Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase nearly hits 200 yards receiving in 3-touchdown game vs Cardinals

Joe Burrow threw for 317 yards and three touchdown passes to Ja'Marr Chase, who finished with a season-high 192 yards receiving, and the Cincinnati Bengals beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-20 on Sunday.

It was a much-needed offensive performance for Burrow, who signed the NFL's richest contract during the offseason but was slowed through his first four games of the season by a calf injury. The 26-year-old looked plenty healthy against the Cardinals, completing 36 of 46 passes and buying time on a handful of plays with his athleticism in the pocket.

Chase set a single-game franchise record with 15 receptions and he made tough catches in traffic by repeatedly finding seams in the Cardinals defense.

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Cincinnati scored a touchdown in the first half for the first time this season and had three offensive touchdowns overall on Sunday, matching the unit's total from the first four games combined.

The Bengals got the ball to start the second half and wasted little time scoring. Burrow unleashed a 63-yard touchdown pass to Chase on the third play of the third quarter, pushing Cincinnati's advantage to 24-14.

The Cardinals cut that lead to 24-20 later in the third on Emari Demercado's 11-yard touchdown run, which was the first of his pro career.

Burrow then had his one big miscue of the game — though it wasn't completely his fault. The Bengals were driving and deep in Cardinals territory when receiver Trenton Irwin fell while running a route, leading to an easy interception for K'Von Wallace.

Cincinnati's defense responded with a fourth down stop and Burrow led a 15-play, 83-yard drive that was capped by Chase's third touchdown catch of the game and a 34-20 lead. This one was a 3-yard dart caught by Chase as he was dashing across the back of the end zone.

Cincinnati took a 17-14 lead just before halftime, seizing the momentum when Cam Taylor-Britt picked off Joshua Dobbs' pass and ran it back 11 yards for the touchdown. It was Dobbs' first interception of the season on his 138th pass attempt.

The Bengals (2-3) jumped out to a 7-0 lead on their first offensive drive, boosted by Burrow's 7-of-7 passing performance through the air. He hit Chase in the back of the end zone — squeezing the ball between two defenders — for a 2-yard touchdown.

Burrow completed his first 10 passes. The Bengals pushed ahead 10-0 late in the first quarter on Evan McPherson's 40-yard field goal.

The Cardinals (1-4) responded early in the second, cutting the margin to 10-7 on a perfectly placed pass from Dobbs to Marquise Brown, who caught the ball on the run and over his shoulder for a 25-yard touchdown.

Arizona went ahead 14-10 with 8:28 left in the first half when Dobbs found veteran tight end Zach Ertz for a 4-yard touchdown. It was the only lead the Cardinals would have all day.

Dobbs completed 15 of 32 passes for 166 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. He also lost a fumble.

INJURIES

Bengals: The team's second-leading receiver WR Tee Higgins (ribs) was on the inactive list. He was listed as questionable on Friday. ... CB Chidobe Awuzie (back) was also inactive.

Cardinals: QB Kyler Murray has missed all five games this season while recovering from a knee injury suffered last season. He's eligible to come off the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, but it's unclear when the Cardinals might activate him. ... Two-time All-Pro safety Budda Baker missed his fourth straight game with a hamstring injury. ... RB James Conner (knee) left in the second quarter. ... S Jalen Thompson (hamstring) left in the second quarter.

UP NEXT

Bengals: Host the Seattle Seahawks next Sunday.

Cardinals: Visit the Los Angeles Rams next Sunday.

Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper enjoy night out in New York

Leonardo DiCaprio and Gigi Hadid were reportedly getting to know each other last year before relationship rumors came to a halt when he was spotted with Irina Shayk at Coachella.

Late last week, DiCaprio's best friend, Bradley Cooper, stepped out for dinner with Hadid, 28, and her pal, Antoni Porowski.

Cooper, 48, wore a blue One Tribe Foundation T-shirt from his nonprofit, and kept his eyes glued to his phone while walking through the streets of Manhattan before jumping into a black car with Gigi and her friends.

Hadid rocked a brown leather skirt with a matching, over-sized coat for their night out in the city after returning from Paris Fashion Week.

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Gigi strutted down the city streets wearing black patent leather loafers with thick white socks, and slicked her dark blonde hair back into a bun. She accessorized with a simple gold chain and matching earrings.

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Hadid and Cooper may have a lot in common if not for their social circles, but also being proud parents to little ones.

The supermodel from Malibu has a two-year-old daughter with former One Direction musician Zayn Malik, while Cooper and his ex, Irina Shayk, co-parent their six-year-old daughter, Lea. 

Shayk, a Russian supermodel who previously dated Christiano Ronaldo, ended her romance with Cooper in 2019, and has since continued an amicable co-parenting relationship with the "A Star is Born" actor.

In April, Shayk was spotted with Leonardo DiCaprio at a Coachella after-party in Palm Springs. Their late-night hang out appeared to be just friendly, but seemed to end Gigi's interest in the longtime Hollywood star. 

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DiCaprio has since been spotted with Italian model Vittoria Ceretti.

Bradley, who was in attendance at Leo's birthday bash in November, recalled feeling a sense of jealousy when first meeting DiCaprio years ago.

"I worked as a doorman all through grad school," he told Cosmopolitan in 2012. "I remember taking Leonardo DiCaprio up to his room, and I was in the elevator with him and, like, seven of his friends. It was around the time of ‘Titanic.’"

Cooper added, "And I remember this guy who looked like a kid, even though we were about the same age, he looked like a little boy. I remember thinking how I was three feet away from this guy, and we were worlds apart."

They've been pictured at events together through the years, and Bradley took Leo's place in Guillermo del Toro's "Nightmare Alley," Cooper only had positive words for his friend at the time.

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"To this day, I can't believe [I'm friends with him]. He's infectious," Cooper said. "You know when you're with some of your friends and you just start to act like them?

"That's what he's like. When you're with him, you find yourself just starting to adopt some of those mannerisms through osmosis. I draw the lime at going to get a Mohawk, though."

DiCaprio broke up with girlfriend Camila Morrone, 25, in the summer of 2022, after dating for four years. 

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