Ja’Marr Chase was a game-breaker during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Week 17 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The rookie phenom also poses the biggest challenge for Kansas City heading into the AFC championship game.
Back in the regular season, Chase posted a historic performance with 11 receptions for 266 yards and 3 touchdowns. It ranks No. 15 all-time in single-game receiving yards. Reflecting back on the performance of his defense in that game isn’t a fun exercise for Chiefs DC Steve Spagnuolo, but he does at least have one good takeaway.
“More tears than smiles I’ll tell you that, but you bring up a really really good point,” Spagnuolo said on Thursday. “They had the upper hand on that day, but I would agree with you that they were all contested, and our guys were where they were supposed to be, just somehow someway we’ve got to try to find a way to make a play. I think all of our guys feel that way.”
