Bengals' Joe Burrow finds Ja'Marr Chase for 7-yard touchdown

CINCINNATI -- The old college teammates linked up for an early touchdown in Sunday's wild-card playoff game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens.

On the opening play of the second quarter, Cincinnati quarterback Joe Burrow found wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, his ex-LSU teammate, for a 7-yard touchdown pass to give the Bengals a 9-0 lead with 14:56 left in the second quarter after they missed the PAT.

Burrow leaned on Chase early in the game. Of Burrow's first 15 pass attempts, six of them were in Chase's direction. He caught all six for 52 yards and that touchdown.

The connection between the two helped the Bengals overcome a penalty as Cincinnati approached the goal line. After…