Ja'Marr Chase left with egg on face again as Cincinnati Bengals slip to 0-3

JaMarr Chase and the Cincinnati Bengals slipped to 0-3 two weeks after the receiver declared the in the conference.

The have endured a difficult start to the .

In Week 1, the Bengals fell 16-10 to the with star quarterback appearing to remain hindered by that ended his 2023 season early, throwing for only 164 yards in the defeat.

Against the Pats, was the teams most targeted receiver with six catches for 62 yards but he was furious with the loss.

Speaking to reporters just days before the Bengals' anticipated Week 2 matchup against the , the when he labeled the Bengals the team to beat in the AFC.

Everybody knows that, Chase asked his thoughts on if Cincinnati is the best in the AFC.

It's not no 'if.' We are the team to beat in the AFC and we know it and we gotta act like it.

And we gotta play like it too.

In their next clash, the Bengals were undone by the Chiefs.

Cincinnati went toe-to-toe with the rival two-time defending champions, but a late pass-interference call left them on the losing side of the 26-25 thriller.

Then on Monday night, - the reigning Heisman Trophy winner - set a rookie pass completion record as he on the road.

On his prime time debut, the No.

2 overall pick completed 21-of-23 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns, with his 91 percent completion rate the highest by a first-year signal-caller in history.

and the offense as the unit found the end zone on their first four possessions of the game, which featured no turnovers or punts for the first time since 1940.

The at the bottom of the AFC North, even after Chase caught six passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns.

It is a surprising start for the Bengals given their form over the last few years.

When Burrow is fit, the Bengals are a tough team that not many want to face in the playoffs.

Cincinnati hold the distinction of being the only team to have defeated the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game in the last five seasons, defeating Kansas City 27-24 to advance to the Super Bowl LVI where they came up short against the .

A year late, Mahomes and co.

got their revenge by besting Burrow in the AFC Championship.

Last year, Burrows wrist injury derailed the Bengals season, although the franchise had started slowly.

They were building up momentum when the quarterback went down, so fans could still believe their season is far from over just yet - especially when Burrow is performing as well as he is.

Burrow completed 29 of 38 passes for 324 yards and three touchdowns against the Commanders.

The Bengals scored 33 points and did not punt in the game, scoring on every single one of their possessions except for one - when Evan McPherson missed a field goal.

If the defense can make key stops, the Bengals have every right to believe they can turn the season around..

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