The AFC North champion Cincinnati Bengals rallied from a 28-17 halftime deficit behind huge games from quarterback Joe Burrow and rookie receiver Ja'Marr Chase to defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 34-31, in a Week 17 showdown at Paul Brown Stadium.
Cincinnati improved to 10-6. The Bengals' record in 2019 was 2-14. in 2020, they were 4-11-1.
Burrow's effort broke a pair of Bengals single-season passing records established by Andy Dalton in 2013. Chase's huge game - 11 catches for 266 yards and three touchdowns - gave him 1,429 receiving yards for the season, third most in Bengals' history behind a pair of seasons by Chad Johnson.