The Cincinnati Bengals have had their ups and downs since they entered professional football in 1968. Over the years, though, one thing the team has always had was a quarterback who was rated at least very good. Here’s a look at eight little-known facts about the Cincinnati Bengals’ quarterbacks.
-In 2007, Carson Palmer set the Cincinnati Bengals record for most passing yards in a year with 4,131.
-In 1999, Jeff Blake rushed for 332 total yards. This is the most rushing yards any Bengals quarterback has amassed in a season.
-The first touchdown pass Ken Anderson threw in the NFL was a 5-yarder in the fourth quarter of a 20-17 loss to the Green Bay Packer in 1971. It was thrown to receiver Eric Crabtree.
Veteran Bengals quarterback Turk Schonert’s first career touchdown pass came in a 34-14 win over the Green Bay Packers during the 1983 season. It was a two-yard pass thrown to the receiver open Chris Collinsworth.
-The first TD pass that Sam Wyche threw as a quarterback in the National Football League came during his rookie season while with the Bengals. It was a pass in the fourth quarter that carried 68 yards to receiver Paul Robinson.
-Bengals quarterback Jeff Blake threw 93 touchdown passes while with the team. He also threw touchdown passes as a member of five other NFL teams: the Arizona Cardinals, New Orleans Saints, Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, and Philadelphia Eagles.
-In their history, the Cincinnati Bengals have drafted five quarterbacks in the first round of the National Football League Draft. Greg Cook was selected with the fifth overall pick in 1969, Jack Thompson was selected with the third overall pick in 1979, David Klingler was selected with the sixth overall pick in 1992, Akili Smith with the third overall pick in 1999, and Carson Palmer with the number one overall pick in 2003.