Time For Bengals To Budge Bench Andy Dalton For Aj Mccarron
The numbers show that Dalton was better in Thursday night’s 13-9 loss to Houston than he was in Sunday’s 20-0 loss to Baltimore when he threw four interceptions, completed only 51.6 percent of his passes and rated a microscopic 28.4 as a passer. But his final line against the Texans (20 of 35, 224 yards, no INTs, 76.4 rating) looked a lot better than it really was. All it required was a string of competent throws for Dalton to “outduel” rookie first-time starter Deshaun Watson....