It seemed that Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton could have thrown seven or eight touchdown passes Sunday against the porous Jets. But he settled for five and still established a career single-game record.
Dalton completed 19 of 30 passes for 325 yards before he was mercifully removed in the fourth quarter of the 49-9 thrashing. He seems to like playing against teams representing the Big Apple. His previous best in touchdown passes was four against the Giants last November.
The third-year quarterback established a rapport with blossoming wideout Marvin Jones - and that's an understatement. He fired four scoring strikes to Jones, including three in the first half as the Bengals grabbed the momentum and maintained it throughout.
Dalton has been on an outrageous roll. He is 69 of 104 for 1,024 yards and 11 touchdowns in the last three games. The Bengals have scored 103 points during that stretch. He will seek to maintain that hot streak Thursday night in Miami.