Ja’Marr Chase on loss to Browns: ‘We just lost to some elves’

Ja’Marr Chase wasn’t in much of a good mood after the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the Cleveland Browns 24-3 to open their season.

It’s understandable why Chase would be upset: the Bengals have established themselves as one of the top teams in the NFL, having advanced to 2 straight AFC Championship Games while playing in Super Bowl LVI. Meanwhile, the Browns, after breaking an 18-year streak of missing the playoffs in 2020, appear to be back to their losing ways.

Week 1 couldn’t have gone worse for the Bengals, though. Joe Burrow was 14-of-31 for just 82 yards and didn’t throw a touchdown. Chase had just 5 catches for 39 yards. The Cincinnati wide receiver, while being interviewed in the locker room, discussed being “pissed” because his team “just lost to some elves” — referring to the Browns’ Brownie the Elf logo:

“I’m just frustrated because I called their ass’ elves and we just lost to some elves.” -Ja’Marr Chase

HELL YEAH YOU DID ? pic.twitter.com/a2vphZzQi5

— McNeil (@Reflog_18) September 10, 2023

We’ll see if the Bengals can bounce back to avoid a 0-2 start to the regular season. They host the Baltimore Ravens at Paycor Stadium on Sept. 17.

Sydney Hunte

Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.