12-29-2015, 02:32 AM
(12-29-2015, 02:27 AM)BonnieBengal Wrote: Where's the link to that? Haven't seen it.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000611589/article/andy-dalton-unlikely-to-return-until-divisional-round
The Cincinnati Bengals might have to go with AJ McCarron in the first round of the playoffs.
Appearing on Monday's edition of NFL Total Access, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported that Andy Dalton is still a few weeks away from returning to game action. As a result, he likely would not be available to play until the Divisional Round.
The Bengals are doing everything they can to speed up the healing process in Dalton's fractured thumb, per Rapoport, but the bone isn't healed through yet. They missed out on a chance to wrap up a first-round playoff bye in Monday's 20-17 overtime loss to the Broncos.
The bottom line is that Cincinnati's starting quarterback is out for Week 17 and highly unlikely for the wild-card round of the playoffs. The earliest expectation for a return is the Divisional Round, though that is not guaranteed.
