editionTier

UNCOMMON

Player Name

Chad Johnson

playerFirstName

Chad

playerLastName

Johnson

playerPosition

WR

playType

Reception

seriesName

Historical (2025 Release)

setName

Gridiron

teamName

Cincinnati Bengals

awayTeamName

Cincinnati Bengals

awayTeamScore

14

description

Given the household name, megastar status that Chad Johnson would someday reach in Cincinnati, one might say that it was quite poetic that his first-ever touchdown arrived through a moonball that required a search through California’s bright sun. Entrusted with his opportunity on a one-step drop, fade route just before halftime, the Bengals’ playmaking machine made magic happen, getting a step on the Chargers’ cornerback before corralling in a eight-yard, game-tying score. Bigger numbers would be on the nearby horizon, but on Sept. 30, 2001, Johnson starred in a 28-14 loss to San Diego nonetheless, turning in a two-catch, 28-yard, one-touchdown effort.

editionID

4170

gameDate

09/30/2001