The month of November has been an ugly one for the and things officially went from bad to worse on Monday, with the team announcing that has been placed on injured reserve in a move that will end his season.The Bengals starting quarterback went down during the third quarter Tommy Edman Jersey of Cincinnati's 35-20 lo s to the on Sunday. On the fourth play of the second half, Bengals center sent a shotgun snap sailing over Dalton's head. As Dalton attempted to jump on the ball, the knee of Browns defensive end came crashing down on his right hand. . D winning the race for the ball The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) After the play, Dalton was examined on the sideline, before eventually being taken to the Bengals locker room.Following the game, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis actually sounded optimistic about the prognosis of the injury. "On first look and everything it's not (serious) but they're ," Lewis said, via ESPN.com.Lewis spoke to the media again on Monday, and this time, he didn't sound as optimistic. During his pre s conference, the Bengals coach said Dalton so the team could determine the severity of the injury. The move to injured Mark McGwire Jersey reserve means that Dalton's season is definitely over.The lo s of Dalton continues a disastrous month for the Bengals. When November started, the Bengals were sitting at 5-3 and looked like a serious contender for an AFC wild-card spot. However, over the past Lou Brock Jersey three weeks, the Bengals have lost three straight games, not to mention, A.J. Green hasn't been on the field for a single snap during the month in Week 8. The Bengals have been ravaged by injuries this year with multiple players mi sing games, including Green, Joe Mixon, Giovani Bernard, John Ro s and Vontaze Burfict.With Dalton out, the Bengals will now turn to , who will almost certainly be making his first career start this week when the Bengals host the on Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, CBS, or stream on fuboTV . Driskel, who was originally selected by the during the sixth-round of the 2016 Whitey Herzog Jersey NFL Draft, has been with the Bengals since 2017. The 25-year-old was elevated to backup quarterback this season after left in free agency.Although he hasn't played much this season, Driskel did see some serious action after Dalton went down against Cleveland. During his short time on the field, Driskel threw for 155 yards and a touchdown. With Driskel now starting, the Bengals signed quarterback on .This will mark only the second time that Dalton hasn't made it through an entire season in his eight-year career. The 31-year-old quarterback hasn't mi sed a game since 2015 when he also mi sed time due to a right thumb injury that he suffered after a Bengals turnover.The injury to Dalton could make for an interesting offseason in Cincinnati, especially if Driskel plays well down the stretch. The Bengals Paul DeJong Jersey can get out of Dalton's contract after this year. If they were to cut him during the offseason, the move wouldn't cost the Bengals anything because there's no more dead money left in his contract after 2018.