Colts leading Bengals 13-10 at half

INDIANAPOLIS - Mike Nugent kicked a 57 yard field goal to close the first half as the Bengals come within 13-10 of the Colts in an AFC Wild Card game on Sunday.

Nugent struck clean and bounced inside off the left upright for his career-best kick and the Bengals' postseason best.

Cincinnati gained possession suddenly off a turnover as the Colts were driving.

Colts back Daniel Herron rushed for a first down on a promising drive before Darqueze Dennard stripped him at the Bengals 35 and returning to the 41. Herron powered the Colts with 61 yards on 6 receptions and 34 yards on 5 rushes and a touchdown in the first quarter, gaining 58 of the Colts' 71 yards on that first possession.

Ryan Hewitt converted the following 3rd-and-11 toss from Andy Dalton to the Colts 44, though Giovani Bernard caught short of the 3rd-and-6 play shortly after, setting up Nugent's boot on the 4th-and-5 with 10 seconds left.

Indianapolis had two sure chances in the red zone to come away with touchdowns in the first half, but the Bengals defense would stiffen both times and hold the home side to field goals.

T.Y. Hilton hauled in a 17 yarder along the sideline to convert a 3rd-and-11 pass from Andrew Luck and again for 30 yards on a crossing route to the Bengals 20.

But Luck's 3rd-and-10 toss for Reggie Wayne in the end zone was tipped incomplete by Bengals corner Dre Kirkpatrick and Adam Vinatieri kicked from 38 yards.

Vinatieri booted a 23 yard field goal to end a drive propelled by Hakeem Nicks' 45 yard pass play to the Bengals 17, his longest play as a Colt and the longest play of the game thus far. Hilton had a sure 3rd-and-4 conversion in his grasp before dropping it as he stepped out of bounds, a gain that would have produced a 1st-and-Goal.

Jeremy Hill and Daniel Herron rushed for touchdowns to produce a 7-7 tie between Cincinnati and Indianapolis in the first quarter.

Andrew Luck is 16-for-27 on 219 yards passing, 4 of those for 80 yards to Hilton.

Cincinnati, seeking their first playoff victory in five tries since 1991, are without wide receiver A.J. Green (concussion) and tight end Jermaine Gresham (back).