Ja'Marr Chase 'frustrated' as Cincinnati Bengals lose again - ESPN

DENVER — Everything looked out of sorts for the Cincinnati Bengals in yet another blowout loss.

The offense never got rolling. Penalties abounded. And the defense allowed several big plays in a 28-3 defeat to the Denver Broncos on Monday night.

According to Bengals star wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, there also appeared to be some key intangibles that were lacking as well.

"(The) urgency is there, man," Chase said after the game. «We gotta want it. At the end of the day, we gotta want it. Today, it didn't look like we wanted it.»

When asked to expound on that, Chase said «just giving up» before diving into some of the particulars of a resounding defeat.

Cincinnati was called for 11 penalties for 65 yards, numbers that excluded a few that were declined by the Broncos. Chase cited the numerous stalled drives that ended quickly. After a field goal on the game's opening drive that gave the Bengals a 3-0 lead, Cincinnati punted on its final eight possessions. All of them ended on its half of the Kentucky Bluegrass at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium.

The Bengals finished with 159 offensive yards. According to ESPN Research, it's the first time since the 2009 Oakland Raiders that a team has had 200 or fewer offensive yards in three of its first four games.

The most telling scene of the game occurred in the second half after a stalled Bengals possession. Chase and Bengals coach Zac Taylor had an extended interaction on the edge of the sideline before Chase finally made his way to his seat on the bench.

«We were just talking about the possession,» Chase said. «We were just talking about what plays we can run and how can we attack certain coverages and get our playmakers the ball.»

The All-Pro receiver said he felt his