Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and huge receiver Ja’Marr Chase might have been stat-padding late within the fourth quarter towards the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
Main 17-6 with 1:49 left within the sport, Cincinnati threw a deep go as an alternative of operating the ball on a 2nd-and-6 at Cleveland’s 32-yard line. Chase caught the ball and scored a 32-yard landing.
Based on Yahoo Sports activities, Chase turned the primary participant in franchise historical past with 1,500 receiving yards in a season on the TD.
Earlier than Sunday’s 24-6 victory over the Browns, Chase had 102 receptions for 1,413 yards and 15 TD catches in 14 video games. In opposition to Cleveland, he had six receptions for 97 yards and one TD.
Burrow, in the meantime, accomplished 23-of-30 passes for 252 yards and three touchdowns. Per The thirty third Staff, he has seven consecutive video games with 250-plus passing yards and three-plus TD passes, essentially the most in NFL historical past.
Chase continues to be on his rookie contract and can play on the fifth-year possibility in 2025. Cincinnati ought to take into account extending him quickly.
Chase and Burrow kind some of the potent tandems within the league, which is a key purpose the Bengals (7-8) are nonetheless within the playoff hunt.
