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Just How Bad Was Andy Dalton's Thursday Night Football Performance?
Andy Dalton threw three interceptions in what was an awful quarterback performance against the Browns. But how bad was it historically?

A little over a year ago, just signed a six-year, $115 million deal.

But it's not just the advanced analytics that hated Dalton's performance. He became just the seventh quarterback since 1996 to have thrown at least 30 passes with 10 or fewer completions. Among those seven quarterbacks, Dalton's the only one to have thrown three or more interceptions. He also became the 15th quarterback in NFL history to throw at least 30 passes and not hit the 90-yard mark.

Oh, there's more. There have been 12 quarterbacks who have thrown at least 30 passes to reach a Passer Rating less than 5. Andy Dalton is one of them. In fact, Dalton's 2.0 Passer Rating last night was the fifth-worst we've ever seen from a quarterback with at least 30 pass attempts, per ProFootballReference.com. Even if you drop the volume filter to 25, Dalton's day ranks 11th-worst in terms of Passer Rating.

It was brutal. It was ugly. And the worst part about it for the Bengals is that Dalton's not the only reason the team lost on Thursday night.

It's going to be a long 10 days for Cincinnati.

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