The New Orleans Saints have been trying to stay afloat in the NFC South race with Andy Dalton at quarterback, but the veteran flagger will try to end a record not worth bragging about. Dalton is slated to start Thursday night’s showdown against the Arizona Cardinals, not looking to extend his place in the NFL record books.
Dalton has lost 11 consecutive prime-time road games, the longest streak for a quarterback since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970. The Saints quarterback has also lost five consecutive prime-time games by more than 17 points – also the longest streak of any QB since 1970.
His current record is 6-18 in prime time games, one of the worst of any quarterback since the turn of the century.
Worst prime time records starting QB (since 2000)
If Dalton were to lose Thursday night to the Cardinals, his record would drop to 6-19 in prime time. The .240 winning percentage would still trail Collins for the worse since 2000, but the losing streak in prime-time games would stretch to 12.
Dalton completed just 59.7 percent of his passes for 5,294 yards with 29 touchdowns for 20 interceptions (78.5 rating) in prime-time games.
The Saints are 2-4, but will need Dalton to have a big night and end the primetime hex if they want to stay alive in the NFC South race.
