Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterbacks

15 since 1999 · Last start: Joe Burrow

Who has started at quarterback for the Bengals?

The Cincinnati Bengals have started 15 quarterbacks since 1999. Andy Dalton made the most starts since 1999: 133 (70-61-2). In 2026 Joe Burrow has started all 4 games (2-2).

Year by yearMost starts

Bengals starting quarterbacks by year

Cincinnati Bengals starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Joe Burrow 4 (2-2)2-2—
2025Joe Burrow 8 (5-3)Jake Browning 3 (0-3)Joe Flacco 6 (1-5)6-11—
2024Joe Burrow 17 (9-8)9-8—
2023Joe Burrow 10 (5-5)Jake Browning 7 (4-3)9-8—
2022Joe Burrow 16 (12-4)12-4Joe Burrow 2-1
2021Joe Burrow 16 (10-6)Brandon Allen 1 (0-1)10-7Joe Burrow 3-1
2020Joe Burrow 10 (2-7-1)Brandon Allen 5 (1-4)Ryan Finley 1 (1-0)4-11-1—
2019Andy Dalton 13 (2-11)Ryan Finley 3 (0-3)2-14—
2018Andy Dalton 11 (5-6)Jeff Driskel 5 (1-4)6-10—
2017Andy Dalton 16 (7-9)7-9—
2016Andy Dalton 16 (6-9-1)6-9-1—
2015Andy Dalton 13 (10-3)A.J. McCarron 3 (2-1)12-4A.J. McCarron 0-1
2014Andy Dalton 16 (10-5-1)10-5-1Andy Dalton 0-1
2013Andy Dalton 16 (11-5)11-5Andy Dalton 0-1
2012Andy Dalton 16 (10-6)10-6Andy Dalton 0-1
2011Andy Dalton 16 (9-7)9-7Andy Dalton 0-1
2010Carson Palmer 16 (4-12)4-12—
2009Carson Palmer 16 (10-6)10-6Carson Palmer 0-1
2008Carson Palmer 4 (0-4)Ryan Fitzpatrick 12 (4-7-1)4-11-1—
2007Carson Palmer 16 (7-9)7-9—
2006Carson Palmer 16 (8-8)8-8—
2005Carson Palmer 15 (11-4)Jon Kitna 1 (0-1)11-5Jon Kitna 0-1
2004Carson Palmer 13 (6-7)Jon Kitna 3 (2-1)8-8—
2003Jon Kitna 16 (8-8)8-8—
2002Gus Frerotte 3 (0-3)Akili Smith 1 (0-1)Jon Kitna 12 (2-10)2-14—
2001Jon Kitna 15 (6-9)Akili Smith 1 (0-1)6-10—
2000Akili Smith 11 (2-9)Scott Mitchell 5 (2-3)4-12—
1999Jeff Blake 12 (3-9)Akili Smith 4 (1-3)4-12—

Most starts at quarterback for the Bengals

Cincinnati Bengals quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-L-TPctPlayoffs
Andy Dalton2011–201913370-61-2.5340-4
Carson Palmer2004–20109646-50.4790-1
Joe Burrow2020–20268145-35-1.5625-2
Jon Kitna2001–20054718-29.3830-1
Akili Smith1999–2002173-14.176—
Ryan Fitzpatrick2008124-7-1.375—
Jeff Blake1999123-9.250—
Jake Browning2023–2025104-6.400—
Joe Flacco202561-5.167—
Brandon Allen2020–202161-5.167—
Scott Mitchell200052-3.400—
Jeff Driskel201851-4.200—
Ryan Finley2019–202041-3.250—
A.J. McCarron201532-1.6670-1
Gus Frerotte200230-3.000—

Regular season unless marked. A starter is the quarterback who took the first snap, credited with the game's result however long he played: nflverse's game file from 1999, Pro-Football-Reference's record as starter for 1950-98 (no playoff starts before 1999). A quarterback traded within a season before 1999 is left out of that season.