Ja'Marr Chase on the verge of joining Hall of Fame company
Sunday's matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals featured the 40th game in which a receiver posted 10 receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Ja'Marr Chase was the man responsible, but he's not new to this performance. Chase's 15 catches for 192 yards and three scores not only gave him a Bengals' single […]
Sunday's matchup between the Cincinnati Bengals and Arizona Cardinals featured the 40th game in which a receiver posted 10 receptions for 150 yards and three touchdowns. Ja'Marr Chase was the man responsible, but he's not new to this performance.
Chase's 15 catches for 192 yards and three scores not only gave him a Bengals' single game record, he became one of four receivers in NFL history to cross the 10-150-3 threshold at least twice in a career. Chase has now done it twice along with four-time All-Pro Tyreek Hill and former Bengals wideout Carl Pickens.
The only player to have three such games is none other than Hall of Famer Jerry Rice. Chase is now chasing the consensus G.O.A.T. at the position.
The first game Chase had like this came at the end of his rookie season just after New Year's Day in 2022. Chase eviscerated the Kansas City Chiefs' secondary on his way to 11 receptions for a career-high 266 yards and three touchdowns. He had more yards receiving than Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had passing that day as the Bengals clinched their first AFC North title in six years.
Chase has had many great games since then, including two other outings against Kansas City, but he was on another level in Arizona this week. His 19 targets are also a career high to go with his franchise record-setting 15 catches. His 14 first downs produced is also the second-most in NFL history behind Terrell Owens, who moved the chains an incredible 16 times for the San Francisco 49ers back in 2000.
Pro Football Focus recognized Chase's 14 receiving first downs as a record in the PFF era, which goes back to 2006.
No matter the angle you use to break down Chase's day, the conclusions will always lead you to historic implications. And at 23 years of age with Joe Burrow locked in as his quarterback for the foreseeable future, he'll have ample chances at tying Rice.
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