for Pittsburgh came on the strength of a 31-yard reception by Markus Wheaton. Cincinnati is 5-1 against the spread against a team with a losing record, 6-0 against the spread in their last six road games, and 10-2-1 against the spread in their last 13 games. He went 22 of 32 for 280 yards with a 66-yard touchdown to A.J. Green and an interception that William Gay returned 23 yards for a touchdown.

Alejandro Villanueva – Forget about the fact he was a former tight end in college, turned defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles, then added over 100-pounds to his frame to become an offensive tackle for the Steelers. The 33 points allowed were the second-most all season.

San Diego hasn’t scored a rushing touchdown since Week 1. His only other appearance without a touchdown pass came in week 2 against the Rams, a game in which he left due to a knee injury.