And Week 4 is again a bad time for the Bengals — they’ve started 0-2 this year and face the Commanders in Week 3 before playing Dalton. Dropping to 1-3 or even 0-4 if Dalton has a revenge game yet again could very well end the season.

“I’ve been around guys. I think Andy Dalton’s got a special character to him and understanding of this offense,” Whitworth recalled saying. “We’ve gotta buckle down and just play with this guy as our quarterback, and we’re gonna be a lot better than you guys think.”

After the Carolina Panthers dropped their Week 2 game against the Chargers while only being able to muster one field goal offensively, head coach Dave Canales made the announcement on Monday that former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton would be starting for the team moving forward.