Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase breaks own franchise record for receiving yards - ESPN

CINCINNATI — Ja'Marr Chase didn't even want to be in the game for the play that would take him to new heights.

Initially, the Cincinnati Bengals star receiver wanted rookie Jermaine Burton to go late in Sunday's 24-6 win over the Cleveland Browns to get a little extra playing time. But then Bengals assistant coach Troy Walters said the play, which Chase said was called «whiskey,» might be of interest to him.

Sure enough, it was. After drawing Cleveland's defense offside for a free play, quarterback Joe Burrow hit Chase for 32-yard touchdown pass that put the finishing touch on Cincinnati's third straight win.

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It also capped another historic day for one of the best wideouts in the league. Earlier in the game, Chase broke his own franchise record for the most receiving yards in Bengals history. The late touchdown gave him 1,510 receiving yards on the season, well past his mark of 1,455 from his rookie year in 2021 that was the previous franchise high.

This year has been Chase's best to date, which is notable given Pro Bowl nods in each of his first three seasons. When the Bengals drafted him, Chase said he wanted to break all of the franchise's records. Sunday was the latest example of him living up to those words.

«That's just the person I am,» Chase said. «I walk with that swag like that. I just love to compete and the guys around me know that I love to compete.»

With two games remaining, Chase is within striking distance of a couple more franchise records. He is one touchdown shy of