Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) ranks 18th in the league with 343 receiving yards. Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK

Why ex-Bengal T.J. Houshmandzadeh believes Ja'Marr Chase could light up Saints

By Aaron Becker | Last updated 10/14/22

Former Bengals wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh believes a big day could be in store for Cincinnati star wideout Ja'Marr Chase in a Week 6 game in New Orleans. The Saints tend to not double an opponent's top receiver, a strategy the Bengals could exploit.

"If you watch them play defensively, they put Marshon Lattimore on your best guy and say, 'Beat him.' They did it with Justin Jefferson. They didn't double him. When they played the Bucs, they didn't double Mike Evans," Houshmandzadeh told Cincinnati play-by-play man Dan Hoard. "Maybe this will be a game that Chase can get off in."

Dan is joined by Bengals Legend, T.J. Houshmandzadeh to discuss the run game and how to get Ja'Marr out of double coverage.

Game Preview | @kia pic.twitter.com/fQxLRLePi6
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) October 14, 2022

Bengals QB Joe Burrow and Chase will play in Louisiana for the first time since their LSU days. They were electric together in college, connecting on 23 touchdowns en route to a national title in 2019.

Joe Burrow targeting Ja'Marr Chase at LSU:
95.4 passing grade
23 TDs (3 INTs)
141.9 passer rating pic.twitter.com/2cv6sI93ly
— PFF College (@PFF_College) March 2, 2021