Ja’Marr Chase has struggled with drops in his first NFL season, but we probably won’t see any that are more costly than the one he had on Sunday.
Chase committed a brutal drop during the first quarter of Cincinnati’s game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The star wide receiver burned defensive back Michael Davis for what should have been a 61-yard touchdown. Instead, the ball bounced off Chase’s hands and Davis came away with it.
Although it happened early in the game, the play was a huge momentum-shifter. The Bengals were trailing 9-0 and had converted a huge 3rd-and-14 from deep in their own territory on the previous play. They should have had a touchdown to cut the lead to 9-7, but instead the Chargers were handed an interception. L.A. then scored to take a 16-0 lead on the ensuing drive.
Chase had a pretty animated response to people who were concerned about his drops early in the year, but that blunder is not going to help his case.
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