John Harbaugh Cracks Perfect Joke About Ja’Marr Chase’s Dominance Vs. Ravens

Almost everything but the final score went Ja’Marr Chase’s way during his dominant performance in the Cincinnati Bengals’ 35–34 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Dec. Thursday night football.

Chase torched the Ravens defense from start to finish, catching 11 passes on 17 targets for 264 yards and three touchdowns. The 24-year-old star receiver left Baltimore coach John Harbaugh searching for answers all night long.

“I give him credit. He’s a great player,” Harbaugh said Thursday night in his press conference after the match. “I looked for him after the game and couldn’t find him. Maybe it was fitting, you know, I couldn’t find him (during the game) either.”

Chase’s outstanding performance marks his third career game with at least 200 receiving yards and his third career game with three touchdowns. He is the first player in NFL history to have multiple games with at least 250 receiving yards and at least two scores in a career.

During his historic night, Chase hauled in a 67-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter and a 70-yard score in the fourth to help the Bengals’ offense keep pace with Baltimore. Chase also found the end zone for a potential game-winning touchdown with 38 seconds left, but the Bengals missed the two-point conversion for the lead and fell to 4-6 on the year.

“It’s frustrating,” Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said after the loss. “If you look at how (me and Ja’Marr) are playing and how Trey Hendrickson is playing … it’s a tough pill to swallow.”

Chase, Burrow and the Bengals will look back in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers before heading into Week 12.