This is pure speculation, but what if Chase is being a little bitch about a minor injury, and the Bengals are protecting his reputation by exaggerating it?

It's far-fetched wishful thinking, I know.

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Hey at least you came up with a scenario where exaggerating the injury makes some sense. I couldn't even do that.

LOCKDOWN

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Asked <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> safety Justin Reid about what he would&#39;ve done differently against Cincinnati if he played with KC last year.<br><br>His words show just how motivated the team is about beating the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bengals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Bengals</a>.<br><br>His words about Tee Higgins: &quot;I&#39;m gonna lock him down.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/9W5Khndh1J">pic.twitter.com/9W5Khndh1J</a></p>&mdash; PJ Green (@PJGreenTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/PJGreenTV/status/1598033728324128768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 30, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Kelce said on his podcast they been waiting for this one........

Good I hope we get the Raiders/Broncos Andy and keep the pedal down for the entire game.

bengals have 4th fewest sacks in the league

chiefs OL peaking

mahomes drops 400 and 5 sunday

Chiefs been studying Bengals/Browns tapes

This game sets up our rookies perfectly. If the Bengals run the defense they did last year, Pacheco and Skyy Moore could have really big games.

i'm counting on juju

if apple is on him, he eats over the middle

if the rookie is on him, back shoulders all day

juju's going to have a HUGE game sunday

I’ve been saying it for 7 months now, but I think Burt’s 2022 draft was all about this team.

CLE ran the ball 44 times, and scored 3 TDs in the process. Don't think Andy will do that, but I expect more rushes than normal. Maybe 30?

It's pretty obvious that he was talking about Hurst.

Only if they are running clock.

The Chiefs have a HUGE advantage here in the passing game.

The Bengals corners are not good, but have not yet been exposed by a team with a good passing offense. Their pass rush is mediocre at best.

Meanwhile, the Bengals are actually pretty stout against the run as last week showed. DJ Reader is a beast against the run.

The Chiefs come out throwing, and will keep throwing.

Yeah, the passing game for the Chiefs is a much bigger mismatch than most are acknowledging. The Bengals have been middle of the pack in coverage and terrible in pass rush against horrible QBs. Let alone QBs with OLs like the Chiefs.

Bengals will need to throw a lot to stay in this one, which is a problem when you have a line like theirs against a top 10 pass rush.