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.
