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Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase did not stutter about the Pittsburgh Steelers showdown on Sunday in a pivotal battle.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0are doing whatever it takes to find a way to get into the playoff hunt. Going into Week 10, the Bengals are 3-6 and just two games behind the Pittsburgh Steelers for the top spot in the AFC North, believe it or not. The\u00a0Bengals have been without quarterback Joe Burrow, and the hope is that he can return at some point sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
Still, wide receiver\u00a0Ja’Marr Chase\u00a0is excited for the game against the AFC North rivals, although he didn’t hesitate to call\u00a0it a \u201cmust-win\u201d for the team, via Ben Baby of The Athletic.<\/p>\n
\u201cBengals WR Ja\u2019Marr Chase says Sunday\u2019s game against the Steelers is a \u201cmust-win\u201d if Cincinnati wants to win the AFC North.\u201d<\/p>\n
These two teams met on October 16 and the Bengals won, 33-31. It was Joe Flacco’s second game as the\u00a0Bengals’ starting quarterback, and Chase exploded with 16 catches for 161 yards and a touchdown on 23 targets.<\/p>\n
This time, the Bengals are coming out of a bye, but they have lost two straight games and six of their last seven, with the only win coming against Pittsburgh. The schedule is brutal for Cincinnati going forward. Here is what it looks like for the next four weeks after the Steelers game.<\/p>\n
They end the year with games against the Miami Dolphins, Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns, but it might be too late at that point of they can’t string together some wins.<\/p>\n
After\u00a0another offensive meltdown, Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young\u2019s calm demeanor was gone.\u00a0He was found out by the New Orleans Saints, who knew he\u00a0didn’t have the tools to beat them\u00a0without a strong rushing attack.<\/p>\n
They were right, and the criticism has come in spades for Young over recent days.<\/p>\n
Rookie first-round wide receiver Tetairoa McMillan said Young addressed the team after the game, and the message wasn\u2019t sugarcoated.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe addressed the team,\u201d\u00a0McMillan said. \u201cI feel like he was probably one of those guys that came out of the game with the most fire in his eyes. He was disappointed himself in the way he played and the way the team played, and he addressed that and he let the team know how he felt, and, you know, it\u2019s just contagious.\u201d<\/p>\n
That\u2019s not the typical version of Young that his teammates usually see. The No. 1 overall pick in 2023 has prided himself on composure. But this time, he couldn\u2019t hide the frustration of\u00a0another stagnant showing: just 124 passing yards, one completion longer than 15 yards, and a passing attack that never threatened New Orleans\u2019 defense.<\/p>\n
Head coach Dave Canales didn\u2019t point the finger at Young, calling the\u00a0lack of explosive plays a collective problem. The Saints sold out to stop Rico Dowdle and the run game, stacking defenders at the line of scrimmage, daring the Panthers to throw over the top, and Carolina couldn\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn general, I think it\u2019s a group effort,\u201d Canales said. \u201cCalling more of them, yes, let\u2019s get some more opportunities. We would love to have those explosive plays come alive. But we have to keep working together. We\u2019ve got to make the most of those opportunities when we have them, so that we are a balanced offense.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Panthers finished with just 4.4 yards per pass attempt, continuing a season-long struggle to generate big plays. Through nine games, Young is averaging 5.6 yards per attempt, down a full yard from the second half of last year.<\/p>\n
For McMillan, seeing Young show emotion wasn\u2019t a concern; it was a rallying point. And with Canales\u2019 group reevaluating everything \u2014 even down to whether their\u00a0Victory Monday<\/em>\u00a0last week was a mistake \u2014Carolina\u2019s leaders seem to be embracing\u00a0a tougher tone.<\/p>\n It\u2019s easy to dismiss postgame emotion after a loss. But for a young quarterback still carving out his identity, this frustration looked like that of someone passionate and ready to take the next step.<\/p>\n Young\u2019s teammates saw\u00a0a leader demanding more\u00a0from himself and everyone else. Whether that fire turns into progress or more smoke will depend on how Carolina responds this weekend against the Atlanta Falcons on the road.<\/p>\n For now, McMillan\u2019s words say it best: the fire was there, and it was contagious.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cincinnati Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase did not stutter about the Pittsburgh Steelers showdown on Sunday in a pivotal battle. The\u00a0Cincinnati Bengals\u00a0are doing whatever it takes to find a way to get into…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7756","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t