{"id":913362,"date":"2026-06-08T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/913362\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T13:30:16","slug":"bengals-slightly-disrespected-in-unique-new-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/913362\/","title":{"rendered":"Bengals slightly disrespected in unique new rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"

One would think the Cincinnati Bengals<\/a> are in the conversation for the top spot when talking the NFL\u2019s top trios.<\/p>\n

After all, we\u2019re talking about Joe Burrow, Ja\u2019Marr Chase and Tee Higgins.<\/p>\n

But apparently that\u2019s not a given.<\/p>\n

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Over at Sports Illustrated, Matt Verderame<\/a> ranked the league\u2019s top trios and put the Bengals<\/a> all the way down at sixth overall. As a disclaimer, though, he\u2019s yanking out Higgins and putting in running back Chase Brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cCincinnati is going to score points, and Chase is going to play at an All-Pro level,\u201d Verderame wrote. \u201cThis has been true for every year of his career, which has seen him rack up more than 6,800 yards in five seasons. In Brown, the Bengals have a tough runner who has averaged more than 1,000 rushing yards over the past two years. Of course, the question is Burrow, who won the passing title in 2024, but has played only 18 games in the two bookend years. If he\u2019s on the field, Cincinnati\u2019s offense will be elite.\u201d<\/p>\n

But when talking the Bengals, any trio chatter has to be Burrow-Chase-Higgins.<\/p>\n

Brown isn\u2019t much of a weak point of a trio, either. He\u2019s enjoyed steady progression into a lead-back role and some of his big production came when Burrow wasn\u2019t even on the field.<\/p>\n

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As always, the Bengals have to prove it when the games matter. That means Burrow healthy before anything else. But the upside of a trio that can reach the No. 1 spot, even with Brown slotted in over Higgins, is pretty undeniable.<\/p>\n

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