Press Conference: Ja’Marr Chase, Jonathan Allen Discuss Bengals vs. Falcons in Madrid, Team Confidence and more

Ja'Marr Chase (0:00)

I think the best thing about this team this year is that we've been finishing strong, even though we've been starting off sloppy sometimes. I think the biggest thing is how we finish the game.

SPEAKER_2 (0:08)

Ja'Marr, okay.

SPEAKER_3 (0:10)

First of all, thank you for all my fancy league points.

SPEAKER_2 (0:14)

What makes your connection with Joe Burrow so special?

Ja'Marr Chase (0:17)

I'm sorry, I couldn't.

SPEAKER_4 (0:18)

I said, what makes your connection with Joe Burrow so special?

Ja'Marr Chase (0:22)

I think the biggest thing about me and Burrow being special connection is just over time, how long we play with each other. I think it's been six, seven years now, and we've been knowing each other for a pretty long time, and we know each other's tendencies, so we got to be prepared for it.

SPEAKER_5 (0:38)

Right here, Ja'Marr.

Over here. Question for Ja'Marr. With NFL expanding its sport around the world, and as you are one of its biggest superstars, you feel a responsibility to inspire people around the world, specifically right now in Madrid, in Spain, to discover what this sport is about?

Ja'Marr Chase (1:01)

Honestly, I really enjoyed it. So far, it's been incredible. I've got my family out here, so we've been actually to see some of the things that has offered us in Spain. So it's been pretty fun majority of the time. Yes.

SPEAKER_6 (1:14)

Back here. What's it been like to see all of this throughout the course of the week? Like just the amount of people that have been here, what's it been like to take all of this in during a game week?

Jonathan Allen (1:24)

Yeah, it's been good. It's been good. There's a lot of excitement going around for a lot of the fans and the team.

I think for us as players, we're just trying to limit the distractions as much as we can.

Try to make this week as routine as possible, focus on what we got to do to get the win.

SPEAKER_9 (1:39)

Hi, guys here. Question for both of you. After such an emotional roller coaster last Sunday, how do you guys quickly switch focus to a big international trip like that, and also another important game?

Yeah, go for it.

Jonathan Allen (1:55)

I feel like to be successful in this league, you have to have high competitive stamina. That's something that comes with time.

I feel like as a team, even though it wasn't a big emotional win, we're already moved on to folks to the next. As soon as the game was over, and that's just something that comes with time, and that's what makes the team special is the leadership, the veteran leadership we have and the ability to be consistent week in and week out.

SPEAKER_10 (2:17)

Hi, we've seen the FC North being pretty tough this year, all the teams obtaining out of winnings. How important is it for you to win this game, to arrive to the next game against the Steelers with a very good record?

Ja'Marr Chase (2:33)

I think the biggest thing is just taking one game at a time. We've been in this AFC North for a minute, and we know that this division every year is going to be like this, hard, tough fight, especially with the same teams we play twice a year. But we've got to take one game at a time and worry about Atlanta, and then we can take care of the Steelers later.

SPEAKER_11 (2:50)

Ja'Marr, yesterday in that very seat, it was Dexter Lawrence saying that you should have as a team, they have all the confidence in the world, but it doesn't mean anything if we don't go out and do it every week. My question for you is, what level of consistency do you guys still have to reach, and is that a common theme among the leadership on your team right now?

Ja'Marr Chase (3:13)

Yeah, I mean, I'm pretty sure a lot of the guys can vouch. We still haven't played our best game yet. We still had a lot of MAs and situations where we didn't take advantage of the opportunities on the field and score touchdowns, or the defense had opportunities where they didn't get the takeaway, where they wanted it.

I think the biggest thing for that is just playing in a moment and coming together as a team, and not worrying about those things, and worrying about the next play. So when we are moved on from the play that we mad about, I think it's going to make us more fueled up for the next play.

SPEAKER_12 (3:50)

I have two questions first for Ja'Marr, and then the last one is for Jonathan. Ja'Marr, did you get solved what you were upset about on the sideline last week in the game? A lot of cameras showed you were frustrated about something during the game. Did you get that worked out this week?