{"id":1575769,"date":"2023-08-17T13:41:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T17:41:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1575769"},"modified":"2023-10-03T12:37:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T16:37:58","slug":"ranking-cincinnati-bengals-quarterbacks-franchise-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/ranking-cincinnati-bengals-quarterbacks-franchise-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking All Cincinnati Bengals Quarterbacks in Franchise History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> quarterbacks<\/a> may have zero Super Bowl championships to their credit, but most NFL<\/a> organizations would be jealous of the top-end talent they've enjoyed at the most important position in the sport. From Ken Anderson to Carson Palmer to Joe Burrow<\/a>, the franchise has laid claim to many memorable signal-callers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burrow is only just getting started as a truly elite option<\/a> and has already led Cincy to one of three appearances in the big game. But how high up the pecking order does the strangely nicknamed LSU product<\/a> already rank considering Bengals quarterbacks have accrued 14 Pro Bowl appearances since the AFL expansion team's doors opened in 1968?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dewey Warren took the Bengals' first snaps, completing 14 of 26 passes for 125 yards, zero touchdowns, and an interception in a 29-13 loss to the San Diego Chargers. Things have improved since then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the Total Yards Added (TYA) metric I developed for QB Math<\/a>, which evaluates quarterbacks' success relative to league average in four facets of the game \u2014 rushing, passing, sack avoidance, and fumble avoidance \u2014\u00a0we're highlighting each and every one of the 39 Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks with at least one qualified game for the organization since '68. These rankings will be updated continuously and are accurate heading into Week 5 of the 2023 NFL season. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks Nos. 39-11<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Franchise Rank<\/th>Quarterback<\/th>Qualified Games<\/th>Total Yards Added<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
39<\/td>Akili Smith<\/td>18<\/td>-1218.323<\/td><\/tr>
38<\/td>David Klingler<\/td>26<\/td>-1117.701<\/td><\/tr>
37<\/td>Jon Kitna<\/td>51<\/td>-1099.905<\/td><\/tr>
36<\/td>Ryan Fitzpatrick<\/td>12<\/td>-864.676<\/td><\/tr>
35<\/td>Andy Dalton<\/td>137<\/td>-661.662<\/td><\/tr>
34<\/td>Scott Mitchell<\/td>9<\/td>-618.043<\/td><\/tr>
33<\/td>Jack Thompson<\/td>20<\/td>-451.167<\/td><\/tr>
32<\/td>Ryan Finley<\/td>6<\/td>-445.431<\/td><\/tr>
31<\/td>John Reaves<\/td>16<\/td>-415.321<\/td><\/tr>
30<\/td>Jeff Driskel<\/td>6<\/td>-363.337<\/td><\/tr>
29<\/td>Gus Frerotte<\/td>3<\/td>-348.178<\/td><\/tr>
28<\/td>Brandon Allen<\/td>7<\/td>-296.445<\/td><\/tr>
27<\/td>John Stofa<\/td>9<\/td>-259.247<\/td><\/tr>
26<\/td>A.J. McCarron<\/td>7<\/td>-193.115<\/td><\/tr>
25<\/td>Wayne Clark<\/td>2<\/td>-165.996<\/td><\/tr>
24<\/td>Donald Hollas<\/td>7<\/td>-131.605<\/td><\/tr>
23<\/td>Jay Schroeder<\/td>7<\/td>-131.079<\/td><\/tr>
22<\/td>Paul Justin<\/td>4<\/td>-113.102<\/td><\/tr>
21<\/td>Erik Wilhelm<\/td>11<\/td>-105.648<\/td><\/tr>
20<\/td>Dewey Warren<\/td>7<\/td>-98.656<\/td><\/tr>
19<\/td>Eric Kresser<\/td>1<\/td>-84.132<\/td><\/tr>
18<\/td>J.T. O'Sullivan<\/td>1<\/td>-82.508<\/td><\/tr>
17<\/td>Bruce Gradkowski<\/td>3<\/td>-66.239<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/td>Jordan Palmer<\/td>1<\/td>-61.671<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/td>Ben Bennett<\/td>1<\/td>-43.996<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/td>Jason Campbell<\/td>3<\/td>-43.732<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/td>Adrian Breen<\/td>1<\/td>-32.369<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/td>Dave Walter<\/td>2<\/td>-31.107<\/td><\/tr>
11<\/td>Dave Lewis<\/td>1<\/td>-22.682<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Keep in mind that this is about career production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Playing in more games usually means moving further away from the league-average score of zero, which is why Andy Dalton \u2014 objectively not the least-talented of the Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks \u2014 falls nearly all the way to the bottom of the pack despite having a far superior per-game output to other low finishers such as Akili Smith, David Klinger, and Ryan Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. Neil O'Donnell<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Neil O'Donnell | Jed Jacobsohn\/Allsport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n