Thesequarterbacks have started at least one game for theCincinnati Bengals of theNational Football League (NFL). They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Bengals.
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
| Season | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1970 | Virgil Carter(0–1) |
| 1973 | Ken Anderson(0–1) |
| 1975 | Ken Anderson(0–1) |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson(2–1) |
| 1982 | Ken Anderson(0–1) |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason(2–1) |
| 1990 | Boomer Esiason(1–1) |
| 2005 | Carson Palmer(0–1) |
| 2009 | Carson Palmer(0–1) |
| 2011 | Andy Dalton(0–1) |
| 2012 | Andy Dalton(0–1) |
| 2013 | Andy Dalton(0–1) |
| 2014 | Andy Dalton(0–1) |
| 2015 | A. J. McCarron(0–1) |
| 2021 | Joe Burrow(3–1) |
| 2022 | Joe Burrow(2–1) |
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bengals in regular season games (through the 2025 NFL season).
| Name | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Pct | Winning Percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson | 1971–1986 | 192 | 172 | 91 | 81 | – | .529 |
| Andy Dalton | 2011–2019 | 133 | 133 | 70 | 61 | 2 | .534 |
| Boomer Esiason | 1984–1992, 1997 | 134 | 123 | 62 | 61 | – | .504 |
| Carson Palmer | 2004–2010 | 97 | 97 | 46 | 51 | – | .474 |
| Joe Burrow | 2020–present | 77 | 77 | 43 | 33 | 1 | .565 |
| Jeff Blake | 1994–1999 | 75 | 66 | 25 | 41 | – | .379 |
| Jon Kitna | 2001–2005 | 53 | 46 | 18 | 28 | – | .391 |
(Through the 2025 NFL season)
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Dalton | 2,757 | 4,449 | 62.0 | 31,594 | 204 | 118 |
| Ken Anderson | 2,654 | 4,475 | 59.3 | 32,838 | 197 | 160 |
| Carson Palmer | 2,024 | 3,217 | 62.9 | 22,694 | 154 | 100 |
| Boomer Esiason | 2,015 | 3,564 | 56.5 | 27,149 | 187 | 131 |
| Joe Burrow | 1,921 | 2,806 | 68.5 | 20,810 | 157 | 51 |
| Jeff Blake | 1,240 | 2,221 | 55.8 | 15,134 | 93 | 62 |
| Jon Kitna | 1,009 | 1,707 | 59.1 | 10,707 | 59 | 59 |