Ja'Marr Chase continued to deliver barbs aimed at the Kansas City defense during and after the Cincinnati Bengals' loss to the Chiefs. Chase took credit for sparking the battle with Cincinnati's AFC rival and stated that he likes to get under people's skin. He finished the game with 3 catches for 41 yards and was lined up against Chiefs cornerback L'Jarius Sneed for 61.8% of his routes. Chase played despite a right shoulder injury and estimated that he was 70% healthy. Wide receiver Tee Higgins reaggravated a left hamstring injury but returned to the game. Chase had previously made comments about the Chiefs' defense, saying they didn't have any superstars. The Bengals led at halftime but were held scoreless in the second half.