# Who is the best quarterback in Cincinnati Bengals history?

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

*By YPB Team · Published November 9, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/who-is-the-best-quarterback-in-cincinnati-bengals-history*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

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

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