The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals will play a pivotal showdown in Week 12. It’s safe to say Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase are ready for the matchup.
Chase shared with the media on November 24 that the Bengals will begin to show in Week 12 why they can still make the playoffs even without quarterback Joe Burrow for the rest of the season.
“Show y’all this week,” Chase told reporters. “Wait for the show.”
The Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals will play a pivotal showdown in Week 12. It’s safe to say Steelers rookie cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase are ready for the matchup.
Chase shared with the media on November 24 that the Bengals will begin to show in Week 12 why they can still make the playoffs even without quarterback Joe Burrow for the rest of the season.
“Show y’all this week,” Chase told reporters. “Wait for the show.”
“I feel like he’s an overall athlete. He’s a good player,” Porter said of Chase. “He’s been doing it in the league for a long time. I’m excited for this matchup. I feel like I’m prepared for it.”
Porter told reporters that he believes he will shadow Chase around the field. The Steelers have used Porter in that fashion over the past few games since the rookie traveled with Tennessee Titans veteran receiver DeAndre Hopkins in Week 9.
“I take a lot of pride in [covering the opponent’s top receiver]. That’s what I wanted coming in the building,” Porter said. “They are giving me the tools to do that. They are trusting me. I’m thankful for that. It’s time to put on.
“These are the situations that I always dreamed of. I watched as a kid DB’s having their 1-on-1 matchups with the top guy. Now it’s my turn.”
Porter has played 95% of Pittsburgh’s defensive snaps over the past three weeks. He played every defensive snap in the Week 10 victory against the Green Bay Packers.
