Until Sunday, it appeared Dalton was ready to do it. He set club records for touchdown passes and yards passing while leading the Bengals to the AFC North title this season. He joined Pat Haden, Dan Marino, Bernie Kosar and Joe Flacco as the only quarterbacks to reach the playoffs in each of their first three seasons.
The other four won in the playoffs. Not Dalton,
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