In the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game between the Bengals and Broncos, Cincinnati receiver Ja’Marr Chase approached coach Zac Taylor on the sideline. Chase was gesturing in a way that conveyed his frustrations with another bad performance by the team.

Since starting quarterback Joe Burrow suffered a significant toe injury, the Bengals are 0-2 — and they’ve been outscored, 76-13. On Monday night, Chase was targeted eight times. He caught five passes for 23 yards.

After the game, Taylor downplayed the exchange.

“Ja’Marr Chase, coming off a game like this, is one of my favorite players to deal with, quite frankly,” Taylor told reporters, “because he’s just competitive. He just wants to win, and it comes across as emotional, but that’s just a captain that works his tail off. All

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