Here’s the problem for the Bengals: Chase’s price was always going to go up next offseason due to the nature of the market. They knew that. But it doesn’t help that he’s flirting with a Triple Crown and his agent is openly celebrating how easy he’s making the job for his reps.

Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase is talented enough to earn a contract that exceeds Justin Jefferson's. But will the Bengals actually pay him?

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Out of the bye, the Bengals play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13, one of five AFC teams left on the schedule over their last six games. With a little help in an AFC that has been all over the place, the Bengals could still make a run, but the inability to close out games against good teams looms large over the bye.

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The future of the Bengals wide receiver room seems ominous now, but there's one rookie receiver for the Bengals that could change that.