'Once in a Lifetime Player' - Joe Burrow Not Surprised Ja'Marr Chase Closing in on Triple Crown

The Bengals receiver is one game away from history.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) and quarterback Joe Burrow (9) talk during a timeout in Sunday, October 6, 2024, at Payor Stadium. The Bengals lost to the Baltimore Ravens 41-38 in overtime. / Cara Owsley/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

CINCINNATI — Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase leads the NFL in receptions (117), yards (1,612) and receiving touchdowns (16) going into the final week of the season.

Chase is one game away from becoming just the fifth player since 1967 to win the award.

He has eight more receptions than Amon-Ra St. Brown, 123 yards more than Justin Jefferson and four more touchdowns than St. Brown and Terry McLaurin.

"I think a couple of them (categories) are pretty out of reach for everybody else. I think he’s got a seven-or-eight catch lead, make sure he gets it," Joe Burrow said on Wednesday.

The star quarterback went on to praise Chase. The two gave been teammates for six season—two in college and four in the NFL.

"Not surprising. He works for it," Burrow said. "He grinds for it. He’s a once-in-a-lifetime type player and our careers will forever be tied together from college into the pro landscape. That’s just fun to be a part of."

Chase's 117 receptions and 1,612 yards are already Bengals franchise records. He's one touchdown away from tying Carl Pickens' team record for receiving touchdowns in a season (17).

A Bengals player has never won the triple crown. Chase is one game away from joining Jerry Rice, Sterling Sharpe, Steve Smith and Cooper Kupp as the only receivers in the past 57 years to win the award.

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