Andy Dalton will be out for at least a week after fracturing his thumb. The injury occurred after Dalton threw an interception on his first drive of the game, when the quarterback attempted to tackle Stephon Tuitt.
The Bengals’ dream season has taken a dramatic turn. Cincinnati will now have to turn from Andy Dalton, who was playing at an All Pro level, to A.J. McCarron.
McCarron, a fifth-round selection in the 2014 draft, has dealt with adversity before. The quarterback was a three-time BCS National Champion at the University of Alabama.