Bengals WR Ja'Marr Chase was named FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Week for his performance in Week 2, the NFL announced today. The weekly honor is voted on by fans, selecting the top two offensive performances of the previous week out of the six nominees.
Chase joined Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown as the winners of the award this week. The wideouts received more votes than Lions QB Jared Goff, Colts RB Jonathan Taylor, Bills RB James Cook and Giants QB Russell Wilson. Bills QB Josh Allen and Ravens RB Derrick Henry took home the honors in Week 1.
Chase had 14 receptions for 165 yards and a touchdown in Cincinnati's 31-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He cleared 400 career receptions in the first half, tying Julio Jones and Jarvis Landry as the fifth-fastest player in NFL history to hit the mark (64 games).
The win was also Chase's eighth career game with over 150 receiving yards and at least one touchdown, tied for the most in the NFL since he entered the league. He also tied Jerry Rice for the most such games in a player's first five seasons in the Super Bowl era.
This is the second year of the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Awards' new format, which allows wide receivers and tight ends to be eligible for the award each week and at the end of the season. It is Chase's first time receiving the honor this season, after winning it twice in 2024 (Weeks 5 and 10) and winning 2024 FedEx Air and Ground Player of the Year, along with Bills QB Josh Allen.
This year, FedEx will make $2,000 donations each week in the name of the winning players ($4,000 total) to Feeding America to help combat food insecurity across the country. Since the start of the FedEx Air & Ground program, FedEx has donated nearly $3 million to different nonprofit organizations.
View the top photos from the Bengals' home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
S Jordan Battle celebrates his interception with the defense during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
DT T.J. Slaton Jr. before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
LB Logan Wilson before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Joe Burrow before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
DE Shemar Stewart before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
DE Trey Hendrickson celebrates in the locker room after the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
WR Charlie Jones in the tunnel before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Jake Browning leaps into the endzone for the go-ahead touchdown during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Joe Burrow runs out of the tunnel before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
CB Dax Hill intercepts a pass during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
CB Josh Newton before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
WR Ja'Marr Chase greets Jaguars WR/CB Travis Hunter after the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Joe Burrow before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
Players celebrate in the locker room after the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Joe Burrow looks to throw during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
CB DJ Ivey during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
RB Tahj Brooks and DE Joseph Ossai celebrate a special teams stop during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
OT Orlando Brown Jr. blocks during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
OT Amarius Mims runs out of the tunnel before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Jake Browning looks to throw during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Joe Burrow before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
WR Tee Higgins catches a pass during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
WR Tee Higgins catches a pass during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
RB Chase Brown runs with the ball during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
DE Trey Hendrickson celebrates a stop during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Jake Browning walks into the locker room after the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
WR Ja'Marr Chase celebrates a catch during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
QB Joe Burrow before the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
DE Shemar Stewart during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
WR Mitchell Tinsley and WR Andrei Iosivas celebrate Tinsley's touchdown during the Bengals Week 2 game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025.
