Ja'Marr Chase addresses unsportsmanlike conduct penalty, blow up with official, Joe Burrow
The Chiefs-Bengals game on Sunday got pretty intense down the stretch. And emotions were running high, especially with Bengals’ wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, who totally lost his cool. He had to be calmed down by quarterback Joe Burrow, but that wasn’t after he drew an unsportsmanlike penalty for what he said to an official.
Shortly after the game, Chase did not want to address the incident. “I ain’t talking about it,” he explained. Here is the video below of him speaking with reporters.
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After a tackle on an important drive for Cincy, Chase got after the official in a way that earned him a crucial penalty. As he continued, it led to an exchange between him and Joe Burrow as the Bengals’ quarterback tried to calm his leading receiver down somehow.
Based on the speculation and reporting for the broadcast by CBS, Chase felt as though Trent McDuffie had committed a hip-drop tackle against him in coverage. However, it looks as though he is the only one who felt that way about the play.
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Still, it was enough for Chase to go after the referee twice about the lack of call. It went unchecked the first time but it eventually led to the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. That flag pushed Cincinnati back 15 yards in a key moment in the game. That’s when Burrow got involved with him pushing away and holding him back from the official in the exchange.
It could have been even more costly had it kept the Bengals from scoring on the drive. However, Evan McPherson was still able to take the lead with a made kick from 53 yards out.
That was the fourth and final catch of the day for Chase on five targets. Those went for just 35 yards in a less productive day in total for him.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes had an uncharacteristically sloppy performance. He completed 18 of 25 passes for 151 yards, while tossing in two touchdowns with two interceptions. Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow completed 23 of 36 passes for 258 yards, while tossing in two touchdowns.