CINCINNATI -- A look at Cincinnati Bengals players who were "up" and those who were "down" throughout the 2015 regular season:
UP
Andy Dalton: The quarterback made a strong case for being the Bengals' regular-season MVP with solid play from Week 1 all the way until his Week 14 thumb injury, which sidelined him the last three-plus games. Before the injury, Dalton had more touchdown passes (25) than he did in 2014 (17). He also set career highs in yards per passing attempt (8.4), passer rating (106.2) and Total QBR (73.