Bengals offensive leader has started every game in first two NFL seasons ... Twice in 2012 re-set his career-high game passer rating ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for performance in Nov. 11 win vs. Giants ... Ranked seventh in AFC and 13th in NFL in season rating (87.4) ... Fourth in AFC and 11th in NFL in fourth-quarter passer rating (95.1) ... Built on most successful rookie season by any QB in Bengals history — a 2011 campaign capped by Pro Bowl appearance ... In 2011, set Bengals rookie records for TD passes (20) and passing yards (3398), and became first rookie QB in league history to start as many as eight wins (he started nine) and throw for 20 TDs ... Also was first rookie QB not drafted in first round to start every game in 16-game season.
Bengals offensive leader has started every game in first two NFL seasons ... Twice in 2012 re-set his career-high game passer rating ... Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for performance in Nov. 11 win vs. Giants ... Ranked seventh in AFC and 13th in NFL in season rating (87.4) ... Fourth in AFC and 11th in NFL in fourth-quarter passer rating (95.1) ... Built on most successful rookie season by any QB in Bengals history — a 2011 campaign capped by Pro Bowl appearance ... In 2011, set Bengals rookie records for TD passes (20) and passing yards (3398), and became first rookie QB in league history to start as many as eight wins (he started nine) and throw for 20 TDs ... Also was first rookie QB not drafted in first round to start every game in 16-game season.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by Cincinnati in second round of 2011 NFL Draft (35th overall) ... Signed with Bengals on 7-30-11.
PRO BOWL PARTICIPATION: Has played in one Pro Bowl ... Played for AFC in 2011 season (game at Honolulu) and passed seven-for-nine for 99 yards with two TDs (47 and three yards, both to Brandon Marshall) and no INTs.
MANNING, MARINO AND ANDY: Dalton has thrown 47 TD passes in 32 career games, 20 as a rookie and 27 in 2012. The only QBs who have passed for more TDs in their first two seasons are Hall of Famer Dan Marino (68) and future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning (52). Dalton also has joined Marino and Manning as the only players to hit 20 or higher in TD passes in each of their first two seasons.
2012 GENERAL: Started all 16 games, passing 329-for-528 (62.3 percent), for 3669 yards, with 27 TDs and 16 INTs (87.4 rating) ... Also had four rushing TDs, most by a Bengals QB since Jon Kitna in 2002 ... Ranked third in AFC and tied for seventh in NFL in TD passes ... Tied for third in NFL in fourth-quarter TD passes (nine), and he passed 80-for-125 for 971-9-5 in final period, for rating of 95.1.
AFC’S BEST: Dalton was named by NFL as AFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance Nov. 11 vs. N.Y. Giants ... Passed 21-for-30 for 199 yards, with career-high four TDs, to four different receivers ... Had no INTs and posted rating of 127.6 ... TD passes vs. Giants were 56 yards to A.J. Green, 11 yards to Andrew Hawkins, 10 yards to Jermaine Gresham and 10 yards to Mohamed Sanu ... His last three TD passes came on third down.
2012 GAME-BY-GAME: Posted a then-career-high passer rating of 128.2 on Sept. 16 vs. Cleveland, going 24-for-31 (77.4 pct.) for 318 yards, with three TDs and one INT ... TDs vs. Cleveland went 10 yards to A.J. Green, 44 to Brandon Tate and 50 to Andrew Hawkins ... On Sept. 23 at Washington, for the second straight week, posted a career-high passer rating (132.9), passing 19-for-27, for 328 yards, three TDs and one INT ... Scores vs. Redskins were 48 yards to Armon Binns, six to Jermaine Gresham and 59 to Hawkins ... Passed 20-for-31 for 244, for two TDs and one INT (96.7 rating) Sept. 30 at Jacksonville, with TD passes of one yard to Chris Pressley and 18 yards to Green ... Passed 31-for-46 for career-high 381 yards Oct. 14 at Cleveland, with three TDs, including two 50-plus yarders, and three INTs ... TD passes at Cleveland included two to Green (four and 57 yards) and one to Gresham (55 yards) ... Passed 18-for-29 for 230 yards Nov. 18 at Kansas City, with no INTs, and had TD passes of four yards to Green and 14 yards to Mohamed Sanu, plus a one-yard rushing score ... Passed 16-for-30 for 210 yards Nov. 25 vs. Oakland, with three TDs and no INTs (109.0 rating) ... TD passes vs. Oakland were two and five yards to Sanu, and seven yards to Gresham ... Passed 25-for-39 for 211 yards Dec. 2 at San Diego, with one passing TD, one rushing TD and two INTs ... TD pass vs. San Diego was 19 yards to Gresham, and Dalton ad-libbed go-ahead TD with six-yard rush late in fourth quarter, Bengals regaining lead at 17-13 ... Passed 20-for-33 for 206 yards Dec. 9 vs. Dallas, with one TD (eight yards to Hawkins) and one INT ... Passed 13-for-27 for 127 yards Dec. 13 at Philadelphia, with a passing TD (five yards to Green) and an 11-yard rushing TD in the third quarter that put Bengals ahead to stay ... Passed 24-for-41 for 278 yards with two INTs Dec. 23 at Pittsburgh, including 21-yard pass to Green with :08 remaining to set up game-winning FG ... Played in first half Dec. 30 vs. Baltimore before being rested, and passed 10-for-15 for 78 yards, with 11-yard TD pass (101.5 rating) to Marvin Jones.
PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2011—Led four wins featuring fourth-quarter comebacks — vs. Buffalo, at Jacksonville, at Tennessee and vs. Cleveland ... Set Bengals rookie record for TD passes (20) ... Led rookie QBs, including three who were among first 12 draft picks, in TD-INT differential (plus-seven) ... With 3398 passing yards, became only fifth rookie in NFL history to hit 3000 for a season, joining Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, Sam Bradford and Matt Ryan ... On Sept. 18 at Denver, set Bengals rookie passing record with 332 yards, and he surpassed that mark with 373 yards Nov. 20 at Baltimore ... Also at Denver, Dalton and WR A.J. Green became first rookie pair in NFL history to combine for 10 completions in a game ... Passed 10-for-15 for 81 yards in first half Sept. 11 at Cleveland, with two-yard TD strike to TE Jermaine Gresham, but sat out second half due to a right wrist injury ... On Oct. 2 vs. unbeaten Buffalo, led Bengals from 17-3 halftime deficit to 23-20 win, posting second-half performance that included 17-yard TD pass to Gresham, a three-yard rushing score and a game-winning 56-yard FG drive ... Led second straight fourth quarter comeback Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, directing drive on which he set up game-winning TD with nine-yard connection to Gresham on fourth-and-six play, producing first down at Jaguars 10 ... On Oct. 16 vs. Indianapolis, posted season bests in passer rating (111.5) and completion percentage (78.1), on 25-of-32 for 264-1-0 ... On Nov. 6 at Tennessee, completed his third fourth-quarter comeback, throwing second-half TD passes of 15 yards to Jerome Simpson and five yards to Andre Caldwell as Bengals won 24-17 after trailing 17-7 at halftime and 17-14 after three quarters ... Led a fourth-quarter comeback for the fourth time Nov. 27 vs. Cleveland, posting 105.6 passer rating ... In rallying Bengals from 17-7 halftime deficit vs. Cleveland, threw 22-yard TD strike to Gresham in third quarter and connected with Green on 51-yard pass late in fourth quarter, putting ball at Browns two-yard line and setting stage for Mike Nugent’s game-winning FG ... Passed 27-for-42 for 257-0-3 in Wild Card playoff 1-7-12 at Houston ... Voted in December as a first alternate to AFC Pro Bowl squad, and was named to the team as replacement for New England’s Tom Brady.
COLLEGE: Dalton was the key player in TCU’s return to football prominence during his career ... Played four seasons (2007-10), seeing action in 50 games with 49 starts ... A two-time Offensive Player of the Year in Mountain West Conference, he authored an MWC-record 42 victories and was tagged with only seven losses ... Set TCU records for pass attempts (1317), completions (812), passing yards (10,314) and TD passes (71) ... His TD/INT differential was plus-41 (71/30) ... Rushed for 1611 career yards and 22 additional TDs, and departed with new MWC record for total offense (11,925 yards) ... As a senior, led TCU to a No. 2 national ranking, after 13-0 season capped by Rose Bowl win over Wisconsin ... Named Offensive MVP in Rose Bowl.
PERSONAL: Hometown is Katy, Texas, in Greater Houston ... Attended Katy High School, where he led team to a 14-1 record and Texas 5A finals berth as a senior ... Marketing major at TCU ... Following 2011 season, joined wife Jordan in establishing the Andy and Jordan Dalton Foundation, which conducts a wide range of community outreach efforts in the Greater Cincinnati area.
