Tag: Ja’Marr Chase

Ja’Marr Chase makes NFL history for his touchdown catching prowess

Ja’Marr Chase makes NFL history after Sunday’s performance against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

There was a lot of talk surrounding the former LSU Tiger to begin his career. It seemed that he was struggling during the preseason but all that talk has been squashed, Ja’Marr Chase is proving his worth as a top 10 pick in the NFL draft. In his first NFL game, he made history as the first-ever Cincinnati Bengal to wear the No. 1 jersey in a regular-season game.

He has added yet another accomplishment just three games into his Bengals career. Against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, Chase hauled in two more touchdown passes from his college teammate Joe Burrow. The Bengals defeated the Steelers 24-10, giving them their second win of the year. The team had just four wins all of last season.

As far as Chase is concerned, he became the first player in the Super Bowl era to record a touchdown of 30 or more yards in each of his first three games. Quite an accomplishment for the former Biletnikoff Award winner at LSU.

Many fans questioned why the Bengals opted for Burrow’s favorite target over selecting a top-tier offensive tackle that was also available. While Penei Sewell would give them help in protection, Cincinnati has an explosive offense with Burrow pulling the trigger to Chase.

The duo has connected on 11 passes for 220 yards and four touchdowns. If the pace continues this season, Chase will have 1,246 yards with 22 touchdowns. That would be one huge rookie season.

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WATCH: Ja’Marr Chase, Joe Burrow link up for two touchdowns against Steelers

Joe Burrow to Ja’Marr Chase. I have seen this before.

Bengals quarterback, former Heisman winner, and LSU legend Joe Burrow was surely satisfied when his team took his old teammate Ja’Marr Chase in the first round in the 2021 NFL Draft. The early returns from the two former Tigers already look pretty promising.

With still most of the second half to go, Burrow has found Chase for not one touchdown but two against a stingy Pittsburg Steelers defense. The first one came with under 40 seconds left to go in the first half where Chase showed off his strong hands to reel in the 34-yard pass from Burrow. The first one put the Bengals up 14-7. It was Chase’s third touchdown in three games.

In the third quarter, after the Bengals defense forced a turnover Burrow found Chase yet again in the end zone for his second score of the day.

With his second touchdown of the day, Chase is now tied with Rob Gronkowski for the NFL lead in touchdown catches.

It’s safe to say Burrow and Chase have picked up right where they left off.

Ja’Marr Chase torches Steelers for third deep TD in first 3 NFL games

Uno…3 games, 3 TDs.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase might just be unstoppable.

After scoring a touchdown from 40-plus yards away in each of his first two pro games, Chase strolled into Pittsburgh on Sunday and did again.

The draft’s fifth pick torched a Steelers defender, then made a wicked extension to score from 34 yards away, giving his team a 14-7 lead just before halftime.

We’re running out of good ways to describe Chase’s play. The score comes after he and Burrow openly talked about some of Zac Taylor’s play-calling decisions during a loss to Chicago last week.

The best part? The play not only gave the Bengals a lead, but Chase and the offense were set to get the ball back after halftime too.

The plays:

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Joe Burrow has talked with Zac Taylor about deep routes for Chase, Higgins

The Bengals QB wants Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins more involved.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow linked up with Zac Taylor and says he and the head coach have had conversations about Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as deep threats down the field.

Both Burrow and Chase spoke out about the lack of deep shots in the Week 2 loss to the Chicago Bears. Taylor responded to Burrow, Chase and fans publicly earlier this week.

Faced with a media session on Wednesday, Burrow inevitably faced questions about how the attack might change in Week 3 and whether he’s had conversations with Taylor about it.

Burrow noted the following, according to Fox 19’s Jeremy Rauch:

It’s not totally unreasonable for Bengals players (and fans) to feel like the offense didn’t open up deep enough in Chicago. The Bears sat on everything due to the lack of a threat and dissected everything else the Bengals tried to do as a result.

Funnily enough, Chase has now made history with his two touchdowns of 40-plus yards, so it’s not like Burrow and Chase haven’t shown it can work.

An emphasis on the team’s best deep weapons will probably be key for the Bengals as they hit the road to play the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend.

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Ja’Marr Chase could hit another big historical landmark vs. Steelers

Is more history on the way for Chase?

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Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had already made history this year thanks to his showings over his first two pro games.

The question is simple — can Chase make more history while playing the Pittsburgh Steelers this weekend?

As Jay Morrison of The Athletic pointed out, Chase could hit another historic landmark in Week 3:

” Only 30 players leaguewide since the 1970 merger have had TD receptions in their first two games. If Chase can get another one Sunday in Pittsburgh, he would become just the eighth player to catch one in each of his first three games.”

Chase already hit one historical mark over the first two weeks thanks to touchdown receptions of 42 and 50 yards, making him the first since 1976 to record two touchdowns of 40-plus yards to start his career.

If Chase catches another touchdown in Week 3, he can be only the eighth player to accomplish this feat. He should get plenty of chances — Bengals coaches have heard the complaints from Chase, Joe Burrow and fans that they aren’t opening up the offense enough down the field.

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NFLSU Week Two: Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase playing like they never left the Bayou

NFLSU’s week two action. Which former LSU Tigers stood out in the NFL.

Week two in the NFL is now in the rearview mirror. Plenty of former LSU Tigers were in action over the three days. Two of them keep playing like they never left Death Valley. Joe Burrow found Ja’Marr Chase on another long pass for a touchdown. Chase forcing two Chicago Bears defenders to collide, allowing for the easy touchdown reception.

While the game was essentially over at that point, it was still fun to see the duo connecting for the score. We should expect plenty more touchdown connections between the two for the upcoming season and beyond. Burrow had three interceptions up until that point in the game, so it wasn’t all positive for the former Heisman Trophy winner.

One of their teammates from the national championship team Justin Jefferson got to throw down another ‘griddy’ dance in the Minnesota Vikings game with the Arizona Cardinals.

A full look at each former LSU Tiger at a skill position in this week’s NFL action. Which former Bayou Bengal stood out the most?

Ja’Marr Chase’s two deep touchdowns a first for a rookie WR since 1976

Bengals rookie WR Ja’Marr Chase accomplished something that hadn’t happened for a rookie wide receiver in 45 years.

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Two weeks, two deep touchdown grabs for rookie wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.

After all the issues with drops in the preseason, Chase is on a tear to begin his first NFL regular season. And in doing so, he accomplished something that hadn’t happened since way back in 1976.

After his 50-yard touchdown reception against the Vikings in Week 1, Chase hauled in a 42-yard touchdown in Week 2 against the Bears. With that catch, Chase became the first rookie wide receiver with two touchdown receptions of at least 40 yards since Sammy White did so for the Vikings 45 years ago.

White had a 47-yard touchdown reception in a 40-9 Week 1 win over the Saints and followed that up with a 56-yard touchdown grab in a 10-10 tie in Week 2 against the Rams as part of a nine-catch, 139-yard day.

White would go on to catch 51 passes for 906 yards and ten touchdowns that year. That included a 7-210-2 line in a 31-23 Week 9 win over the Lions and a 9-120-3 line in a 29-7 Week 14 win over the Dolphins.

And that was all still in the days of the old 14-game regular-season schedule. Who knows what Chase can do with three extra games. The Bengals open divisional play next week against the Steelers with every team in the AFC North sitting at 1-1.

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WATCH: Ja’Marr Chase hauls in another deep TD from Joe Burrow

Former LSU teammates Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase are still scoring big touchdowns in the pros

They did it plenty at LSU, and now Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase are connecting for deep touchdowns on a weekly basis at the NFL level.

The former college teammates hooked up for a 42-yarder in Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears, proving the Bengals made a good call when they decided to reunite the pair in the 2021 NFL draft.

The future is bright for the Cincy offense, and these two stars are the biggest reasons why.

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Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase torch Bears’ defense for must-see TD

Another TD for Uno.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow bounced back from three straight interceptions against the Chicago Bears on Sunday to hit Ja’Marr Chase with a wicked touchdown strike.

That nice touchdown pass of 40-plus yards came in the fourth quarter with the Bengals down big on the road. But if nothing else, it was a beauty of a throw and Chase skirted around two defenders, causing them to crash into each other.

Also of note on the highlight? No dancing, celebrating or anything from Chase, Burrow and the rest of the offense. Just a mature jaunt off the field given the context of the scoreboard.

The play:

And to top it all off, Burrow then turned around after his defense picked off a pass and threw another touchdown on his very next attempt:

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Ja’Marr Chase named Pepsi Rookie of the Week for Week 1

After his five-catch, 101-yard performance in Week 1, Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase was named the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week for Week 1.

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One week in, one award already for the Bengals’ first-round rookie WR Ja’Marr Chase.

After his five-catch, 101-yard performance with a 50-yard touchdown in Cincinnati’s Week 1 overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings, the former LSU star was named the Pepsi Zero Sugar Rookie of the Week for Week 1.

After a preseason that was plagued with drops and some already concerned about how he would fare when the bullets really started flying in the regular season, Chase quieted a lot of his doubters with a few key catches on third down and the aforementioned touchdown on a beautiful deep bomb from Joe Burrow. That made Chase the third-youngest Bengal to ever score a touchdown and is the longest score ever for a Bengals rookie.

Soon, the national audience will get a chance to see Chase in action as the Bengals have a Thursday Night Football appearance coming in Week 4 against the Jacksonville Jaguars. As for Week 2, Chase takes on Jaylon Johnson, Kindle Vildor and the rest of the Chicago Bears.

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