Yes, they did. Other facts:
* 2020 was Joe Burrow's rookie year, and only played 10 games because he got hurt.
* The current coaching staff and Burrow inherited an abysmal 2-14 2019 team.
* Between 2020 and 2021, there was a significant improvement in the defense in points allowed: in 2020, they allowed 26.5 points per game; in 2021, they allowed 22.1 points per game. This year, BTW, even better, only 20.1.
Then there is Tee Higgins, who is not that far from Chase, who has steadily improved since being drafted in 2019, because Joe Burrow is throwing the ball to him.
Chase is a great player, and an important part of the Bengals offense, but not the catalyst who turned the Bengals franchise around. That player is Joe Burrow.