Ja'Marr Chase gets into heated exchange with official, Joe Burrow over possible missed penalty

A no-call in the fourth quarter between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs got Ja’Marr Chase beyond frustrated.

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.

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Ja'Marr Chase was HEATED, pleading his case for a flag after a Trent McDuffie tackle.

Instead, the exchange resulted in a flag on the Bengals and a shove from Joe Burrow 👀https://t.co/kwLfobtUrepic.twitter.com/1XRvmDz1HL

— 5 GOATs (@5GOATs_) September 15, 2024

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.

This has already been a dramatic start to the season for Chase in his fourth year in the NFL. That now includes him losing it this afternoon in Arrowhead.

Official reveals why he called Ja’Marr Chase for unsportsmanlike conduct

Sunday’s game between the Bengals and Chiefs got pretty heated, especially down the stretch.

Ja’Marr Chase drew an unsportsmanlike penalty late in the game and had to be calmed down by his head coach and quarterback.

Following the game, the official pool report provided to the Bengals beat writers by Alex Kemp gave us a clearer picture of what exactly happened. In the report, it reveals that Chase used ‘abusive language’ towards an official to draw the unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.

Here is the official pool report provided to the Bengals beat writers by referee Alex Kemp on the events that led to the unsportsmanlike penalty called on Ja’Marr Chase pic.twitter.com/HmVBxt2WEe

— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) September 16, 2024