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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Bengals.
| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
| 1968 | John Stofa (7) / Dewey Warren (4) / Sam Wyche (3) |
| 1969 | Greg Cook (11) / Sam Wyche (3) |
| 1970 | Virgil Carter (11) / Sam Wyche (3) |
| 1971 | Virgil Carter (10) / Ken Anderson (4) |
| 1972 | Ken Anderson (13) / Virgil Carter (1) |
| 1973 | Ken Anderson (14) |
| 1974 | Ken Anderson (13) / Wayne Clark (1) |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (13) / John Reaves (1) |
| 1976 | Ken Anderson (14) |
| 1977 | Ken Anderson (13) / John Reaves (1) |
| 1978 | Ken Anderson (12) / John Reaves (4) |
| 1979 | Ken Anderson (15) / Jack Thompson (1) |
| 1980 | Ken Anderson (12) / Jack Thompson (4) |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson (16) |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (9) |
| 1983 | Ken Anderson (13) / Turk Schonert (3) |
| 1984 | Ken Anderson (9) / Boomer Esiason (4) / Turk Schonert (3) |
| 1985 | Boomer Esiason (14) / Ken Anderson (2) |
| 1986 | Boomer Esiason (16) |
| 1987 | Boomer Esiason (12) / Dave Walter (2) / Adrian Breen (1) |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason (16) |
| 1989 | Boomer Esiason (15) / Turk Schonert (1) |
| 1990 | Boomer Esiason (16) |
| 1991 | Boomer Esiason (14) / Donald Hollas (1) / Erik Wilhelm (1) |
| 1992 | Boomer Esiason (11) / David Klingler (4) / Donald Hollas (1) |
| 1993 | David Klingler (13) / Jay Schroeder (3) |
| 1994 | Jeff Blake (9) / David Klingler (7) |
| 1995 | Jeff Blake (16) |
| 1996 | Jeff Blake (16) |
| 1997 | Jeff Blake (11) / Boomer Esiason (5) |
| 1998 | Neil O'Donnell (11) / Paul Justin (3) / Jeff Blake (2) |
| 1999 | Jeff Blake (12) / Akili Smith (4) |
| 2000 | Akili Smith (11) / Scott Mitchell (5) |
| 2001 | Jon Kitna (15) / Akili Smith (1) |
| 2002 | Jon Kitna (12) / Gus Frerotte (3) / Akili Smith (1) |
| 2003 | Jon Kitna (16) |
| 2004 | Carson Palmer (13) / Jon Kitna (3) |
| 2005 | Carson Palmer (16) |
| 2006 | Carson Palmer (16) |
| 2007 | Carson Palmer (16) |
| 2008 | Ryan Fitzpatrick (12) / Carson Palmer (4) |
| 2009 | Carson Palmer (16) |
| 2010 | Carson Palmer (16) |
| 2011 | Andy Dalton (16) |
| 2012 | Andy Dalton (16) |
| 2013 | Andy Dalton (16) |
| 2014 | Andy Dalton (16) |
| 2015 | Andy Dalton (13) / A. J. McCarron (3) |
| 2016 | Andy Dalton (16) |
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
| 1970 | Virgil Carter (0–1) |
| 1973 | Ken Anderson (0–1) |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson (0–1) |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson (2–1) |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson (0–1) |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason (2–1) |
| 1990 | Boomer Esiason (1–1) |
| 2005 | Carson Palmer (0–1) |
| 2009 | Carson Palmer (0–1) |
| 2011 | Andy Dalton (0–1) |
| 2012 | Andy Dalton (0–1) |
| 2013 | Andy Dalton (0–1) |
| 2014 | Andy Dalton (0–1) |
| 2015 | A. J. McCarron (0–1) |
| 2021 | Joe Burrow (3–1) |
| 2022 | Joe Burrow (2–1) |
| Name | |
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning Percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
| Ken Anderson | 1971–1986 | 192 | 172 | 91 | 81 | – | 529 |
| Andy Dalton | 2011–2019 | 133 | 133 | 70 | 61 | 2 | 534 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1984–1992, 1997 | 134 | 123 | 62 | 61 | – | 504 |
| Carson Palmer | 2004–2010 | 97 | 97 | 46 | 51 | – | 474 |
| Joe Burrow | 2020–present | 71 | 71 | 40 | 30 | 1 | 570 |
| Jeff Blake | 1994–1999 | 75 | 66 | 25 | 41 | – | 379 |
| Jon Kitna | 2001–2005 | 53 | 46 | 18 | 28 | – | 391 |
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Andy Dalton | 2,757 | 4,449 | 62.0 | 31,594 | 204 | 118 |
| Ken Anderson | 2,654 | 4,475 | 59.3 | 32,838 | 197 | 160 |
| Carson Palmer | 2,024 | 3,217 | 62.9 | 22,694 | 154 | 100 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2,015 | 3,564 | 56.5 | 27,149 | 187 | 131 |
| Joe Burrow | 1,769 | 2,583 | 68.5 | 19,190 | 142 | 46 |
| Jeff Blake | 1,240 | 2,221 | 55.8 | 15,134 | 93 | 62 |
| Jon Kitna | 1,009 | 1,707 | 59.1 | 10,707 | 59 | 59 |