Fresh off a 33-31 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in which he lit up the game, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase sent a shot across the Steelers’ bow.
Chase stated after his 16-catch, 161-yard, one-touchdown performance that the Steelers did exactly what the Bengals expected them to do as far as coverage and schematics.
The Bengals expected a lot of man coverage with Joey Porter Jr. and Darius Slay on Tee Higgins, and Jalen Ramsey on Chase. That’s what the Steelers ended up doing, and it burned them.
With a few days to stew and study the film, Steelers standout linebacker Patrick Queen responded to Chase’s comments Monday afternoon from inside the locker room at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex.