Rich Gannon: 'Cincinnati Bengals can win a Super Bowl with Andy Dalton'

Former NFL quarterback Rich Gannon has said that the Cincinnati Bengals can win the Super Bowl with Andy Dalton as their starting quarterback.

The third-year passer led the AFC North side on a four-game winning streak last month, but has thrown three interceptions and been sacked five times in each of the team's games this month.

Gannon, who was voted to the Pro Bowl four times during his career, told reporters: "I know you can win with him. You can win a lot games of with him and I think you can win [a Super Bowl] with him. You just have to realise he's not the kind of guy where you can rely on his right arm to win 14 games a year. And that doesn't mean you're still not special.

"I really like him a lot. I like his durability, I like his toughness, I like the fact he never misses starts, I like the fact he's very intelligent. I think he can make all the throws. I think he has issues with the deep ball he still has to get worked out, but I don't overreact to that. I don't think it's a huge thing. It's a timing deal.

"I think he's a good player, but he has get to the next level, the upper echelon. When guys like Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees throw three interceptions in a game, it's like 'What just happened?' He's got to eliminate those games to get to the next level."

The Bengals, who currently lead the AFC North, face the Cleveland Browns tomorrow.