The Bengals lost in embarrassing fashion to the Bears in Week 9, and star wideout Ja'Marr Chase was among those on the team who were none too pleased.
During Sunday's high-scoring affair, the Bengals put up 42 points but also gave up 576 total yards of scrimmage and ended up losing, 47-42, after Caleb Williams's 58-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter.
Fans on social media pointed out the Bengals' poor tackling on that touchdown play, and Chase seemed to agree. As the Bengals wide receiver walked through the tunnel after the ugly loss, mics caught him seemingly cursing out his defense in a brief but profane outburst.
"One f---ing stop," Chase could be heard saying as he headed to the locker room.
“One f***ing stop” Ja’Marr Chase pissed off heading into the locker room after the Bengals 47-42 loss to the Bears. pic.twitter.com/5Em5B5aZzY
— Yanni Tragellis (@yannitragellis) November 2, 2025
That's certainly not what you want to hear from your superstar wideout.
The Bengals' defense missed a whopping 15 tackles for 133 additional yards against the Bears, including 35 yards on Chicago's game-winning touchdown, according to NextGenStats. Entering Week 9, Cincinnati had 94 missed tackles for 645 yards—both marks are good for the most in the NFL.
Bengals running back Chase Brown shared a similar NSFW message that seemed to be directed at his defense during his postgame media availability:
"Finish the f---ing game. Just end It. That's what we need to do. Just end the f---ing game," Browns told reporters.
The Bengals dropped to 3-6 on the season after Sunday's loss and will be looking at an uphill battle to stay afloat in the AFC playoff race when Joe Burrow hopefully returns in December.
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