Bengals Beat Bears, Rams Drop Loss To Colts

Andy Dalton's sore neck gave AJ McCarron a chance for his first NFL keepsake. Dalton sneaked in for a touchdown on Cincinnati's opening drive, then came out of the game as a precaution with a sore neck on Saturday night during a 21-10 preseason victory over the Chicago Bears.

The Bengals (2-1) were looking for a lot more out of their starting offense after a three-turnover performance in a loss at Tampa Bay. Dalton threw two interceptions in that one.

On Saturday, he completed all six of his passes during a 16-play, 77-yard drive that consumed 9 minutes, 11 seconds. Dalton finished it with a sneak from inside the 1-yard line, emerged from the pile and spiked the ball.

When Dalton reached the sideline, he took off his helmet and coach Marvin Lewis decided to keep him there because he had a sore neck. Dalton didn't go for treatment, staying on the sideline for the rest of the first half.

Colts 24, Rams 14

Andrew Luck's first touchdown pass of the preseason helped get the Indianapolis Colts off to a fast start. The quarterback also took the blame for a lost fumble on his final play that handed over the lead.

It was that kind of game for the Colts, who didn't exactly find their stride but had enough to beat the St. Louis Rams 24-14 on Saturday night.

"We should execute preseason, regular season, if we're lucky enough, postseason," Luck said. "I'm disappointed in myself for that fumble at the start of the second half.

"Bad way to start a half, bad play to end on."

Luck insisted he wasn't covering for rookie running back Josh Robinson, who never could quite find the handle on what appeared to be a routine handoff. Luck's final snap at the start of the third quarter led to Trey Watts' 3-yard run that put St. Louis ahead 14-13.

Friday, August 28 Scoreboard

New England 17, Carolina 16

Detroit 22, Jacksonville 17

Kansas City 34, Tennessee 10

Saturday, August 29 Scoreboard

Miami 13, Atlanta 9

Cleveland 31, Tampa Bay 7

Minnesota 28, Dallas 14

New York Jets 28, New York Giants 18

Cincinnati 21, Chicago 10

Washington 31, Baltimore 13

Seattle 16, San Diego 15

Philadelphia 39, Green Bay 26

Indianapolis 24, St. Louis 14

Denver 19, San Francisco 12

Sunday, August 30 Scoreboard

Houston 27, New Orleans 13

Arizona 30, Oakland 23

Thursday, September 3 Schedule (All Times Central)

Tampa Bay at Miami, 6 p.m.

Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 6 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

New Orleans at Green Bay, 6 p.m.

Philadelphia at New York, 6 p.m.

Jacksonville at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Carolina at Pittsburgh, 6:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.

New York at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 8 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 9 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 9 p.m.