Since Joe Burrow declared the playoffs “doable” for the Ja’Marr Chase and then-3-5 Cincinnati Bengals, they have gone 1-2. But sometimes elite quarterback play cannot lift a bad team all by itself, and once again, the Bengals proved to have too many holes elsewhere.
Now sitting at 4-7 and sitting two games back in the race for the final Wild Card spot, those hopes are quickly slipping away. And the frustration is clearly mounting, as we have seen from Chase. After losing another last-minute affair, when asked what the Bengals can do to close tout games, he deferred.