There’s good-on-good in the NFL. Then there’s Pat Surtain II vs. Ja’Marr Chase. The Denver cornerback and Cincinnati wide receiver could see each other often Saturday afternoon when their teams collide in a game with major playoff implications.

Ja’Marr Chase (1) of the Cincinnati Bengals makes a catch over Pat Surtain II (2) of the Denver Broncos during the second quarter at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio on Saturday, Dec. 28 ...

CINCINNATI — Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase will join an exclusive club if he scores one more touchdown to close out the 2024 regular season. He's a part of the "100/1" club for a single NFL season as of this writing, but needs one more touchdown to cement himself in that group.

The Bengals need to beat the Steelers to make the playoffs, and Joe Burrow and Ja'Marr Chase are doing their best to carry.

At the 9:49 mark of the first quarter, quarterback Joe Burrow hit Chase for a 12-yard touchdown catch to give the Bengals an early 7-0 lead. In doing so, Chase tied former Cincinnati wide receiver Carl Pickens for the most touchdown receptions in a single season in franchise history with 17.

Joe Burrow leads the NFL in passing yards (4,229) and touchdowns (39). His top receiver, Ja'Marr Chase, is the No. 1 pass-catcher in receptions (108), receiving yards (1,510) and touchdowns (16).

Ryan McFadden, beat writer: Bengals 28, Broncos 27 The Bengals have had their fair share of struggles. However, Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase have been playing at a high level while Denver’s ...

The Denver Broncos extinguished the Cincinnati Bengals' playoff hopes, and claimed the AFC's No. 7 seed in the NFL playoffs.

Since the early 2020s broadly (and since 2021 more specifically), the Bengals have been able to rely on a reliable offensive trio of quarterback Joe Burrow, wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase and wide receiver Tee Higgins.

Ja'Marr Chase entered Saturday needing five receptions to break TJ Houshmandzadeh's franchise single-season record for receptions.

For Broncos defensive tackle Malcolm Roach, his only previous meeting with Burrow did not go as well. On Oct. 16, 2022, when Roach was with the Saints, the Bengals won 30-26 at the Superdome as Burrow threw for 300 yards and three touchdowns.