Bengals' Ja'Marr Chase hurled 'abusive language' toward ref which caused crucial penalty, official says

Ahead of Kansas City Chiefs vs Cincinnati Bengals Week 2 matchup, Nick Wright breaks out the bulletin board to explain why Ja'Marr Chase saying the Bengals are the team to beat in the AFC is the 'worst take of the year'.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase received a crucial unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after an emotional outburst toward a referee during the team’s loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Bengals were at the Chiefs’ 34-yard line when Joe Burrow found Chase for a 4-yard completion. As Chase got back up to head to the huddle, he couldn’t help but give referee Alex Kemp an earful about the tackle from Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie.

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Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow attempts to hold back wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase as he continues to shout at a referee at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

Chase had to be dragged back to the huddle and Burrow even had to push the star wide receiver away from Kemp after the penalty. It put a halt to any momentum the Bengals were creating at the time and led to an Evan McPherson field goal.

The three points over the possibility of getting six, seven or eight was huge. The Chiefs eventually marched down the field and set up Harrison Butker for the game-winning field goal.

Kemp explained to a pool reporter what the issue was with Chase, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer. Kemp said officials told Chase they didn’t believe McDuffie’s tackle was of a hip-drop nature, which would have resulted in a penalty.

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