Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton may not have a playoff win, but he has enemies after his lackluster performance during a 27-10 wild-card loss against the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
Dalton threw two interceptions and fumbled twice (lost one) during the loss. He finished with a 67.0 passer rating during Cincinnati’s third consecutive playoff loss with Dalton as starting quarterback. Dalton had a 51.4 passer rating during the 2011 playoffs and 44.7 last year.
As a result, several NFL fans ripped Dalton on Twitter after the loss.
Should I burn my Andy Dalton jersey?
— alex wormald (@wormaldalex) January 5, 2014
Well I had a good time at the game but I HATE Andy dalton. — Sami Otting (@sami_otting) January 5, 2014
Andy Dalton tried to tell me a joke, but it went over my head.
— Pierre The Pelican (@PelicanPierre) January 5, 2014
Andy Dalton is like a car, buy it, drive it, loses most of its Value. We need a QB that would be like buying a house or S&P 500 stock. — William Reynolds (@reyndogg1) January 5, 2014
I refuse to be a bengals fan till they get rid of Andy dalton
— TJ Cannon (@Can_nasty14) January 5, 2014
“@ShOrTyBoRoFf: If Andy Dalton is starting quarterback next year then I will become a steelers fan.”that's the way to go! :) — Busta Beezy (@Real_BZ619) January 5, 2014
Tim Tebow has more playoff wins than Andy Dalton. Bring in Johnny Football.
— Man of Steel© (@Ethanstringer33) January 5, 2014
Dalton, welcome to Tony Romo’s world. Of course, Romo usually struggles in December and does not give his fan base a chance to suffer in the postseason.
Unfortunately for Dalton, his playoff failures have put a magnifying glass on his career and drawn a lot of angry followers.
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