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These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Bengals.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
| 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) |
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bengals in regular season games (through the 2022 NFL season).
| 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 |
| Jeff Blake | 1994–1999 | 75 | 66 | 25 | 41 | - | .379 |
| Jon Kitna | 2001–2005 | 53 | 46 | 18 | 28 | - | .391 |
| Joe Burrow | 2020–2022 | 42 | 42 | 24 | 17 | 1 | .583 |
(Through the 2022 NFL season)
| 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 |
| Jeff Blake | 1,240 | 2,221 | 55.8 | 15,134 | 93 | 62 |
| Joe Burrow | 1,044 | 1,530 | 68.2 | 11,774 | 82 | 31 |
| Jon Kitna | 1,009 | 1,707 | 59.1 | 10,707 | 59 | 59 |
