Burrow then found a wide-open and rushing Chase, whose 40-yard TD capped a standout night for him and put Cincinnati on the skid.

“We were given another chance with the offense and we had to take advantage of it to finish it off,” Chase said after complaining about his team’s inability to finish this season in which it was in Games in which Cincy scored over 30 points lost 4-2.

Technically, the Bengals aren’t out of the playoffs yet, but for all intents and purposes, it’s all but certain that their season will end just before the postseason.

However, Chase’s run to the triple crown is going well.

“He’s a special player,” said Burrow, praising his teammate and endorsing him for a new, lucrative contract. “He continues to make plays after the catch, before the catch. However you get him the ball, he makes plays. He deserves everything he gets and more.”

Not long after Chase’s touchdown ended the Bengals’ losing streak, the star wide receiver hit his quarterback with one The Simpsons-themed donut right in the face.

Burrow couldn’t help but smile and hug his friend.

It was a fitting end, as Chase had torn up the Cowboys’ defense all night and his connection with Burrow helped the Bengals to a much-needed victory in a difficult season.

“I was told to do this, but I didn’t want to do this,” Chase said of the donut treatment meted out to his quarterback. “And then he brought me back.

“I think he brought out the best in me.”

Win or lose, not many defenders could say that about Chase during his sensational season.