A season that started with promise for the Cincinnati Bengals continued its spiral when quarterback Andy Dalton injured his right thumb in a 35-20 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.Dalton was hurt on his passing hand while trying to recover a shotgun snap that sailed over his head in the third quarter and didn’t return. After the injury Rodney Anderson Jersey Womens , Baker Mayfield threw his fourth touchdown pass of the game to give the Browns a 35-7 lead.The Bengals started the season 4-1, but are 1-5 since and have lost their past three games. Backup Jeff Driskel will start next Sunday against the Broncos if Dalton can’t play.“I know personally what I’ve known all along, and that’s that I can play at this level and give our team a chance to win,” Driskel said.Two other players were hurt for Cincinnati: backup right tackle Jake Fisher, who suffered a back injury, and cornerback Tony McRae, who gave two thumbs up as he was wheeled off the field after a third-quarter concussion.The Chargers‘ high-powered offense suffered a possible setback when running back Melvin Gordon left with a knee injury in the third quarter of Los Angeles‘ blowout victory over Arizona. Gordon came into the game sixth in the league in rushing. Cardinals linebacker Josh Bynes suffered a thumb injury during the second quarter.For the Carolina Panthers, a quadriceps injury to cornerback David Jackson on the first play from scrimmage ended up playing a role in the Seattle Seahawks’ comeback win. Jackson did not return, and Russell Wilson exploited the Panthers’ secondary on a game-tying touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter.Carolina punt returner Damiere Byrd left with an arm injury in the first half and did not return. For Seattle Rodney Anderson Cincinnati Bengals Jersey , fullback Tre Madden left in the second half with a shoulder injury.The Ravens lost safety Tony Jefferson to an ankle injury in their victory over the Raiders. Oakland defensive tackle Maurice Hurst left in the third quarter with an undisclosed injury, and defensive end Jacquies Smith left in the first half after hurting an Achilles.New York Giants tight end Evan Engram injured his hamstring in warmups and didn’t play against the Eagles, and wide receiver Quadree Henderson left the loss to Philadelphia with a shoulder injury.Buccaneers offensive tackle Demar Dotson left in the first half against the San Francisco 49ers with knee and hamstring injuries and did not return. Tampa Bay also lost cornerback Carlton Davis II to a knee injury in the third quarter. For San Francisco, safety Jimmie Ward suffered a broken forearm in the first quarter and safety D.J. Reed departed in the second half with a heel injury.Cornerback Lafayette Pitts sustained a head injury while covering a punt in the first quarter for the Buffalo Bills in their win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. The Jags lost left guard Andrew Norwell when he hurt an ankle in the fourth quarter.Broncos cornerback Tramaine Brock hurt his ribs tackling Pittsburgh’s JuJu Smith-Schuster in the third quarter of Denver’s victory. In the fourth quarter, tight end Jeff Heuerman left with a back injury and linebacker Shaq Barrett departed with a hip injury.The Miami Dolphins lost receiver Danny Amendola to a right knee injury and center Travis Swanson to an ankle injury in the first quarter of their loss to the Colts. Indianapolis running back Marlon Mack entered the concussion protocol in the fourth quarter. PITTSBURGH (AP)The bad blood between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals is palpable, built on years of animosity and antagonism, hits that straddled the line between clean and dirty and others that leapfrogged across it all together. The AFC North’s nastiest rivalry renews Sunday with familiar stakes. The first-place Steelers (4-2) trying to give themselves some breathing room over the rest of the division. The Bengals (2-3) hoping to take another significant step forward following an 0-3 start that threatened to end the competitive portion of their season before it really began. ”It’s going to be highly contested, it’s going to be emotional,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin said. ”It’s going to be AFC North football.” Translation: anything goes. ”Obviously Rodney Anderson Jersey 2019 , Bengals and Steelers is always going to be nitty gritty,” Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell said. ”It’s football. It’s a little smack talk, maybe some plays on one side or another side where the other team may think it’s dirty or uncalled for. But it’s football … and that’s expected.” Bell talked openly about taking extra precautions to protect himself, particularly from volatile Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict, who ended Bell’s season in 2015 on a sideline tackle that left Bell’s right knee mangled. Burfict celebrated in the aftermath, with karma perhaps repaying him later in the season when Pittsburgh went to Cincinnati in the wild-card round and pulled out an ugly 18-16 victory aided by a personal foul penalty on Burfict that helped the Steelers’ last-gasp drive reach field goal range. Pittsburgh has taken seven of the past eight in the series. Making it eight of nine would stall Cincinnati’s surge. The Bengals have won two straight since Burfict returned from a three-game suspension. His presence practically guarantees extracurricular activity at some point. The familiarity between the two clubs breeds the kind of contempt hard to find elsewhere in the NFL. Still, even that familiarity has limits. ”Naw, they’re not brothers,” Cincinnati safety George Iloka said. ”It’s that cousin that your parents invite over that you’re not really cool with. That’s what that is. They’re there for Thanksgiving dinner and you’re like Rodney Anderson Jersey Mens , man, why did you all invite them this year? That type of thing.” Some things to look for, well, besides a busy day for the officials. STOPPING A.J.: The Steelers held Cincinnati wide receiver A.J. Green to two catches for 38 yards in their only game last season – he missed the second one with a hamstring injury. That ended a streak of Green’s big games against the Steelers. In his previous six, he’d averaged 8.3 catches and 120 yards with four touchdowns, including scoring plays of 81 and 66 yards. Twice, he caught 11 passes in a game. The Bengals have made it a priority to get Green the ball since Bill Lazor took over as offensive coordinator, and they’re likely to keep at it against the top-ranked pass defense in the NFL. ”We got back to playing how we know we can play,” Dalton said. ”We’ve had a good connection. Anytime I can get him the ball Youth Rodney Anderson Jersey , I’m going to try and do it. I think it’s part of who we are – what we’ve done – and we’ve gotten better over the course of the last couple of weeks. We just want to keep doing it.” ON THE RUN I: Pittsburgh’s roller coaster season reached a high point in a 19-13 victory over previously unbeaten Kansas City last weekend. The Steelers, who have won nine straight October meetings with the Bengals, appear to have settled on an offensive identity: give the ball to Bell and get out of the way. Pittsburgh is 9-0 since Bell arrived when he has at least 25 carries, including a season-high 32 for 179 yards against the Chiefs. Any apparent rust from Bell’s decision to skip training camp appears to be gone for good. ”There were consequences (for missing camp), and maybe we’re through them,” Tomlin said. ”I don’t know that, but he’s playing extremely well.” ON THE RUN II: The Steelers finally got their ground game moving in the win over Kansas City. The Bengals are hoping to follow their lead at Heinz Field. They have only one rushing touchdown, tied with Buffalo for second-fewest in the league. Their average of 3.2 yards per carry is second-worst, trailing Arizona’s 3.1 yards. Lazor took a closer look at the running game during the Bengals’ bye week and is determined to get more out of it. They’ve used three different backs without much success. Rookie Joe Mixon leads with 187 yards White Rodney Anderson Jersey , averaging only 2.8 yards per carry. ”I’m committed that we’ll get the run game going better,” Lazor said. STILL GOING STRONG: Longtime Steelers linebacker James Harrison found himself a healthy scratch in Weeks 4 and 5. Tomlin put the 39-year-old back in the rotation and he responded with a late sack that helped seal the win at Arrowhead. Tomlin didn’t rule out expanding Harrison’s playing time so long as Harrison remains productive. ”I know that he’s capable,” Tomlin said. ”Sometimes the circumstances might be ideal. Sometimes they might not be.” — AP Sports Writer Joe Kay in Cincinnati contributed to this report. —