10. Scott Mitchell
Mitchell spent the final two years of his NFL career with the Bengals and started five games for the stripes during the 2000 season. He threw for 670 yards, three touchdowns, and four interceptions during those starts. The team did go 2-3 in Mitchell’s starts but his performances were forgettable.
9. Ryan Finley
The Bengals spent a fourth-round pick on NC State’s Ryan Finley in the 2019 NFL Draft and probably didn’t expect to have to thrust him into an actual game unless it was a blowout. Unfortunately, Andy Dalton got hurt during the 2019 season, leading to the team winning just two games.
While Finley wasn’t terrible, he showed that he wasn’t ready to be on the field as a rookie. He threw for 474 yards, two touchdowns, and two picks in his three starts that year while rushing for 77 yards.
During the 2020 season, Finley started one game while Joe Burrow was out and tossed for 89 yards and a touchdown in the famous win over Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football. He was a hard player to rank but that was the case with a lot of the guys on this list.