CINCINNATI -- When Andy Dalton left Sunday afternoon's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers with a first-quarter thumb injury, it ushered in a new era -- who knows for how long right now -- in the Cincinnati Bengals' quarterbacking lineage.
After replacing Dalton in garbage time the past two games, AJ McCarron stepped foot on the field for the first meaningful snaps of his two-year career.
It's currently unclear how long Dalton will be out, of if he will miss next week's game at San Francisco. But in the meantime, why don't we get to know understudy a little better?