Bengals lose Rey Maualuga to hamstring injury against Colts

Bengals lose Rey Maualuga to hamstring injury against Colts image

The Bengals are out key offensive players for Sunday's AFC wild-card showdown against the Colts, and a key defender barely made it past the first quarter.

Linebacker Rey Maualuga was carted to the locker room early in the second with a right hamstring injury. Cincinnati announced he'd be out for the rest of the game. 

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The Colts had racked up 50 rushing yards on four carries when Maualuga went down with the score tied at seven.

The sixth-year linebacker out of USC recorded 59 combined tackles in 12 regular season games this year.