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Stat of the Jay: Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase Sets Another NFL First, More History Possible Sunday Night

Jay Morrison

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase has the ability to turn any reception into a long touchdown.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase has the ability to turn any reception into a long touchdown. / Albert Cesare / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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CINCINNATI – The 70-yard touchdown Ja’Marr Chase scored against the Baltimore Ravens was the 10th scoring catch of his career of at least 60 yards.

Since the Bengals drafted Chase in 2021, there have been 129 touchdowns catches of at least 60 yards across the league.

That means Chase has 8 percent of them.

Tyreek Hill has the second most in that time span with seven.

No one else has more than three.

Chase tied Isaac Curtis for most touchdown receptions of at least 60 yards. But Curtis didn’t record his 10th until his 11th season.

Chase has accomplished it in just his fourth season.

In fact, Chase has recorded 10 touchdown catches of 60+ yards faster than any player in NFL history since the 1970 merger.

Jerry Rice has the most such touchdowns with 23, but he didn’t get his 10th until his sixth season in the league.

DeSean Jackson is second on the list with 21, but his 10th came in his seventh season.

Here are the only other players with more 60+ touchdown catches than Chase.

Randy Moss, 16 (recorded 10th in eighth season)

Tyreek Hill, 15 (eighth season)

 Mel Gray, 14 (seventh season)

Terrell Owens 13 (13th season)

Steve Smith 12 (11th season)

James Lofton 11 (14th season)

Stanley Morgan 11 (sixth season).


Prior to the NFL merger, the New York Giants' Homer Jones had 12 touchdown receptions of 60+ yards in his first four seasons (1964-67). And the Chicago Bears' Harlon Hill had 10 in his first four seasons from 1954-57.

Chase could make more NFL history Sunday night against the New York Giants if he records his 11th.

No player has ever recorded a 60+ touchdown reception in three consecutive games.

Chase is one of 30 players to do it in back-to-back games, but no one has been able to reel off three in a row.

Rice nearly did, recording 60+ scores in Weeks 1-2 and 4 in 1991.

Prior to Chase, the most recent player to have two in a row is someone who will share the MetLife Stadium field with him Sunday night in the Giants’ Darius Slayton.

The others on the list:

Ben Hawkins – Weeks 6-7, 1970

Harold Jackson, Eagles – Weeks 13-14, 1971

Harold Jackson, Eagles – Weeks 4-5, 1973

Isaac Curtis, Bengals – Weeks 13-14, 1973

Cliff Branch, Raiders – Weeks 7-8, 1974

Roger Carr, Colts – Weeks 8-9, 1975

Ken Burrough, Oilers – Weeks 13-14, 1975

Ken Burrough, Oilers – Weeks 3-4, 1981

James Lofton, Packers – Weeks 1-2, 1983

Mike Quick, Eagles – Weeks 9-10, 1984

Byron Williams, Giants – Weeks 1-2, 1984

Jerry Rice, 49ers – Weeks 12-13, 1988

Andre Rison, Falcons – Weeks 5-6, 1990

Jerry Rice, 49ers – Weeks 1-2 (and 4), 1991

Horace Copeland, Buccaneers – Weeks 6-7, 1993

Tim Brown, Raiders – Weeks 5-6, 1995

Eric Moulds, Bills – Weeks 12-13, 1998

Isaac Byrd, Titans – Weeks 14-15, 1999

Randy Moss, Vikings – Weeks 12-13, 2001

Hines Ward, Steelers – Weeks 10-11, 2002

Quincy Morgan, Browns – Weeks 13-14, 2002

LaDainian Tomlinson, Chargers – Weeks 13-14, 2003

Steve Smith, Panthers – Weeks 5-6, 2005

Steve Smith, Panthers – Weeks 1-2, 2007

Randy Moss, Patriots – Weeks 8-9, 2009

Pierre Garcon, Colts – Weeks 4-5, 2011

Vernon Davis, 49ers – Weeks 5-6, 2013

Josh Gordon, Browns – Weeks 12-13, 2013

DeSean Jackson, Commanders – Weeks 5-6, 2014

Odell Beckham Jr., Giants – Weeks 12-13, 2015

Amari Cooper, Raiders – Weeks 15-16, 2017

Tyler Lockett, Seahawks – Weeks 1-2, 2021

Jaylen Waddle, Dolphins – Weeks 14-15, 2022

Darius Slayton, Giants – Weeks 15-16, 2023

Ja’Marr Chase, Bengals – Weeks 4-5, 2024

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Jay Morrison
JAY MORRISON

Jay Morrison covers the Cincinnati Bengals for Bengals On SI. He has been writing about the NFL for nearly three decades. Combining a passion for stats and storytelling, Jay takes readers beyond the field for a unique look at the game and the people who play it. Prior to joining Bengals on SI, Jay covered the Cincinnati Bengals beat for The Athletic, the Dayton Daily News and Pro Football Network.