List of Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterbacks
Updated: Wikipedia source
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL).
Tables
· Starting quarterbacks › Regular season
1968
1968
Season(s)
1968
Quarterback(s)
John Stofa (7) / Dewey Warren (4) / Sam Wyche (3)
1969
1969
Season(s)
1969
Quarterback(s)
Greg Cook (11) / Sam Wyche (3)
1970
1970
Season(s)
1970
Quarterback(s)
Virgil Carter (11) / Sam Wyche (3)
1971
1971
Season(s)
1971
Quarterback(s)
Virgil Carter (10) / Ken Anderson (4)
1972
1972
Season(s)
1972
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (13) / Virgil Carter (1)
1973
1973
Season(s)
1973
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (14)
1974
1974
Season(s)
1974
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (13) / Wayne Clark (1)
1975
1975
Season(s)
1975
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (13) / John Reaves (1)
1976
1976
Season(s)
1976
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (14)
1977
1977
Season(s)
1977
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (13) / John Reaves (1)
1978
1978
Season(s)
1978
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (12) / John Reaves (4)
1979
1979
Season(s)
1979
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (15) / Jack Thompson (1)
1980
1980
Season(s)
1980
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (12) / Jack Thompson (4)
1981
1981
Season(s)
1981
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (16)
1982
1982
Season(s)
1982
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (9)
1983
1983
Season(s)
1983
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (13) / Turk Schonert (3)
1984
1984
Season(s)
1984
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (9) / Boomer Esiason (4) / Turk Schonert (3)
1985
1985
Season(s)
1985
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (14) / Ken Anderson (2)
1986
1986
Season(s)
1986
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (16)
1987
1987
Season(s)
1987
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (12) / Dave Walter (2) / Adrian Breen (1)
1988
1988
Season(s)
1988
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (16)
1989
1989
Season(s)
1989
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (15) / Turk Schonert (1)
1990
1990
Season(s)
1990
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (16)
1991
1991
Season(s)
1991
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (14) / Donald Hollas (1) / Erik Wilhelm (1)
1992
1992
Season(s)
1992
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (11) / David Klingler (4) / Donald Hollas (1)
1993
1993
Season(s)
1993
Quarterback(s)
David Klingler (13) / Jay Schroeder (3)
1994
1994
Season(s)
1994
Quarterback(s)
Jeff Blake (9) / David Klingler (7)
1995
1995
Season(s)
1995
Quarterback(s)
Jeff Blake (16)
1996
1996
Season(s)
1996
Quarterback(s)
Jeff Blake (16)
1997
1997
Season(s)
1997
Quarterback(s)
Jeff Blake (11) / Boomer Esiason (5)
1998
1998
Season(s)
1998
Quarterback(s)
Neil O'Donnell (11) / Paul Justin (3) / Jeff Blake (2)
1999
1999
Season(s)
1999
Quarterback(s)
Jeff Blake (12) / Akili Smith (4)
2000
2000
Season(s)
2000
Quarterback(s)
Akili Smith (11) / Scott Mitchell (5)
2001
2001
Season(s)
2001
Quarterback(s)
Jon Kitna (15) / Akili Smith (1)
2002
2002
Season(s)
2002
Quarterback(s)
Jon Kitna (12) / Gus Frerotte (3) / Akili Smith (1)
2003
2003
Season(s)
2003
Quarterback(s)
Jon Kitna (16)
2004
2004
Season(s)
2004
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (13) / Jon Kitna (3)
2005
2005
Season(s)
2005
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (16)
2006
2006
Season(s)
2006
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (16)
2007
2007
Season(s)
2007
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (16)
2008
2008
Season(s)
2008
Quarterback(s)
Ryan Fitzpatrick (12) / Carson Palmer (4)
2009
2009
Season(s)
2009
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (16)
2010
2010
Season(s)
2010
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (16)
2011
2011
Season(s)
2011
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (16)
2012
2012
Season(s)
2012
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (16)
2013
2013
Season(s)
2013
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (16)
2014
2014
Season(s)
2014
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (16)
2015
2015
Season(s)
2015
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (13) / A. J. McCarron (3)
2016
2016
Season(s)
2016
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (16)
2017
2017
Season(s)
2017
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (16)
2018
2018
Season(s)
2018
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (11) / Jeff Driskel (5)
2019
2019
Season(s)
2019
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (13) / Ryan Finley (3)
2020
2020
Season(s)
2020
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (10) / Brandon Allen (5) / Ryan Finley (1)
2021
2021
Season(s)
2021
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (16) / Brandon Allen (1)
2022
2022
Season(s)
2022
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (16)
2023
2023
Season(s)
2023
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (10) / Jake Browning (7)
2024
2024
Season(s)
2024
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (17)
2025
2025
Season(s)
2025
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (8) / Joe Flacco (6) / Jake Browning (3)
| 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) |
· Starting quarterbacks › Postseason
1970
1970
Season
1970
Quarterback(s)
Virgil Carter (0–1)
1973
1973
Season
1973
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (0–1)
1975
1975
Season
1975
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (0–1)
1981
1981
Season
1981
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (2–1)
1982
1982
Season
1982
Quarterback(s)
Ken Anderson (0–1)
1988
1988
Season
1988
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (2–1)
1990
1990
Season
1990
Quarterback(s)
Boomer Esiason (1–1)
2005
2005
Season
2005
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (0–1)
2009
2009
Season
2009
Quarterback(s)
Carson Palmer (0–1)
2011
2011
Season
2011
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (0–1)
2012
2012
Season
2012
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (0–1)
2013
2013
Season
2013
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (0–1)
2014
2014
Season
2014
Quarterback(s)
Andy Dalton (0–1)
2015
2015
Season
2015
Quarterback(s)
A. J. McCarron (0–1)
2021
2021
Season
2021
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (3–1)
2022
2022
Season
2022
Quarterback(s)
Joe Burrow (2–1)
| 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) |
· Most games as starting quarterback
GP
GP
Name
GP
Col 2
Games played
GS
GS
Name
GS
Col 2
Games started
W
W
Name
W
Col 2
Number of wins as starting quarterback
L
L
Name
L
Col 2
Number of losses as starting quarterback
T
T
Name
T
Col 2
Number of ties as starting quarterback
Pct
Pct
Name
Pct
Col 2
Winning Percentage as starting quarterback
| 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 |
· Most games as starting quarterback
Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson
Name
Ken Anderson
Period
1971–1986
GP
192
GS
172
W
91
L
81
T
–
%
529
Andy Dalton
Andy Dalton
Name
Andy Dalton
Period
2011–2019
GP
133
GS
133
W
70
L
61
T
2
%
534
Boomer Esiason
Boomer Esiason
Name
Boomer Esiason
Period
1984–1992, 1997
GP
134
GS
123
W
62
L
61
T
–
%
504
Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer
Name
Carson Palmer
Period
2004–2010
GP
97
GS
97
W
46
L
51
T
–
%
474
Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow
Name
Joe Burrow
Period
2020–present
GP
77
GS
77
W
43
L
33
T
1
%
565
Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
Name
Jeff Blake
Period
1994–1999
GP
75
GS
66
W
25
L
41
T
–
%
379
Jon Kitna
Jon Kitna
Name
Jon Kitna
Period
2001–2005
GP
53
GS
46
W
18
L
28
T
–
%
391
| 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 | 77 | 77 | 43 | 33 | 1 | 565 |
| Jeff Blake | 1994–1999 | 75 | 66 | 25 | 41 | – | 379 |
| Jon Kitna | 2001–2005 | 53 | 46 | 18 | 28 | – | 391 |
· Team career passing records
Andy Dalton
Andy Dalton
Name
Andy Dalton
Comp
2,757
Att
4,449
%
62
Yds
31,594
TD
204
Int
118
Ken Anderson
Ken Anderson
Name
Ken Anderson
Comp
2,654
Att
4,475
%
59
Yds
32,838
TD
197
Int
160
Carson Palmer
Carson Palmer
Name
Carson Palmer
Comp
2,024
Att
3,217
%
62
Yds
22,694
TD
154
Int
100
Boomer Esiason
Boomer Esiason
Name
Boomer Esiason
Comp
2,015
Att
3,564
%
56
Yds
27,149
TD
187
Int
131
Joe Burrow
Joe Burrow
Name
Joe Burrow
Comp
1,921
Att
2,806
%
68
Yds
20,810
TD
157
Int
51
Jeff Blake
Jeff Blake
Name
Jeff Blake
Comp
1,240
Att
2,221
%
55
Yds
15,134
TD
93
Int
62
Jon Kitna
Jon Kitna
Name
Jon Kitna
Comp
1,009
Att
1,707
%
59
Yds
10,707
TD
59
Int
59
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
| Andy Dalton | 2,757 | 4,449 | 62 | 31,594 | 204 | 118 |
| Ken Anderson | 2,654 | 4,475 | 59 | 32,838 | 197 | 160 |
| Carson Palmer | 2,024 | 3,217 | 62 | 22,694 | 154 | 100 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2,015 | 3,564 | 56 | 27,149 | 187 | 131 |
| Joe Burrow | 1,921 | 2,806 | 68 | 20,810 | 157 | 51 |
| Jeff Blake | 1,240 | 2,221 | 55 | 15,134 | 93 | 62 |
| Jon Kitna | 1,009 | 1,707 | 59 | 10,707 | 59 | 59 |
References
- Due to an injury involving Damar Hamlin, the Bengals Week 17 game against the Buffalo Bills was canceled.