The Bengals look to bring home their first victory of the season when they take on the Carolina Panthers on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. ET on FOX. Here is what to watch for:
Burrow Closes In On 2,000th Attempt
After tying for the seventh-fastest player in NFL history to reach 100 touchdown passes on Monday night against Washington, Joe Burrow approaches another milestone this week. He enters Sunday with 1,998 career passing attempts, just two shy of 2,000.
Burrow's 1,361 career completions already rank as the second-most in NFL history within a quarterback's 2,000th throw, trailing only future Hall of Famer Drew Brees (1,444). He remains the league's all-time leader in completion percentage (68.1; minimum 1,500 attempts), ahead of Brees' 67.7. Burrow this season is completing 70.9 percent of his passes, the second-highest rate in the NFL among all players with at least 100 attempts.
Chase Nears 4,000 Receiving Yards
Ja’Marr Chase heads into Sunday needing 68 receiving yards to reach 4,000 for his career. Playing in his 49th game, he has a chance to surpass former Pro Bowler A.J. Green (50 games) as the fastest Bengal ever to reach that mark.
Chase also can become just the fifth player in the Super Bowl era to notch 4,000+ receiving yards and 30+ receiving touchdowns in his first 50 games. He would join Green, Odell Beckham Jr., Randy Moss and Jerry Rice.
Chase is coming off his most productive game of the season in Week 3, when he posted six catches for 118 yards and two touchdowns. It marked his 15th career game with 100+ receiving yards, the eighth-most in the NFL since he entered the league in 2021. His 41-yard touchdown on the game's opening drive was his 12th score of 40 or more yards, the second-most since 2021 behind only Tyreek Hill (13).
Hendrickson Looks for Fourth Sack
Trey Hendrickson leads the Bengals and is tied for eighth in the NFL with three sacks through three weeks. Should he get in the sack column again on Sunday, he would become the first Cincinnati player with four sacks in the team's first four games since former defensive tackle Geno Atkins in 2018.
Hendrickson's 42.5 sacks since joining the Bengals during the 2021 offseason are the fourth-most in the NFL behind Pittsburgh's T.J. Watt (50), Cleveland's Myles Garrett (48) and San Francisco's Nick Bosa (46.5).
Tackling Duo Eyes Records
Logan Wilson and Germaine Pratt are tied for fourth in the NFL in tackles with 33 apiece. With seven more stops each on Sunday, they would join four other Bengals since at least 1987 who have reached 40 tackles across the team's first four games of a season.
Combining Wilson's nine-tackle total in Week 3 with his 12 stops in each of the first two games, he became the first Bengal since former linebacker Nick Vigil to open a season with nine or more tackles in three straight contests. The only previous Bengals player to record nine tackles in each of the first four games is LB Dhani Jones, who did it in six consecutive games in 2008.
View the best photos from Bengals-Panthers matchups of years past
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson (91) helps Carolina Panthers quarterback PJ Walker (11) up during an NFL football game on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
Former Cincinnati Bengals running back Jeremy Hill celebrates after scoring on a 3-yard run in the second half of an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85) makes a catch as he is defended by Carolina Panthers cornerback Jaycee Horn (8) during an NFL football game on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) pulls in a reception as Carolina Panthers cornerback Melvin White (23) defends in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Bengals linebacker Akeem Davis-Gaither makes a tackle against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu runs after a catch against the Carolina Panthers in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Brandon Tate (19) dives into the end zone for a touchdown after catching a five yard pass against Carolina Panthers cornerback Antoine Cason (20) in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)
A Bengals defender breaks up a pass against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Bengals kicker Evan McPherson boots a field goal against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Former Cincinnati Bengals' Carson Palmer (9) hands off in the first half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Rick Havner)
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow checks the play at the line of scrimmage against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Former Cincinnati Bengals' Jermaine Gresham (84) runs as Carolina Panthers' Sherrod Martin (23) defends in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Bengals defensive tackle Jay Tufele makes a diving tackle against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Former Cincinnati Bengals Giovani Bernard (25) slips by Carolina Panthers David Mayo (55) during the second half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018. The Panthers won 31-21. (AP Photo/Bob Leverone)
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins makes a leaping grab against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Carolina Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen is sacked by former Cincinnati Bengals defensive tackle Tank Johnson during an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Bengals center Ted Karras celebrates a play against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (9) makes a throw during an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
Former Cincinnati Bengals' Cedric Benson (32) runs as Carolina Panthers' Charles Godfrey (30) defends in the first half of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)
Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham (84) runs against Carolina Panthers free safety Thomas DeCoud (21) in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (29) lines up for a snap during an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) is tackled by former Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Leon Hall (29) in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Sam Hubbard (94) gestures prior to a snap during an NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, November 6, 2022 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Aaron Doster/NFL)
Bengals defensive tackle B.J. Hill bursts through the line of scrimmage to attempt a tackle against the Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 6, 2022.
Former Cincinnati Bengals tight end Jermaine Gresham (84) celebrates a reception against the Carolina Panthers during a NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
