Cincinnati star Ja’Marr Chase, an All-Pro receiver who finished with five catches for only 23 yards Monday in the Bengals’ loss to the Denver Broncos, told reporters that « at the end of the day, we gotta want it. Today, it didn’t look like we wanted it. »
DENVER — Everything looked out of sorts for the Cincinnati Bengals in yet another blowout loss.
The offense never got rolling. Penalties abounded. And the defense gave up several big plays in a 28-3 defeat to the Denver Broncos on Monday night.
According to Bengals star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, there also appeared to be some key intangibles that were lacking as well.
« Urgency is there, man, it’s just you gotta want it », Chase said after the game. « At the end of the day, we gotta want it. Today, it didn’t look like we wanted it. »
When asked to expound on that, Chase said « just giving up » before diving into some of the particulars of a resounding defeat.
Cincinnati had 11 penalties for 65 yards, numbers that excluded a few that were declined by Denver. Chase cited the numerous stalled drives that ended quickly. After a field goal on the game’s opening drive that gave the Bengals a 3-0 lead, Cincinnati punted on its final eight possessions. All of them ended on its half of the Kentucky Bluegrass at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium.
