JA’MARR CHASE LOSES COMPOSURE AT KEY MOMENT OF BENGALS - CHIEFS: REF EXPLAINS PENALTY CALL

The Cincinnati Bengals were driving down the field with a chance to score a touchdown to take the lead over the Kansas City Chiefs. During the drive, star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase had an uncharacteristically intense interaction with the game’s head official, Alex Kemp.

After Chase felt he was pulled down by his face mask, or possibly with a hip-drop tackle, the wide receiver got upset after Kemp didn’t throw a flag.

Instead of saying what he had to say and heading back to the huddle, Chase doubled down, and quarterback Joe Burrow eventually had to get between his No. 1 receiver and the referee.

The penalty was poorly timed for the Bengals. It knocked them out of field goal range and stalled what was shaping up to be a successful drive. Luckily for the Bengals, Burrow found tight end Mike Gesicki on the third-and-22 play for 10 yards. Evan McPherson was able to come out on the field and nail a 53-yard field goal, his third of the game.

Here’s what the official had to say about Chase’s penalty after the game.

The loss definitely is not on Chase, but had he not committed the penalty, the Bengals could have eaten more clock and potentially scored a touchdown that would have put them up either 31-23 (PAT) or even out of reach at 32-23 (two-point conversion).

Alas, 0-2 is here yet again.

2024-09-16T01:29:49Z dg43tfdfdgfd