Ja'Marr Chase Week 1 Preview vs. the Buccaneers

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Ja'Marr Chase has a good matchup when his Cincinnati Bengals play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 1 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET). The Buccaneers gave up 238.2 passing yards per game last season, sixth-worst in the league.

Last season, Chase was targeted 185 times and grabbed 125 passes for 1,412 yards (88.3 yards per game), the highest total on the current Bengals roster, and scored eight touchdowns.

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Chase vs. the Buccaneers

  • Chase vs the Buccaneers (since 2021): No games
  • Through the air, Tampa Bay gave up over 100 receiving yards to five players last season.
  • Against the Buccaneers last season, 25 players hauled in a TD pass.
  • Tampa Bay allowed at least two receiving touchdowns through the air to four players last season.
  • The 238.2 yards per game conceded by the Buccaneers through the air last year were the 27th-ranked pass defense in NFL play.
  • The Buccaneers gave up 30 TDs in the passing game last year (1.8 per game) to rank 23rd among NFL defenses.

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Chase Receiving Insights

  • In eight of his 13 games (61.5%) last season, Chase went over on receiving yards prop bets.
  • He averaged 7.6 yards per target last year (57th in NFL), picking up 1,412 yards on 185 passes thrown his way.
  • Chase caught a touchdown pass in six of 16 games last season, and he scored multiple receiving TDs twice.

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Chase's Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Browns 9/7/2025 Week 1 5 TAR / 2 REC / 26 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jaguars 9/14/2025 Week 2 16 TAR / 14 REC / 165 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 9/21/2025 Week 3 6 TAR / 5 REC / 50 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 9 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Broncos 9/29/2025 Week 4 8 TAR / 5 REC / 23 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 10/5/2025 Week 5 10 TAR / 6 REC / 110 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 10/12/2025 Week 6 12 TAR / 10 REC / 94 YDS / 1 TD 1 ATT / -3 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Steelers 10/16/2025 Week 7 23 TAR / 16 REC / 161 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jets 10/26/2025 Week 8 19 TAR / 12 REC / 91 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 11/2/2025 Week 9 8 TAR / 6 REC / 111 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Steelers 11/16/2025 Week 11 10 TAR / 3 REC / 30 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Ravens 11/27/2025 Week 13 14 TAR / 7 REC / 110 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bills 12/7/2025 Week 14 8 TAR / 5 REC / 44 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 8 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Ravens 12/14/2025 Week 15 16 TAR / 10 REC / 132 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Dolphins 12/21/2025 Week 16 11 TAR / 9 REC / 109 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Cardinals 12/28/2025 Week 17 9 TAR / 7 REC / 60 YDS / 2 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Browns 1/4/2026 Week 18 10 TAR / 8 REC / 96 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs