That marked four straight quarters the Bengals had been blanked in the postseason and they were heading into dangerous territory with backup quarterback AJ McCarron. The Bengals didn’t score in the second half of their last two Wild Card Games.
Saddled by the stunning lack of a running game that could gather just 10 yards in the half and grappling with the wet ball, McCarron could complete just seven of 14 passes for 46 yards with many of the incompletions floating away from him. On back-to-back plays in the first quarter, he had a ball slip out of his hands and fumbled a snap.