Ranking every Cincinnati Bengals starting QB since 2000

4. Jon Kitna

The top three are up for debate but it feels safe to put Kitna in the four spot. The Central Washington product was never supposed to be much of anything in the NFL but he made a decent name for himself in Cincinnati for three years as a starter.

In 2001, Kitna started all but one game and threw for 3,123 yards, 12 touchdowns, and 19 picks. The next year, he tossed 3,042 yards, 16 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions in 12 starts. The 2003 season, which was Palmer’s rookie year but Kitna still was the starter, saw the UDFA throw for 3,591 yards, 26 touchdowns, and 15 picks. The Bengals went 8-8 that year.

Kitna wasn’t a star by any means but he put up solid numbers through 46 starts.

3. Andy Dalton

The top three is where things get trickier because these guys could be in just about any order and fans probably wouldn’t complain. I stuck Dalton in the three-spot, however, because at the end of the day, fans did not think he was the guy who could get the team to Super Bowl.

The 2015 season was Cincinnati’s best chance to get to the Super Bowl and unfortunately, he got injured that year. It was all downhill from there, sadly.

Dalton finished his Bengals career with 133 starts under his belt and threw for 31,594 yards, 204 touchdowns, and 118 interceptions, and led the team to five straight playoff berths to kick off his career. Unfortunately, that led to zero playoff wins and while that wasn’t all Dalton’s fault, it is sadly what people remember about his Bengals tenure. That’s why he was third here.