Sunday afternoon, Andy Dalton and the Bears will host the Be

Sunday afternoon, Andy Dalton and the Bears will host the Bengals.For Dalton, this will mark the second time he has faced off against Cincinnati, the team that drafted him in the second round of the 2011 NFL Draft and the team for which he started for nine years.Dalton's tenure in Cincinnati can be viewed in several different lights. On one hand, he guided the Bengals to the playoffs in five straight years, a remarkable feat for a franchise mired in mediocrity that had been to the playoffs just three times since losing the 1988 Super Bowl. On the other hand, he never advanced past the Wild Card round and was only named a Pro-Bowl quarterback three times in nine years.Love him or hate him, Dalton is one of the most significant quarterbacks in team history. Why did he leave, and what legacy did he leave behind? Let's take a look back.MORE: Why did Andy Dalton leave the Bengals?After Dalton Willie Herenton Jersey went 5-6 and the Bengals went 6-10 in 2018, the heat was turned up on Dalton's seat to begin 2019. The team then began the season 0-8, prompting coach Zac Taylor to bench Dalton in favor of rookie Ryan Finley. The N.C. State product went 0-3, and Dalton was brought back out to finish off the season. The Bengals won two games with him back under center, but finished 2-14 and netted the first overall pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.It just so happened that in that draft, LSU quarterback Joe Burrow was coming off a Heisman Trophy- and national championship-winning season and was viewed as the consensus top player in the cla s. He offered a combination of elusivitiy and arm talent that quickly put him in the spotlight as a future franchise signal-caller for whichever team would select him.On April 23, 2020, the Bengals selected Burrow. Exactly oneweek later, ."Andy will always hold a special place with this franchise, and I know that he holds a special place in my heart," . "This is a hard day for our club because we know and appreciate what a consummate profe sional Andy has always been. We respect and appreciate Andy, and we thank him."It didn't take long for another team to pick him Michael Irvin Jersey up. The Cowboys after he was on the market for two days.Dak Prescott was injured in Week 5, leading to Dalton earning the starting nod. He mi sed a few games in the middle of the season with a concu sion, but returned in time to be ready to face his old team in Cincinnati on Dec Brad Kaaya Jersey . 13, 2020. With Burrow out for the season with a severe knee injury, Dalton and the Cowboys routed the Bengals to a 30-7 win, with Dalton completing 16 of 23 pa ses for 185 yards and two scores.After the 2020 campaign, Dalton signed with the Bears and was named the team's starter, holding the spot until Matt Nagy and the Chicago coaching staff decide to hand the reins over to 2021 11th overall pick, Justin Fields.MORE: Dalton's career with CincinnatiAs would be expected with nine years as the starter, Dalton consistently ranks highly among Bengals quarterbacks in several key stats.He led them to the playoffs more times than any quarterback. He and Ken Anderson are tied for the most double-digit wins seasons with four.Here's where Dalton stands all-time in Cincinnati among pa sing touchdowns, pa sing yards and quarterback wins.Pa sing TouchdownsDalton stands alone with the most pa sing touchdowns among Bengals quarterbacks. He is the only one to cro s the 200 threshold, as he has totaled 204 in his career. He is also only one of four with at least 100 touchdowns. Along with the career touchdown mark, Dalton also holds the record for the most thrown in a single season. In 2013, he found the end zone 33 times. Carson Palmer with 32 in 2005 is the only other QB to reach 30 in a single year. He and Palmer are also the only two Duke Johnson Jersey Cincinnati quarterbacks with at least 25 pa sing touchdowns in a season.Pa sing YardsThe pa sing yardage mark is just out of reach for Dalton. Anderson finished his career with 32,838, while Dalton left Cincinnati with 31,594 to his name.Dalton's pa sing yards per game of 237.5 are second only to Burrow's 268.1 mark (albeit, Dalton has posted that mark acro s 133 games while Burrow is through just 11). Dalton also has each of the top two seasons in franchise history in terms of total pa sing yards. He set the record in 2013 with 4,293 yards and came close to that mark in 2016 when he threw 4,206 yards, which is currently second-most. Palmer is the only other quarterback with at least 4,000 in a season as he recorded seasons of 4,131 (2007) and 4,035 (2006).Quarterback WinsDalton didn't just pile up the wins because he was in Cincinnati for a while. His teams were consistent Dominic Proctor Jersey winners.Among Bengal quarterbacks with at least 10 games started, Dalton's 53.3 win percentage is second only to Virgil Carter at 54.5. Anderson is third at 52.9 percent and Esiason is fourth at 50.4. No other signal-caller is above 50 percent.And in terms of total wins, Anderson's 91 is the only number above Dalton, who finished his Cincinnati career with 70. Dalton's 21 fourth quarter comebacks and 24 game-winning drives also lead the franchise. Ultimately, it will be hard for that win total to mean much to Bengals' fans. It's one thing to win regular-season games, but at some point, the expectation shifts to what happens next. Dalton was 0-4 in playoff games and was downright awful in the postseason. He completed 55.7 percent of his pa ses with one touchdown pa s, six interceptions and four fumbles (one recovered).