The Seattle Seahawks finally play in a meaningful football game when they take the field Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals. Leading the charge for the Bengals will be an unlikely nemesis for the Seahawks: quarterback Andy Dalton.

The former TCU standout will be looking to go 3-0 all-time against the Seahawks. That’s right — Dalton, who is often the subject of ridicule for his poor playoff resume (0-4 with a 57.8 passer rating), is undefeated against Pete Carroll’s Seahawks.

His first victory came in 2011 as a rookie when the Bengals dominated the Seahawks in Seattle 34-12. Dalton threw two interceptions, but he had two touchdown passes as well. Dalton’s next win over Seattle came in 2015, when he rallied Cincinnati back from a 24-7 deficit to a 27-24 overtime victory by completing 30-of-44 passes for 331 yards.

Now Dalton and the Bengals return to the Pacific Northwest, albeit under much different circumstances. When Dalton is at his best — such as his second meeting against Seattle — he is very talented. However, the last few years haven’t been kind to him. In 2018 Dalton played in a career-low 11 games due to torn ligaments in his throwing hand. Sunday’s game will be his first NFL action since late November.

Dalton will also be playing under a new head coach. This offseason, the Bengals parted ways with Marvin Lewis — the only head coach he had ever played under — in favor of first-timer Zac Taylor, who was previously the Rams’ quarterbacks coach.

While Dalton’s highs are impressive, his lows are anything but, and he is prone to making plenty of mistakes in bad outings. The Seahawks are heavy favorites on Sunday, and forcing Dalton into those mistakes will help ensure the predictions are correct.