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Who is the best quarterback in Cincinnati Bengals history?

By YPB Team

Cincinnati is still waiting on its first Super Bowl title, but its quarterbacks have collected MVP votes, passing crowns and plenty of January heartbreak.

  1. 1
    Ken Anderson
    Bengals quarterback from 1971 to 1986 who was named NFL MVP in 1981 and led Cincinnati to Super Bowl XVI.
    1000pts
  2. Joe Burrow — ranked #22
    Joe Burrow
    No. 1 overall pick in 2020 who led Cincinnati to Super Bowl LVI and topped the NFL in passing yards and touchdown passes in 2024.
    877pts
  3. Carson Palmer — ranked #33
    Carson Palmer
    No. 1 overall pick in 2003 who led the NFL with 32 touchdown passes in 2005 and made two Pro Bowls as a Bengal.
    360pts
  4. Andy Dalton — ranked #44
    Andy Dalton
    2011 draft pick who quarterbacked Cincinnati to five straight playoff berths from 2011 to 2015 and threw 204 touchdown passes in Cincinnati.
    360pts
  5. Boomer Esiason — ranked #55
    Boomer Esiason
    Left-handed passer who won the 1988 NFL MVP award and took the Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII.
    0pts

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