The Cincinnati Bengals had a disappointing begin to their 2024 season once they misplaced to the New England Patriots, who’re anticipated to be one of many NFL’s worst groups.
The Bengals have loads of points and inquiries to type out, together with the continued contract extension saga of huge receiver Ja’Marr Chase.
In Week 2, they are going to have the chance to make an enormous assertion once they go to the two-time defending Tremendous Bowl champion Kansas Metropolis Chiefs.
Regardless of all of the lingering points, Chase determined to tackle an air of supreme confidence when speaking to reporters just lately.
“We are the team to beat in the AFC, and we know it,” Chase mentioned, through Bengals insider Mike Petraglia. “We gotta act like it and we’ve got to play like it too.”
“There’s not no if. We are the team to beat in the AFC, and we know it. We gotta act like it and we’ve got to play like it,too.” pic.twitter.com/8hWSX8MGyS
— Mike Petraglia (@Trags) September 12, 2024
The Bengals reportedly have provided Chase an extension that might pay him $140 million over 4 years, however he didn’t comply with it as a result of he didn’t like how the assured cash within the deal was structured.
He had an underwhelming begin to the brand new season, with six catches for 62 yards in opposition to the Patriots.
The opposite large difficulty for Cincinnati is the well being of quarterback Joe Burrow, who appears to nonetheless be bothered by the wrist harm he suffered final November.
He mentioned the ligament isn’t hindering him, however he threw for simply 164 yards within the loss to New England.
The Bengals are the one staff to defeat the Chiefs within the AFC playoffs within the earlier 5 seasons, and getting this common season win in opposition to them would go a great distance in rectifying their present total state of affairs.
