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Ja’Marr Chase Slams Bengals Two-Point Failure

Ja’Marr Chase Slams Bengals Two-Point Failure

The Cincinnati Bengals saw their playoff hopes further slip away with a 35-34 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday night that was as entertaining as it was controversial.

In a game overshadowed questionable refereeingThe Ravens earned their seventh win of the season after the Bengals failed to score on their two-point conversion late in the fourth quarter. With the Bengals down 35–34, Joe Burrow targeted tight end Tanner Hudson in the end zone. for a potential winning gamebut Hudson ultimately failed to make the catch.

After the Bengals loss, star receiver Ja’Marr Chase asked if he thought the ball should have gone to him in that final game.

“Yeah, I mean, I always feel like as a receiver you have to want the ball, yeah, but sometimes Joe doesn’t see that,” Chase responded.

Chase finished with 11 catches on 17 targets for a whopping 264 yards and three touchdowns. This year, the fourth-year player totaled 457 receiving yards against the Ravens, setting a new NFL record for most receiving yards against a single opponent in a season.

A year after Thursday’s loss, the Bengals improved to 4-6 and currently sit in third place in the AFC North standings.