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The Cincinnati Bengals had not won a playoff game since 1990, but after the arrival of Heisman Trophy winner and College Football National Champion Joe Burrow as the No. 1 pick, they won three playoff games in a row in just his second season. This led to their first Super Bowl appearance since 1988.

It marked the first time in Bengals history that they had won three straight playoff games. Burrow has set his sights on leading a dynasty in Cincinnati and, in the 2022 season, he led the team to their second straight AFC North title and another playoff appearance. The young Ohio native is making good on his promise so far.

Who is the Bengals quarterback?

Joe Burrow is the current Bengals QB. Burrow was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 pick in the 2020 NFL draft. He had what is considered to be one of the best, if not the best, quarterbacking seasons in college football history. Burrow led the LSU Tigers to an unbeaten season with a 15-0 record that resulted in a National Championship victory. The 2019 LSU Tigers are now considered one of the very best college football teams in the history of the game.

Burrow joined the Bengals and made an immediate impact, but had his rookie season cut short by a gruesome knee injury. Despite this setback, he returned the following year and exceeded all expectations. Under the leadership of Burrow, the team experienced a drastic turnaround, going from a 4-11-1 record in 2020 to a winning 10-7 record in 2021. Burrow's presence was instrumental in the team's success, as they made it to the playoffs and even reached the Super Bowl.

As the Bengals quarterback in 2022, Burrow has once again led the team to the playoffs, where they’ll make another run at the Super Bowl.

Who is the Bengals backup quarterback?

Brandon Allen is the Bengals backup quarterback in 2022. He played college football at Arkansas and was selected in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Since then, Allen has spent time with the LA Rams and the Denver Broncos before landing with the Bengals in 2020.

Allen got his first start with the Broncos, where he would start a total of three games, and has since started six games as a Bengal. The Cincinnati backup quarterback has thrown 10 touchdowns and six interceptions as a pro.

Cincinnati Bengals Quarterbacks History

The Bengals have had multiple long-term franchise quarterbacks in the history of the team. Ken Anderson has played the most games in the history of the position in Cincinnati, with 192 appearances. He is followed by Boomer Esiason (134) and Andy Dalton (133).

Ken Anderson is the franchise leader in passing yards with 32,838, followed by Dalton in second place with a slightly higher total than Esiason.

Both Anderson and Boomer took the Bengals to the Super Bowl in the 1980s but fell short against the San Francisco 49ers on both occasions, in tightly contested games. Joe Burrow was the latest Cincinnati Bengals quarterback to make it to the big stage, and while the Bengals came up short against the LA Rams, Burrow has plenty of his career left to take another shot at the Lombardi trophy.

Famous Bengals Quarterbacks

Ken Anderson is perhaps the most famous QB throughout the history of the Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks. He was drafted in the third round of the 1971 draft by the Bengals and took over in his second season.

It was Anderson who led the Bengals to their first Super Bowl appearance during the 1981 NFL season. Following a 16-year career with the Bengals, Anderson went on to coach for the team for another 10 years, serving as the quarterbacks' coach and offensive coordinator.

The former Bengals star has been a Pro Football Hall of Fame finalist on three occasions, and while he is yet to be voted in, he is considered one of the biggest snubs in the league's history, deserving of a spot in the hall.

Ranking the Top 10 Best Bengals Quarterbacks of All Time

10. Sam Wyche (1968-1970)

Sam Wyche became the Cincinnati Bengals QB when they joined the AFL as an expansion team in 1968. He had been playing in the semi-professional Continental Football League before joining the Bengals.

Wyche threw 55 passes in his rookie season before starting several games in 1969 while the Bengals prepared rookie Greg Cook to take over.

Wyche remained with the team during the AFLs merger with the NFL in 1970 before moving on to the Washington Redskins. He would go on to win a Super Bowl as an assistant coach with the San Francisco 49ers, who beat the Bengals 26-21 in Super Bowl XVI.

9. Ryan Fitzpatrick (2007-2008)

Loveable journeyman Ryan Fitzpatrick was traded to the Bengals in exchange for a seventh-round pick in 2007. He came over to back up starting quarterback Carson Palmer at the time and ended up the team's starter for a large portion of the 2008 season after Palmer injured his elbow.

Despite a difficult season for the Bengals, Fitz played in 12 games, passing for eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. He did manage to finish third in rushing yards among quarterbacks with 304 yards.

8. Jon Kitna (2001-2005)

Jon Kitna had been with the Seattle Seahawks for several seasons, plus a stint in Barcelona, before signing with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2001.

Kitna played 53 games for the Bengals, but perhaps his most important role was supporting the development of rookie quarterback Carson Palmer. Kitna received praise for the way he embraced the backup position and supported Palmer as the team's young starter.

The former pro quarterback turned to high school coaching after his professional career and is one of just seven Bengals quarterbacks to pass for over 10,000 yards with the team.

7. Greg Cook (1969)

The story of what could have been. Greg Cook became the starter for the Bengals as a rookie in 1969. He suffered a shoulder injury early in the season but played through it and went on to be named the AFL Rookie of the Year.

Cook was receiving cortisone injections to continue playing, but at the end of the season the injury worsened, and he was forced to retire after just one season.

NFL Network ranked Greg Cook as the No. 1 one-shot wonder in the history of the league.

6. Jeff Blake (1994-1999)

In 1994, Jeff Blake was signed by the Bengals off waivers by offensive coordinator Bruce Coslett, who had drafted him two years earlier as the head coach of the New York Jets.

When Blake entered the Bengals lineup, he brought renewed energy. The team's scoring improved, Blake connected with receivers for long touchdowns, and most importantly, the team began to win again.

The young quarterback went to the Pro Bowl in his very first season as a full-time starter in 1995, and the Bengals went from a dismal 3-13 season to 7-9 and 8-8. Not quite the Joe Burrow turnaround but certainly a huge improvement.

It is widely believed that Jeff Blake's tenure with the Bengals helped secure funding for the Paul Brown Stadium by providing entertainment for fans and voters through throwing touchdowns and winning games.

He is perhaps one of the more underappreciated of the Bengals past quarterbacks.

5. Carson Palmer (2003-2010)

Carson Palmer was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals with the No. 1 pick in the 2003 NFL draft. He had just polished off a great college career with a stellar season in 2002 that resulted in winning just about every award a college quarterback can win. Palmer claimed the Heisman Trophy, the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm award, and was voted a consensus All-American.

The Bengals sat Palmer his entire rookie season while Jon Kitna played, giving him the time to learn and develop before taking over the starting role in 2004.

By 2005, Palmer was on fire. He led the league in passing touchdowns (32) and completion percentage and was voted to the Pro Bowl. Alongside his individual accomplishments, the Bengals were winning again.

Palmer led them to their first winning season since 1990 with an 11-5 record that sent them to the playoffs, while becoming the first quarterback in Bengals history to finish a season with a passer rating over 100.

He is fourth on the Bengals all-time yardage leaderboard with 22,694 yards in 97 games played.

In 2010, Carson Palmer's relationship with the organization soured, and after his request for a trade was denied, he retired. He refused to play for the team again and later joined the Oakland Raiders before finishing his career with the Arizona Cardinals from 2013-2017.

4. Andy Dalton (2011-2019)

Dalton was selected by the Bengals in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft out of TCU. He had just completed a perfect 13-0 season with the Horned Frogs, including a win over Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl.

He was drafted as the potential replacement for Carson Palmer, who had just told the team to trade him, or he would retire.

The new Bengals quarterback Dalton would go on to become the team's starter for the next nine seasons, helping the team to a winning record in each of his first five seasons. Cincinnati made it to the postseason in all five of those years but failed to advance past the first round each time.

Dalton is the Bengals all-time leader in touchdown passes, throwing 204 throughout his Bengals career, ahead of Ken Anderson's 197 in second place.

The former Bengals QB was voted into the Pro Bowl three times, including the 2016 season. The Bengals went 6-9-1 that year, but Dalton had thrown for over 4,000 yards and head coach Marvin Lewis had called it the best year of his playing career.

Dalton gave a lot to the Bengals organization, but the Achilles heel was never winning a playoff game. He was 0-4 in those games, and after those five winning seasons, things took a downturn for the organization with four straight losing seasons and no return to the postseason.

3. Joe Burrow (2020-Present)

Trying to determine how to place Joe Burrow among the Bengals best quarterbacks is not an easy task, as we don't yet know how the rest of his career plays out. That said, considering the turnaround of the 2021 season and the phenomenal run that has seen him make a Super Bowl appearance for the Cincinnati franchise already, I think the three spot is fair for now.

That’s not to take anything away from Andy Dalton, who served the Bengals well for a very long time, but Burrow has already proven his ability to win in the postseason, and that’s what puts him here.

It would feel a little pre-determined to put him above the other two quarterbacks at this stage, but with a little more time, it’s very possible he overtakes them and becomes the best Bengals quarterback of all time.

A local kid, Joe Burrow grew up and went to school in Ohio. In what seems like destiny, he found his way back through the NFL draft. Burrow immediately brought life back to the Bengals organization. There was a buzz around the franchise as soon as they drafted him, with Bengals fans believing they’d got their next franchise guy.

The No. 1 pick showed promise as a rookie despite playing behind one of the league's worst offensive lines, and one that eventually got him hurt in Week 11.

The 2021 season was incredible. Burrow came back from a complicated knee injury and drove the Bengals into the postseason on his first attempt as a full-season starter. He completed over 70 per cent of his passes, leading the league in completion percentage, and proceeded to win three straight playoff games that led the Bengals to the Super Bowl.

Burrow was voted the NFL Comeback Player of the Year for his efforts that season.

Fast forward one season and the Bengals once again find themselves to be genuine contenders following an eight-straight win streak to close out the 2022 regular season. Cincinnati had a slow start to the year, but once they made some adjustments and solidified the offensive line a little, they got hot in a hurry. Burrow was voted to his first Pro Bowl, which he will hope to miss if he makes it to the Super Bowl for the second straight season.

Joe Burrow will likely one day be at the top of this list. If he were to lead the Bengals to a Super Bowl victory in just three seasons as the team's quarterback, he would certainly be first on the list.

He already holds the record for passing yards in a single season with 4,611 and is shaping up nicely to have a tremendous career in Cincinnati.

2. Boomer Esiason (1984-1992)

Boomer Esiason is one of the Bengals most decorated quarterbacks. He was voted to four Pro Bowls and was a one-time First Team All-American, but most importantly, the NFL MVP in 1988.

The '88 season was Boomer's fifth year with Cincinnati and just his fourth as the team's starter. He led the team to a 12-4 record that included a 6-0 start and led the league in passer rating as the leader of the highest-scoring offense in the NFL.

Esiason took the Bengals through the playoffs to the Super Bowl that season where they would face Joe Montana and the San Francisco 49ers. They might have won it, too, had cornerback Lewis Billups caught an interception in the end zone late in the game. The critical drop is a well-known moment in Bengals fans' lives.

Boomer was great in Cincinnati. He was a big, tall quarterback with a strong arm, and threw 187 touchdowns with the Bengals in the 80s and early 90s.

He was an out-and-out leader in the locker room, and the 1988 season and his MVP performance throughout that season will always be considered one of the greatest years in Cincinnati Bengals QB history. The team was on the verge of winning the Super Bowl, which would have been the ideal conclusion to an extraordinary season.

One of the great former Bengals quarterbacks, Esiason has gone on to have a great career in the industry as an analyst.

1. Ken Anderson (1984-1992)

Born in Batavia, Illinois, Anderson played college football at Augustana, a private school. He did not have a prestigious college career behind him when he was drafted in 1971 but shocked the league with the career he had as a pro.

Ken Anderson is one of the greatest Bengals of all time. He was inducted into the Bengals Ring of Honor in 2021 as one of four members of the inaugural class, alongside tackle Anthony Munoz, cornerback Ken Riley, and founder and former head coach, the great Paul Brown.

Being one of those four names will give you an idea of the prestige of Ken Anderson, who became the first long-serving franchise quarterback in the team's history. He spent his entire career in Cincinnati, quarterbacking the Bengals from 1971 through to 1986 when he retired.

Anderson was a four-time Pro Bowler and won the NFL MVP award in 1981, the year he led the Bengals to the Super Bowl. He had done exactly what Boomer had done several years earlier, orchestrating an excellent season that led to a ticket to the Super Bowl, before falling just short against the 49ers.

During that season, Anderson was honored with several awards, including NFL Comeback Player of the Year, MVP, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and First Team All-Pro.

Anderson was known for his wise decision-making and ability to avoid throwing the ball into dangerous situations. He led the league in quarterback passer rating four times, passing yards twice in the 1970s, and completion percentage three times.

Anderson is the Bengals all-time passing yardage leader with 32,838 yards. He threw 197 touchdowns and ran for another 2,875 yards during his playing career too. He is considered the best Bengals QB of all time.

Methodology Used For Ranking

These Bengals quarterbacks have been ranked based on their accomplishments while playing for the team. Factors considered include individual awards such as league MVPs or Pro Bowl appearances, as well as the quarterback's contribution to playoff wins and Super Bowl appearances.