The Cincinnati Bengals have done a masterful job of building this offense. Part of that gets recognized as they get voted as having the No. 1 Triplets (quarterback, wide receiver and running back) in the NFL. It is safe to say that you can easily argue Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase as the best quarterback and wide receiver Duo in the NFL. Realistically, Matthew Stafford and Puka Nacua are the only other pair that comes close.
But Chase Brown proving he is a good quality running back gets Cincinnati vaulted to the top spot in this particular category. You could even make the argument that the Triplets tag is holding the Bengals back here. If it were simply the top three offensive players on the list Tee Higgins would take Brown’s place, and it is hard to assume voters would have a hard time determining who the top team would be then.
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The Bengals are on top once again. They reclaimed the top spot in the rankings last year and received seven of the nine first-place votes this season. Burrow’s injury absence wasn’t enough to knock them off their perch, thanks in large part to his excellence but also the combination of him and Chase, and Brown’s emergence as a quality back in every situation except the one where Jake Browning is under center is also a contributor to the Bengals’ position at the top of the rankings.
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