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1 reason every NFL team can win the Super Bowl

By Andrew Garda

Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; A member of the New England Patriots hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2015; Glendale, AZ, USA; A member of the New England Patriots hoists the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX at University of Phoenix Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) walks back to the sideline during the second half in the 2014 AFC Wild Card playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 4, 2015; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) walks back to the sideline during the second half in the 2014 AFC Wild Card playoff football game against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /

Cincinnati Bengals

The losses in the playoffs aren’t all on Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton, but he certainly made some mistakes which didn’t help.

We can be relatively sure the Bengals will be in the playoffs again this season, even if the AFC North continues to get more competitive. The question then becomes can Dalton avoid the mistakes he has made in the playoffs and get his team into the Super Bowl?

Dalton seems to have a knack for picking playoff time to be when he has his poorer games.  Sometimes those around him falter as well, but quite often Dalton struggles to make the big plays when they count.

He has to many weapons for it to continue to happen, players like A.J. Green, Mohamed Sanu, Marvin Jones, Jeremy Hill and Gio Bernard. With weapons like those, Dalton should be able to win post-season games but he’s yet to do so. And over the course of four games he has thrown just one touchdown compared to six interceptions, and totaled over 300 yards just once. Last season, in the Bengals’ game against the Indianapolis Colts, he managed only 155 yards.

Again, these losses aren’t all on Dalton—he was without Green against the Colts for example—but great quarterbacks overcome the problems around him. It’s what guys like Tom Brady and Russell Wilson do. So far Dalton hasn’t found a way. If he does, the Bengals could contend for the Lombardi this year.

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