DETROIT –– When the Cincinnati Bengals went over 20 minutes of game time without a first down and had another third-and-long, quarterback Joe Burrow threw a 34-yard pass down the right sideline to wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
In the Bengals last chance to score before halftime, Burrow made the bet that Chase could get open and put the team in field goal range. Chase made it work, and the Bengals took a double-digit lead into halftime.
The Bengals (4-2) beat the Lions, 34-11, on Sunday at Ford Field. Aside from Burrow, no one has played a bigger role in Cincinnati’s winning record than Chase.