There’s a famous scene in the movie Rounders where the character Teddy “KGB” played by John Malkovich says, “Pay the man his money,” after losing a game of poker to Matt Domon’s character.
That phrase is exactly what all Bengals fans everywhere are saying to Cincinnati’s front office about Ja’Marr Chase after the star wide receiver’s extremely impressive 63-yard touchdown catch-and-run in the second quarter of the contest against the Carolina Panthers in Week 4. (In fairness, most were saying that before his touchdown against Carolina).
With the must-win game tied at 7-7, Chase caught a pass from Joe Burrow across the middle of the field, broke a few tackles, made it to the sideline and turned on the burners. At that point, no one would catch him as he galloped to the End Zone. Check out the play below:
Chase is arguably the best receiver in the entire NFL when it comes to Yards After Catch, and that ability was on full display on that play. The play was Chase’s first reception of the day, but it was an extremely memorable one, and it came on the heels of his 118-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Washington Commanders in Week 3…