With their postseason hopes on the line, the Bengals came out flat on both sides of the ball in Cincinnati’s Week 11 loss to the Chargers. The team rallied in the second half and had two different chances to take the lead in the final minutes, but resorted back to the team they’ve been all year and couldn’t finish.

Speaking after yet another heartbreaking loss as his Cincinnati Bengals fell to 4-7, Ja’Marr Chase brought up the name of head coach Zac Taylor. And that sort of says it all, right?

The last thing the Cincinnati Bengals should want is another offseason of Ja'Marr Chase being dissatisfied. Chase was approached by the club this year about a contract extension, but a deal never materialized despite efforts leading all the way to the beginning of the regular season.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Ja'Marr Chase aren't talking a contract extension during the season after the recent, awkward standoff between the two sides. That impasse that bled into the regular season