“I’ll find out more details then”, said Dalton, who doesn’t know whether he needs surgery.
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“We’ve got to do our part”, defensive end Carlos Dunlap said.
The Steelers improved their record to 8-5 as they chase a wildcard playoff berth, their chances for the division title remotely alive as they prevented the Bengals from clinching.
Ryan Shazier – Though his stats were only three tackles and four assists, he did a lot of the small things that you look for a middle linebacker. “We just have to stay consistent and continue to play together and continue to rely on each other”. See which player earned such a distinction after the Week 14 game against the Bengals.
■ Reggie Nelson had an interception for the fifth straight game, a Bengals record.
Let’s bid a fond farewell to Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals, a franchise that hasn’t won a playoff game in 25 years and counting.
Dalton came back onto the sidelines in the first half wearing a cast on his right hand.
“Mentally I’m fine”, Dalton said.
His most notorious action in Sunday’s Steelers win – which seemed to have jawing, pushing and shoving at the end of every play – came just after quarterback Ben Roethlisberger released a pass.
Cincinnati (10-3) is just waiting to see how long it will be without Dalton. The Bengals quarterback was replaced by AJ McCarron.
But McCarron’s 66-yard touchdown pass to receiver A.J. Green, who broke free of two Steelers’ defenders, cut the Bengals’ deficit to 13-7. McCarron passed for 280 yards and two touchdowns Sunday but was intercepted twice.
The Bengals also lost tight end Tyler Eifert, who was shaken up on the second series and ruled out after being evaluated for a concussion. Last year Reggie Nelson ended Bell’s season with a cheap hit in the final minutes of the last regular season game of the season.
Roethlisberger has been at his best.
Teammates hold back Cincinnati’s Vontaze Burfict as he argues with members of the Steelers during a pregame scuffle at midfield.
Chris Boswell kicked four field goals, and DeAngelo Williams ran for two 1-yard touchdowns for the Steelers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers (7-5) are in battle for a wildcard slot and they need to win this game.
Cornerback Adam Jones missed the game with a foot injury.
“I’m going to work my tail off this week”, McCarron said. “We’re on our side of the 50-yard line warming up and the confrontation happened”.
It’s possible both players will not return with the Panthers holding a commanding 31-0 lead in the third quarter and cruising toward another win, which would earn them a first-round bye in the playoffs. He returned to the sideline after the interception and tried to grip a ball.
Packers 28, Cowboys 7: In Green Bay, Wisconsin, Eddie Lacy ran for 124 yards and a touchdown, while fellow running back James Starks added two scores.
BALTIMORE – Russell Wilson threw five touchdown passes to lead Seattle over struggling Baltimore.
REDSKINS 24, BEARS 21: Kirk Cousins threw for 300 yards and a touchdown as the Redskins hung on to beat the Bears after Chicago’s Robbie Gould missed yet another late field goal.
Matt Hasselbeck, QB, Indianapolis Colts: Hasselbeck played this week despite suffering a mild rib separation and a neck injury against Pittsburgh.
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“If you don’t (have confidence) you’re doomed”, said McCarron following Sunday’s game.
