Andy Dalton vs Sam Darnold
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Andy Dalton and Sam Darnold compared on their NFL careers: Andy Dalton played 13 seasons, 2014 to 2026, Sam Darnold 9 seasons, 2018 to 2026. Andy Dalton has 39,792 passing yards to Sam Darnold's 21,909. They have faced each other 3 times: Andy Dalton's team won 1, Sam Darnold's 2. Sam Darnold won 1 title.
Who has the better career numbers?
Andy Dalton leads in 2 of the 3 lines, Sam Darnold in 1. Bold marks the better figure; playing time — games, minutes, at-bats, innings — is not scored.
Andy Dalton vs Sam Darnold head to head
They have faced each other 3 times: Andy Dalton's team won 1, Sam Darnold's 2.
Every game against each other
| Dec 28, 2025 |  SEA at  CAR | L 27-10 | 0 CMP, 0 ATT, 0 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT | 18 CMP, 27 ATT, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Jan 8, 2023 | CAR at  NO | L 10-7 | 15 CMP, 25 ATT, 171 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT | 5 CMP, 15 ATT, 43 YDS, 0 TD, 2 INT |
| Dec 1, 2019 |  NYJ at  CIN | W 22-6 | 22 CMP, 37 ATT, 243 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT | 28 CMP, 48 ATT, 239 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT |
Games both played on opposite sides, from the game logs on file; the record is their teams’.
How do they compare in the playoffs?
Where each stands all time
Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.
Titles and awards
Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.
Season by season
Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.