Andy Dalton vs Jordan Love: Who Wins on NFL Stats?

Few NFL comparisons generate more debate than Andy Dalton vs Jordan Love. The numbers reveal a genuinely competitive matchup — Jordan Love takes 4 categories while Andy Dalton claims 3, making this one of the closer head to head comparisons at the QB position. Every statistical category matters in a matchup this tight.

Jordan Love's Interceptions of 32 compared to Andy Dalton's 151 represents a 371.9% advantage — dramatically better than their counterpart in this critical category. It is the single most decisive number in this comparison and the clearest statistical argument for Jordan Love's edge.

The most competitive category in this matchup is Completion %, where Andy Dalton posts 62.6% against Jordan Love's 63.9% — a gap of just 2.1%. Andy Dalton can point to this as evidence that the overall comparison is closer than the final 4-3 tally suggests. In any debate, Completion % is the statistical ammunition for the Andy Dalton side.

Quarterback evaluation in the modern NFL weighs passing efficiency heavily alongside raw yardage totals. Passer rating, completion percentage and touchdown-to-interception ratio paint a more complete picture than any single statistic alone.

The verdict favors Jordan Love — 4 categories to 3 — but Andy Dalton makes this far from a one-sided debate. Anyone building the case for Andy Dalton has real statistical ammunition particularly in Completion % where the gap narrows to just 2.1%. The numbers have spoken, but the argument will continue.