The Bengals wideout gave very curt responses after his team's Week 1 defeat.
In arguably the most stunning result of Week 1 of the NFL season, the Cincinnati Bengals were upset, 16-10, by the New England Patriots at Paycor Stadium during the early slate on Sunday.
The Bengals’ offense looked disjointed in quarterback Joe Burrow’s first game back since last November, and the fact that Burrow’s trusty target Ja’Marr Chase held in for the entire offseason probably didn’t help matters. Chase logged 62 total yards on six targets as the Bengals’ generated just 224 yards of total offense in the loss. Despite Burrow’s highly anticipated return, Cincinnati didn’t get a first down until halfway through the second quarter and completed one touchdown drive all game, stymied by the Pats’ hard-nosed defense.
After the loss to New England, Chase was asked why he only commanded six targets, and he gave a brief and blunt response.Under coach Zac Taylor, Cincinnati are 1–5 in season-openers and have historically suffered sluggish starts to the new year. The Bengals will look to turn things around in Week 2’s road game against the Kansas City Chiefs, a rematch of the AFC title game from the 2021 and ‘22 seasons.
Meanwhile, Chase will continue to lobby for a contract extension to hopefully cash in alongside other top receivers in the NFL including Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb. Under his current deal, Chase will earn $9.8 million this season and $21.8 million in 2025.Kristen Wong is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. She has been a sports journalist since 2020.
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