The NFL looks at Madrid and Spain as a whole as a major growth market.
Last year a huge success.
Selecting the Bengals to be the team that goes there and faces the Falcons is a statement on the belief in Cincinnati and Burrow and Chase as two of the faces of the league.
BREAKING: #Bengals WRs Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins exclusively tell me they’ve agreed to contract extensions with the team.
Ja'Marr gets: 4-years, $161M with $112M guaranteed — making him the highest-paid non-QB in NFL history.
Tee gets: 4-years, $115M with the first two years guaranteed — making him the highest paid WR2 in NFL history.
With 14 catches, 177 yards, and 2 scores, Ja'Marr Chase is the first receiver with a 10+, 175+, 2+ game since Ja'Marr Chase did it in Week 10 against the Ravens, who was the first receiver to do it since Ja'Marr Chase did it in Week 5 against the Ravens.
Through the first 11 games, on the 4-7 Bengals, Joe Burrow has 3,028 passing yards, 27 touchdowns, and 5 interceptions.
Players to achieve 3,000+ passing yards, 27+ touchdowns, and 5 or fewer interceptions through the first 11 games, along with their team's final records:
- Tom Brady (2007, 2015): 16-0, 13-3
- Aaron Rodgers (2011, 2020): 15-1, 13-3
- Patrick Mahomes (2020): 14-2
- Drew Brees (2018): 13-3