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Andy Dalton didn’t play well on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens.
The population of Paul Brown Stadium wasn’t given much to be happy about for the season opener, and some frustrated fans took it out on the franchise’s quarterback.
Following the Cincinnati Bengals’ 20-0 loss, Dalton was running back into the tunnel towards the home locker room.
Before Dalton could make it off the field, some disgruntled fans were hurling both insults and merchandise at the seventh-year pro.
Here's why Andy Dalton runs off...
— Jeremy Rauch (@FOX19Jeremy) September 10, 2017
One fan: "You suck."
Another throws hat at Dalton.
Another fan yells: "I want Carson back." #Bengals pic.twitter.com/uAHDcNImMu
There’s no question that this loss was both frustrating and humiliating, and all Bengals fans have a right to be upset. That said, this is some incredibly childish behavior that shouldn’t be tolerated.
The “I want Carson back” quote was perhaps my favorite, because I’m sure that fan wasn’t aware that Carson Palmer himself was lobbing three interceptions in a 35-23 loss to the Detroit Lions in which he looked every bit as bad as Andy.
Be careful what you wish for folks. People booed Carson out of Cincinnati in 2010, and now Dalton just one game into 2017. I look forward to 2024 when this same fan will be booing our quarterback and saying they want Dalton back.