The Joe Burrow-to-Ja'Marr Chase connection reignited the Cincinnati Bengals offense in a confidence-building win last week. Now they'll try to string together two of them when the Seattle Seahawks come to town, to be followed by a bye week for Cincinnati.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, right, pulls in a touchdown pass as Arizona Cardinals cornerback Marco Wilson defends during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown against the New York Giants during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. New York Giants defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence II sacks Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith during the third quarter of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown against the New York Giants during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf makes a catch in the end zone for a touchdown against the New York Giants during the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J. Even during the first three games, as injured quarterback Joe Burrow struggled to get the Bengals’ pass game on track, ChaseThe Burrow-to-Chase connection — it’s been a thing since they played together at LSU and won a national championship in the 2019 season — produced three touchdowns and reignited the Bengals last week in Burrow looked far more comfortable scrambling and throwing. His lack of mobility had been a struggle all season with the lingering effects of a strained calf muscle. He said Wednesday that it’s “pretty close” to being 100% healed.Houston’s C.J. Stroud looks to build on success against tough New Orleans secondaryNow the Bengals have a chance to win two in a row, go into the bye week at .500 and try to keep building momentum on the other side. Cincinnati hosts the well-rested Seattle Seahawks on Sunday. After a loss in the season opener at home against the Los Angeles Rams, the Seahawks have won three straight before their bye week“It was a great break. Hopefully we can maximize the opportunity coming out of it,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “I’m concerned about that. We have to do a really good job about being on the details and the discipline that it takes to make sure that we get back on track because it’s just not automatic that everything is exactly the same as when you left it.”Last season, Cincinnati lost the first two and was 4-4 before winning the next 10 games and the AFC North title. “We’ll worry about the standings later in the year,” Burrow said Wednesday. “It’s Week 6. The standings after Week 6 mean absolutely nothing. I think we’ve proven that the last couple of years, and so we’ve just got to focus on being 1-0 this week and getting better every day in practice. We’ll go from there.”Most teams don’t like having a bye early in the season, but for Seattle it fell at a terrific time for getting some players healthy. Left tackle Charles Cross and right guard Phil Haynes both have a chance of returning. Cross has been out since getting hurt in the third quarter of Seattle’s Week 1 loss and injuries to the offensive line have left the Seahawks scrambling to fill spots at times. It will also help on defense. Safety Jamal Adams and cornerback Tre Brown have both been cleared to return from concussions. Defensive tackle Jarran Reed left the Week 4 win with a shin injury but is expected to play. The only two defensive players that remain a question for Seattle are reserve defensive backs Coby Bryant and Artie Burns , while left guard Damien Lewis is uncertain on offense.Chase’s 15 catches last week broke a single-game team record that stood since 1998. He became just the fifth player in NFL history to have at least 15 catches, 150 receiving yards and three receiving TDs in a single game. At 23, he became the fourth player in league history under age 24 to have 15 receptions in a game. Chase’s first TD last week was his 200th reception. Seattle receiver DK Metcalf was duly impressed, but he likes the chances of rookie cornerback Devon Witherspoon to keep Chase in check. Witherspoon is one of the top rookies in the NFL.on like a 70-yard bomb, just how effortlessly he caught the ball,” Metcalf said. “He’s just a great receiver, tip my hat off to him with what he has done his first three years in the league. It’ll be fun to watch Sunday, but I think will get the best of him.”Receiver Tee Higgins and cornerback Chidobe Awuzie are day to day. Both missed the game last week. Trenton Irwin took Higgins’ place in the starting lineup and had the best game of his career with eight catches for 60 yards.
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