Ja’Marr Chase isn’t just putting up numbers - he’s building a legacy. With another standout performance in Week 17, the Bengals star wideout etched his name into the NFL record books yet again, becoming the only player in league history to start his career with five straight seasons of 80+ catches, 1,000+ receiving yards, and 7+ touchdowns. That’s not just consistency - that’s sustained greatness at a level we rarely see, even among the game’s elite.
In Cincinnati’s 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals, Chase hauled in seven catches for 60 yards and found the end zone twice. It wasn’t his flashiest stat line of the season, but it was historic. With those numbers, he entered a tier all his own - a statistical trifecta that no receiver, not Jerry Rice, not Randy Moss, not anyone - has ever pulled off in their first five seasons.
And this wasn’t a one-off milestone. Chase has been stacking records all year.
Back in Week 7, he torched the Steelers for 16 catches - a new Bengals single-game franchise record - totaling 161 yards and a touchdown. That performance pushed him past 6,000 career receiving yards and 50 touchdowns, making him just the third player in NFL history to hit both marks in his first five seasons.
The only other names on that list? Rice and Moss.
That’s the company Chase is keeping now - not just Pro Bowlers, but all-time greats.
There’s more. Chase and Moss are the only two players in league history to notch 7+ receiving touchdowns in each of their first five seasons. That kind of year-in, year-out red zone production is rare - and it’s especially impressive considering the quarterback carousel Chase has dealt with this season.
When Joe Burrow went down with a turf toe injury in Week 2, the assumption was Chase’s numbers would dip. But instead of fading, he flourished.
With Jake Browning and Joe Flacco stepping in under center, Chase kept producing like the elite wideout he is. Burrow missed nine games, returning in Week 13, but Chase never slowed down.
The chemistry between the two picked up right where it left off.
Statistically, Chase remains among the league’s best. He enters the final week of the regular season ranked second in the NFL in receptions (117), fourth in receiving yards (1,316), and 13th in touchdown catches (7). While a repeat of last year’s receiving Triple Crown isn’t in the cards, his impact has been undeniable - a weekly force who’s delivered regardless of who’s throwing him the football.
Now, with one game left in the regular season, Chase has a chance to add to his already historic campaign. The Bengals will close out the year with a home matchup against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, January 4, with kickoff set for 1:00 p.m.
ET. Whether or not postseason implications are on the line, one thing’s for sure: Ja’Marr Chase will be out there doing what he always does - rewriting the record books, one catch at a time.