CINCINNATI — Andy Dalton won't need surgery on his broken thumb and could play again this season.
Dalton broke the thumb on his passing hand during a 33-20 loss to the Steelers on Sunday 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.
It's still unclear how many games he'll miss. Dalton's hand will remain in a cast for now.
"Basically we'll go week to week with things," coach Marvin Lewis said. "I think that's about as good an outcome right now as we could expect.