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AJ McCarron

Retired

Cincinnati Bengals · QB

AJ McCarron recorded 17 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 9 rostered seasons with Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

70.1

pass yds/gm

4.0

rush yds/gm

1

playoff games

17

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to AJ McCarron's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 13, 2015

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

280 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Wild Card
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 9, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2016

212 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2015
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 3, 2016

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2016

160 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Regular Season
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 29, 2019

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2019

225 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Regular Season
2015
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DENVERBRONCOS
DEC 28, 2015

Cincinnati Bengals vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Dec 28, 2015

200 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from AJ McCarron's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 280 passing yards

Regular Season
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
DEC 13, 2015

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

280 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 2 INT

Career high: 2 passing touchdowns

Regular Season
2015
BALTIMORERAVENS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 3, 2016

Baltimore Ravens vs Cincinnati Bengals

Regular Season · Jan 3, 2016

160 pass yds · 2 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 23 completions

Wild Card
2015
PITTSBURGHSTEELERS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 9, 2016

Pittsburgh Steelers vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2016

212 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 1 INT

Career high: 1 completion of 40+ yards

Regular Season
2015
CINCINNATIBENGALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 20, 2015

Cincinnati Bengals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 20, 2015

192 pass yds · 1 pass TD · 0 INT

Career high: 39 rushing yards

Regular Season
2019
TENNESSEETITANS
HOUSTONTEXANS
DEC 29, 2019

Tennessee Titans vs Houston Texans

Regular Season · Dec 29, 2019

225 pass yds · 0 pass TD · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped AJ McCarron's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2011–2019

01
CINMCCARRON—AJ McCarron
CINDALTON14Andy Dalton
CINGREEN18A.J. Green

Dalton and Green make winning routine

Cincinnati Bengals · Five straight playoff trips

A young core reached the postseason in each of its first five seasons together, though it could not secure the franchise's first playoff win in decades.

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Franchise era

2016–2019

02
LVMCCARRON—AJ McCarron
LVCARR4Derek Carr
LVMACK52Khalil Mack

A 12-win season revives hope before relocation

Las Vegas Raiders · Carr's breakthrough and Oakland farewell

A young core produced the first playoff berth since 2002, but Carr's injury and later roster changes preceded the final move from Oakland.

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Franchise era

2017–2020

03
HOUMCCARRON—AJ McCarron
HOUWATSON4Deshaun Watson
HOUHOPKINS10DeAndre Hopkins

Quarterback promise meets organizational collapse

Houston Texans · A brilliant rise unravels

Houston found dynamic quarterback play and won two more divisions before injuries, damaging personnel decisions and off-field crisis ended the core.

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Franchise era

2020–present

04
CINMCCARRON—AJ McCarron
CINBURROW9Joe Burrow
CINCHASE—Ja'Marr Chase

A fearless quarterback returns Cincinnati to the Super Bowl

Cincinnati Bengals · Burrow changes the ceiling

Burrow and Chase reunited from LSU, produced an immediate AFC championship and made Cincinnati a threat whenever its quarterback is healthy.

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Franchise era

2021–present

05
ATLMCCARRON—AJ McCarron
ATLROBINSON7Bijan Robinson
ATLLONDON5Drake London

A new offense searches for its quarterback

Atlanta Falcons · The post-Ryan rebuild

Atlanta moved on from its longtime quarterback and began assembling a younger core around Robinson, London and a remodeled defense.

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Career accomplishments

7 NFL seasons19 career games1,192 career passing yards6 career passing touchdowns68 career rushing yards1 career rushing touchdownsCollege: AlabamaDrafted by: CINDraft pick: 164Jersey: 41 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 5, 2015Most recent: Jan 7, 2024

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history

Official regular-season games via NFL.com ↗. Indexed games are the box scores currently available in Athlore.