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'I don't know. Ask Zac (Taylor).' Chase assesses Bengals' slow starts
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Bengals receiver Ja'Marr Chase was asked after the team's NFL Week 8 overtime win against the Tennessee Titans at Paycor Stadium what Cincinnati needs to do to avoid slow starts.
The Bengals have trailed by double digits in the first half of three of their last four games.
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"Yeah, I don't know," Chase responded. "Ask (Bengals head coach) Zac (Taylor). It's not my job. Ask Zac."
Taylor addressed Chase's outburst on the sideline during the fourth quarter of the game.
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'marr Chase (1) walks for the lockeroom after the NFL Week 8 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Tennessee Titans at Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026. The Bengals played to a 43-36 overtime win against the Titans.
"You know, that's just part of the game," Taylor told reporters after the game. "It's a tight game. It's an emotional game. We'll work through it, obviously. He had a big day for us. Came up really big there at the end of the game, overtime. So that's just one of those things that happens in football game."
Chase had 11 catches for 141 yards with a touchdown. It was his first 100+-yard game of the season.
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"You know, this one was the first quarter, really," Taylor responded when asked about the slow starts. "The second quarter, we were down 13-0. We got back 14-13 and even had a drive where we stalled out on a fourth down, down and low. … The second quarter was much better. … They did a good job with their tempo. And they found a way to get some points on the board and we didn't find a rhythm offensively."
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: 'I don't know. Ask Zac (Taylor).' Chase assesses Bengals' slow starts
