The " data-canon="Cincinnati Bengals" data-type="SPORTS_OBJECT_TEAM" id="shortcode0"> return every starter from an offense that ranked 12th in scoring last year at 24.4 points per game, notes ESPN.com. Quarterback Andy Dalton<player idref= says that continuity should pay off.
"Having everybody back, there's a consistency out there," the third-year pro said. "You know how the center plays and how the centers make the calls. You know how the receivers run routes. You know what the back is going to be doing. All of that is just going to make us better."
The Bengals averaged 224 passing yards (17th, NFL) last season after averaging 209 (20th) in Dalton's rookie year.
"I expect to be better this year than I was last year," Dalton said. "I expect this team to be better than we were last year."