Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase is upset with referees for allowing game stoppage for Browns DE Myles Garrett

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett, also known as Sack King, made NFL history in Week 18 against the Cincinnati Bengals by sacking star quarterback Joe Burrow in the fourth quarter. The 29-year-old now has 23 sacks for the 2025 season, breaking the NFL’s single-season sack record. He surpassed Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan’s 22.5 sacks in 2001 and Pittsburgh Steelers edge rusher T.J. Watt’s 22.5 sacks in 2021.Discussing this moment, a reporter appeared to bait Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase for a controversial answer: “There were some people who were upset. You seemed to be one pointing down the field when the Browns were celebrating the sack that was during the middle of the game…” Chase responded, “I never knew that you could let the whole team get on your field…that’s like me catching my 10th pass and the whole team running on a field. We’re gonna get flagged!”“You can’t do that,” Chase continued. “But congrats to him [Myles Garrett] and everything, but they gotta call a flag when they play.”“You guys were trying to go win the game…” the reporter nudged.“We’re just trying to hurry up, too,” Chase explained. “We couldn’t even hurry up. The refs were looking at us like we did something wrong the whole time, so I don’t know what was going on in that play.”“Did they give you any kind of explanation of why it stopped without a flag?” the reporter enquired.“No, do y’all interview the refs?” the LSU Tigers alumnus asked.“Apparently [Bengals head coach] Zac [Taylor] said after the fact that they decided to stop the game but never informed the coaching staff…” the reporter responded.“What do you mean, stop the game?” the 25-year-old wideout queried.“Stop the game to let them celebrate the moment…” the reporter clarified.“Oh [---]. I hope, oh, well, they better stop the game when I do something in my back in. That’s all I got to say about that one,” the five-time Pro Bowler declared.Also Read: “Statistically, He’s Not”: Myles Garrett Falls Behind T.J. Watt in Key NFL Metrics