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    Bengals’ Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase combine for a 41-yard touchdown

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    • Ben Baby, ESPN staff writerOctober 6, 2024, 2:41 PM ET

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        Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Before ESPN, he worked for several newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News, where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. He was born in Grapevine, Texas and graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct professor of journalism at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).

    CINCINNATI – The connection between Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase produced another big play this season.

    Near the end of the first half of Sunday’s game against the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati’s star combination scored a 41-yard touchdown to give the Bengals a 17-14 halftime lead.

    Burrow saw Chase running across the field and dropped the ball between the defenders for the go-ahead signal.

    All four of Chase’s touchdowns this season have been on completions of 30 or more yards. According to ESPN Research, Chase now has 14 career touchdowns of 40 or more yards — the most since entering the league in 2021. Chase’s catch was the 21st reception of more than 20 yards the Ravens have allowed this season. That’s the most in the NFL.

    Earlier in the second quarter, Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard added another big play to his career high. Hubbard tackled running back Derrick Henry in the end zone for a safety, cutting Baltimore’s lead to 14-9 with 5:47 left in the half.

    Of course, Hubbard is no stranger to big-time plays against the Ravens. In the 2022 AFC wild card game in Cincinnati, Hubbard returned a fumble for a 98-yard touchdown that was a crucial play in an eventual Bengals victory.

    Hubbard’s play on Sunday was the byproduct of a great team effort. First, Bengals punter Ryan Rehkow, who earned the starting job this week, kicked a ball deep in Baltimore territory. Cincinnati safety Daiahn Anthony prevented the ball from going into the end zone and safety Tycen Anderson knocked the ball down at the 2-yard line.

    Hubbard did the rest.

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