Postgame Press Conferences: Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins React to Bengals' Win Over the Falcons in Madrid

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Celebration for the touchdown.

Tee Higgins (0:01)

Yes.

Ja'Marr Chase (0:03)

A friend of mine told me what was going on, especially around this time of the month. That's really big right now, so he was telling me the crowd would go all the way if I was to do it. So I think that was the biggest part of me trying to get the crowd involved.

Tee Higgins (0:18)

Say it again. What was it like to have this kind of performance?

SPEAKER_4 (0:22)

How did you gratify the award?

Ja'Marr Chase (0:26)

I think it was just good, just keeping me in the game, getting us started, trying to get momentum to get up the field and trying to get a touchdown. We knew what kind of game plan they was going to play against us and they did exactly what we was expecting.

I'm sorry. That was so fast, brother. One more time, one more time, one more time.

SPEAKER_5 (0:52)

So what's so special about this game?

Ja'Marr Chase (0:58)

Honestly, I think it's just a blessing, a good opportunity to be a part of this whole situation, coming out here and playing in front of these fans that don't normally get to see us football players play outside the country and just trying to engage with the fans and have fun at the same time.

SPEAKER_6 (1:12)

Gerard, you had 142 yards in the first half of the game, which is the most by since 1988 You've been at the Bengals a while, but it's good that Brad finds you, but you still continue to make the history of this team.

Ja'Marr Chase (1:24)

Yeah, the fact that y'all be pulling stats randomly, I honestly be amazed by that. Yeah, I am.

SPEAKER_7 (1:29)

Jamal, just to follow up from that, Atlanta hadn't allowed a single touchdown on a pass driving in the 20-8 of the season. Just in terms of, can you talk us through How much did they come down to make the chemistry with Joe?

Ja'Marr Chase (1:45)

Yeah, they was pretty much in manner for us, to be honest. You know, that's how we looked at it. We knew AJ Toura was going to press. The safety was going to be pretty low. We hit them with a post over their head because the safety played so low.

Actually, today was the first day that I listened to soothing music the whole time. I have never did that, so I think that happened. That's why.

SPEAKER_8 (2:19)

Do you think this is really a stretch to the best you've had in the stadium so far?

Ja'Marr Chase (2:28)

I can't answer that because I've been playing with him my whole life, so it's kind of hard for me to sit up here and say that. But I've been thinking he should have been one MVP. I said this when we went to the Super Bowl that year, and he didn't get it that year, so I mean he's up for it every year.

SPEAKER_9 (2:44)

Ja'Marr, can you tell me about your connection with Joe Burrow?

Ja'Marr Chase (2:47)

Yeah, we've been playing together for as long as I can remember, since 2019, and we go back that far, and the longer we've been playing, the more chemistry he's been building and getting better, and I just got to be ready for whatever he's ready for.

SPEAKER_10 (3:03)

How special was it with the name of this feature?

SPEAKER_4 (3:05)

What will you remember most, away from the game?

Ja'Marr Chase (3:09)

I think the most thing that I can remember while I was out here with my family was just the food-wise. You know, a lot of my family's from New Orleans, so we're big on food, so we went to like four or five restaurants to just make sure, you know?

SPEAKER_5 (3:23)

Ja'Marr, what do you think you've been reaching this season?

Ja'Marr Chase (3:26)

Say it again.

I mean, the sky's the limit for us. Yeah, I mean, the sky's the limit for us. We have so much potential with this team, and the sky's the limit, and we just got to take it one step at a time with these games like this.

SPEAKER_8 (3:44)

Ja'Marr, I know you got to play them, it's not hard, but when you see single-hight safety, do you get a little more excited, like, yeah, this one's coming to me?

Ja'Marr Chase (3:55)

No, because then the safety might run to my side, so I mean, it's a really...

SPEAKER_8 (3:59)

He actually went there on your touchdown.

Ja'Marr Chase (4:01)

Yeah. I mean, he played too low, and that's what we know they was going to do, but I mean, when Joe seen AJ Torello, I mean, you know, he got pretty excited.