Well, Cincinnati Bengals wideout Ja’Marr Chase isn’t afraid to throw out a little bulletin-board material before his team takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 10.
Chase took the podium this week before the huge AFC North tilt and was asked about the status of the rivalry with the Steelers.
Chase? He puts them below the Kansas City Chiefs.
“It’s up there. I wouldn’t put it No. 1; I don’t have anybody No. 1, but it’s pretty up there, I would say. ... "No,” Chase said when asked if the Steelers were up there with the Chiefs. “They’re way higher than them.”
Pregame trash talk or totally fair?
Two things can be true, really. Chase doesn't mind throwing the Steelers defensive backs under the bus the week before games. But the Bengals have also played
multiple AFC title games against Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs, so his stance isn’t exactly unreasonable.
The Steelers will have something to say about this, of course. Sunday night’s primetime game between the 6-2 clubs with first place in the AFC North at stake is a pretty big deal, even if it still slots the Steelers below the Chiefs (for now) in Chase’s mind.
This article originally appeared on Bengals Wire: Ja’Marr Chase shoves Steelers below Chiefs in rivalry rankings
