Ja’Marr Chase joins rare NFL club after 70-yard TD reception

Ja’Marr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals haven’t had the best of seasons — they dropped to 1-4 with a 41-38 overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens — but the star wide receiver nearly broke the 200-yard plateau on Sunday.

Chase had by far his best statistical game of the year, pulling in 10 catches for 193 yards and 2 touchdowns in the loss while being targeted 12 times. One of those touchdowns, Joe Burrow’s fifth passing TD of the day, went for 70 yards, which you can see below:

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For Chase, that was his 10th receiving touchdown of over 60 yards. According to NFL senior researcher Tony Holzman-Escareno, only one other player in league history under the age of 25 had set that mark: Harlon Hill, back in the 1950s.

Ultimately, Chase’s big afternoon came in a losing cause as the Bengals continued their early-season struggles. But the loss to the Ravens certainly wasn’t for lack of trying on the part of the former LSU star.

Cincinnati next travels to MetLife Stadium for a Week 6 matchup against the New York Giants on “Sunday Night Football”.

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.