December 16, 201114 yr comment_1075471 [size=6][b] 'Red' Dalton tops AFC North in red zone[/b][/size] December, 16, 2011 By Jamison Hensley Some have referred to the Bengals' rookie quarterback as Red Dalton because of his hair. But there is another reason to give that colorful nickname to [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/14012/andy-dalton"]Andy Dalton[/url]. According to ESPN Stats & Information, Dalton is the best AFC North passer in the red zone. That’s right. The most inexperienced quarterback of the division is coming through in the most pressure-filled part of the field. Dalton has thrown 13 touchdowns and no interceptions inside the 20-yard line for a QBR of 83.3, which ranks sixth in the NFL. In fact, Dalton is the only AFC North quarterback in the top half of the league in red-zone success. The Steelers’ [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/5536/ben-roethlisberger"]Ben Roethlisberger[/url] has thrown the most interceptions (three) in the division inside the red zone. The Ravens’ [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/11252/joe-flacco"]Joe Flacco[/url] has the worst completion rate (35.1) of the division in there. And the Browns’ [url="http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13199/colt-mccoy"]Colt McCoy[/url] has by far the worst QBR (20.0) of the AFC North in that area. [b] AFC North Red Zone Passing[/b] Player Comp.-Att. Pct. TD INT QBR NFL Rank Andy Dalton, Bengals 32-57 56.1 13 0 83.3 6th Ben Roethlisberger, Steelers 30-55 54.5 15 3 50.2 17th Joe Flacco, Ravens 20-57 35.1 8 0 46.8 20th Colt McCoy, Browns 22-41 53.7 9 2 20.0 27th [url="http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id/38089/red-dalton-tops-afc-north-in-red-zone"]http://espn.go.com/b...rth-in-red-zone[/url] Report
December 16, 201114 yr comment_1075480 Big stat there... I don't think there has been even 1 TO.... It's the penalties that have killed us (null) Report
December 16, 201114 yr comment_1075491 Impressive he still ranks that high given our last 6 first and goal outcomes. Report
December 17, 201114 yr comment_1075706 [quote name='Jason' timestamp='1324051858' post='1075491']Impressive he still ranks that high given our last 6 first and goal outcomes.[/quote] Why? This rating looks like it's more reflective of a QB that understands when you get to the red zone, you make sure you at least get a chance for three. Not unagressive, as can be noted by the 13 td passes, but smart, as reflected in the zero INT's. Report
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