The Cincinnati Bengals will go on the road to face the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday with the Bengals looking to hold off a challenge from the Denver Broncos for the second seed spot in the AFC, as well as looking to displace the New England Patriots in the first seed position. The game has a scheduled start time of 4.25 p.m. ET and takes place from Levi's Stadium in California. The game can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream via the link below.
The Bengals look likely to win their second AFC North title in three seasons, and received some good news earlier this week when it was announced that starter Andy Dalton would not need surgery on his broken thumb, which happened last week in their 33-20 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Although that is good news, it is still uncertain whether Dalton will be back this season, and that means AJ McCarron will be making his first career start today against the 49ers.
Bengals' offensive coordinator Hue Jackson said, "Everybody knows where we're going. Nothing's changed. We're chasing the same goals, the same dreams. We've just got a little different leader right now and that's OK."
He added, "Hopefully we'll be able to get Andy back at some point and we'll move forward. But right now it's AJ McCarron's show and he'll go lead the parade."
Earlier in the week, the Dallas Cowboys were finally put out of their misery and confirmed as eliminated as postseason contenders. On Saturday night the Cowboys hosted the New York Jets, and although the game went right down to the wire, Dallas were yet again on the wrong side of a tight result to leave them lagging on 4-10 and out of the Playoff picture.
The Jets moved to 9-5 after Randy Bullock kicked a 40 yard field goal with just 36 seconds remaining to hand New York a 19-16 win on the night. The field goal was set up via a Ryan Fitzpatrick 43 yard pass to Kenbrell Thompkins as the quarterback continues to establish himself.
The win for the Jets puts them half a game ahead of both the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Kansas City Chiefs who remain on 8-5 coming into Sunday's games. The race for the two Wild Card sports in the AFC will likely go down to a contest between these three teams, and the Jets need to make sure they win out to give themselves the best chance of making the postseason.
The New York Jets appear to be hitting their best form at the right time, as they have now gained their fourth straight win in a row - the first time the franchise has done that since back in 2010.
Tonight's big NFL game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers has a scheduled start time of 4.25 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the CBS network or online through live stream by clicking here.
