Dalton broke the thumb on his passing hand throughout a 33-20 loss to the Steelers on Sun.in that left the AFC North up for grabs. He had an appointment with a specialist on Monday who recommended that the fracture could heal without surgery.
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Cincinnati got a good break on Monday regarding Andy Dalton’s bad break on Sunday. Dalton’s hand will remain in a cast for now.
“We got positive news, basically, on the quarterback today”, Lewis said.
When it comes to similarities, from body build to how we were talked about coming out of college, I think Tom Brady.
Sunday will be McCarron’s first start, and Dalton’s first missed start in five years in the league.
“That’s history”, McCarron said. “What happens before or after, I don’t really pay attention to because it doesn’t matter”. I’m doing all right. AJ McCarron completed 22 of 32 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns against two interception as a reliever. Tomlin gave him a day off after doctors cleared Gay, but he was back at practice by the end of the week and back in the lineup for the 141st straight game.
Coordinator Hue Jackson said the offense will not change much with McCarron running it. “We lost our cool a couple of times with what those guys were trying to get us to do”, Kirkpatrick said.
“A lot was made this week of them being able to clinch the division and get in the playoffs, and we didn’t want us to be the reason that they got in”, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger said.
Faced with the franchise’s first losing season in a decade following a baffling home loss in the snow to the Miami Dolphins that dropped them to 5-8, the Steelers responded by upsetting playoff-bound Cincinnati on the road, then followed with victories in Green Bay and at home against Cleveland in the regular season finale to scramble to 8-8.
Of course, the Steelers won’t have to worry about the playoffs unless they take care of business in their final three games, starting Sunday with the Broncos. O’Brien was asked if he’s more anxious about Hoyer’s health considering this is his second concussion in less than a month. He also had 10 in the first meeting between the two teams in Pittsburgh. Baltimore now has just two healthy quarterbacks on its roster, Jimmy Clausen and Bryn Renner. Linebacker Vontaze Burfict went to the locker room and was evaluated for a head injury in the second half. 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. Their defense is playing well enough to keep them in games. He does not yet feel 100 percent. Sanders will enter Sunday’s game with 57 receptions on the season for 788 yards and 4 touchdowns. The former Alabama star also is dealing with a sprained right ankle and 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. He was placed on IR Monday, while offensive tackle Tayo Fabuluje was reinstated to the 53-man roster…
New York Jets rookie wide receiver Devin Smith has a torn ligament in his right knee and will be sidelined the rest of the season.
The signing was first reported by ESPN.
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