Ja’Marr Chase is AFC Offensive Player of the Week after performance vs. Cardinals

It is the second straight week that a player has won offensive player of the week after facing the Cardinals.

For the second week in a row, the Arizona Cardinals were the opponent of a player earning conference offensive player of the week honors. The league announced that Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was named AFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 5.

Chase caught 15 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-20 win over the Cardinals. The 15 receptions were a career-high in a game. It was his third-highest yardage total in a game and the three touchdown catches tied a career high.

Last week, San Francisco 49ers running back was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week after he had 179 total yards from scrimmage and four touchdowns in Week 4.

Below are all the conference players of the week for both conferences.

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PODCAST: Cardinals-Bengals review, injury situation

Jess Root and Seth Cox look back at the Cardinals’ loss to the Bengals.

Following the Arizona Cardinals’ 34-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, SB Nation’s Seth Cox and I got together for a new edition of the podcast. We look back at the loss, discuss the negatives and the positives, reset expectations and then look at their injury situation and how it impacts them moving forward.

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Times and topics:

(1:00) What wasn’t so good for the Cardinals against the Bengals

(14:12) What went pretty well for the Cardinals against the Bengals

(21:04) Reseting expectations again?

(27:05) The Cardinals’ injury situation

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Cardinals’ Week 5 defensive snaps counts and observations vs. Bengals

Have a look at how the Cardinals divided up their 82 defensive snaps on Sunday.

In the Arizona Cardinals’ 34-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, the defense was busy. It was on the field for 82 snaps.

How was the playing time divided up?

Below are the individual snap counts for every player who appeared in the game on defense, grouped by position.

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Cardinals’ Week 5 offensive snap counts and observations vs. Bengals

Check out how the Cardinals divided up their 57 offensive snaps on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals lost to the Cincinnati Bengals 34-20 on Sunday. On offense, they played 57 snaps.

How was the playing time divided up?

Let’s take a look at the individual snap counts of every player who appeared on offense, grouped by position.

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Cardinals tumble 2 spots in Week 6 power rankings

Their loss to the Bengals on Sunday ended their upward climb in Touchdown Wire’s power rankings.

The Arizona Cardinals finally got a little boost in Touchdown Wire’s power rankings over the last couple of weeks. However, after a 34-20 loss to the struggling Cincinnati Bengals, they went back down toward the bottom.

Jarrett Bailey’s new power rankings for Touchdown Wire in Week 6 have the Cardinals dropping two spots to No. 28.

I don’t know how many wrestling comps I can make for the Cardinals, but I’ll be damned if I stop now. Last week was Spike Dudley, this week is Chad Gable in every match against Gunther over the last several weeks. He keeps getting closer and closer to getting the win, and he won the fans over in the process.

The Cardinals did have a first-half lead over Cincinnati, who entered Week 5 looking nothing like the Super Bowl contending team they were expected to be. Their trip to the Arizona sun apparently got them right. Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes to Ja’Marr Chase, who caught 15 passes for 192 yards.

The Cardinals are certainly not a good team yet. They prove each week that they are not a terrible team. They are, though, overwhelmed by teams with significantly better talent.

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Studs and duds in Cardinals’ 34-20 loss to the Bengals

Check out who stood out for good and not so good in the Cardinals’ loss to the Bengals on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals lost their second straight by double digits on Sunday, falling to the Cincinnati Bengals 34-20 at State Farm Stadium.

They started slowly, fell behind 10, came back but then had no answer for Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase.

There were some solid performances by players for Arizona and some not-so-solid play.

Below are the studs and duds from Sunday’s loss.

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Takeaways from the Cardinals’ 34-20 loss to the Bengals

We take a look back at what we can take away from the Cardinals’ loss to the Bengals on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals entered Week 5 with optimism that they could take down a struggling Cincinnati Bengals team. The Bengals, who had scored a total of six points in two previous road games this season, got right against the Cardinals.

Joe Burrow passed for 317 yards and three touchdowns in a 34-20 win over the Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Sunday.

What can we take away from the loss on Sunday?

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WATCH: Highlights from Cardinals’ 34-20 loss to Bengals

Check out all the highlights for both the Cardinals and Bengals in Cincy’s 34-20 win on Sunday.

The Arizona Cardinals fell to 1-4 on Sunday afternoon with a 34-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 5. They turned the ball over three times and had not answer defensively for quarterback Joe Burrow or receiver Ja’Marr Chase.

Burrow threw three touchdown passes, all to Chase, who caught 15 passes for 192 yards in the win.

There were plenty of highlights for both teams.

Cardinals quarterback Josh Dobbs threw a pair of touchdown passes but also was picked off twice. One was returned for a touchdown.

Running back James Conner had an impressive 35-yard run.

Did you miss any of the game? Catch all the highlights in the following video:

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Marco Wilson silent as others take responsibility for Ja’Marr Chase’s huge game

HC Jonathan Gannon and safety K’Von Wallace say blame them for Ja’Marr Chase’s huge game. Marco Wilson skipped out on reporters.

The Arizona Cardinals lost 34-20 to the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday afternoon at State Farm Stadium. Quarterback Joe Burrow had a big game, passing for 317 yards and three touchdowns. His best receiver, Ja’Marr Chase, had a huge game.

Chase was targeted 19 times and caught 15 passes for 192 yards and three touchdowns.

Cardinals cornerback Marco Wilson was tasked much of the game with shadowing him and being the primary player in coverage to defend him.

The Cardinals’ game plan didn’t work as Chase had a career-high in catches, the third-highest yardage total in a game in his career and matched his high in touchdowns.

After the game, multiple Cardinals took responsibility for Chase’s performance.

However, the one player who probably should have did not. Wilson did not speak to reporters after the game. With reporters standing behind him waiting for him to change, he got dressed, put on his jewelry and walked out without turning around, saying a word or even looking at them.

Others spoke about the game and took the blame.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon blamed his decision making at the top.

“You can’t let their best player beat you and that’s just what we did,” he said postgame. “That falls solely on me, but we can’t let that happen again.

“Point blank, there’s the game on defense, you let their best player beat you. I’m pissed off about it. It’s my fault and we’ve got to get that cleaned up.”

Gannon was clearly not pleased that the game plan went so poorly, either because of Wilson not playing well enough or him not getting enough help.

Safety K’Von Wallace, who had several big plays in the game, also put some of the blame on himself.

“I personally have to do better and I feel like, if I do better, a lot of those plays that (Chase) had wouldn’t have happened,” he said after the game. “Put it on me.”

It is awesome to see the head coach and teammates willing to lighten the load of blame, as Wilson was tasked with covering one of the most talented receivers in all the NFL.

But for him to skirt addressing his play and Chase’s performance is disappointing.

Gannon preaches accountability. Perhaps Wilson is doing enough to take responsibility in front of the coaches and his teammates. We don’t know that because he ducked out. It would be one thing to sneak out when reporters aren’t around waiting. To overtly do it while people are waiting is a bad look.

Does this mean anything? That all depends on how he handles things with coaches and teammates behind closed doors. What ultimately matters is how accountable he is to them and how he addresses things moving forward.

Had he simply said this — “Guys, I don’t have much to say. We sucked and I didn’t do well enough. I’m disappointed because I expect more out of myself and failed to live up to my own and my coaches’ expectations. He’s a great player but that never should have happened. We’ll get it cleaned up.” — it would have been enough. Instead, it sends a bad message to fans and to those who cover the team.

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Jonathan Gannon gives injury update on RB James Conner

Jonathan Gannon said Conner “is feeling okay” after twisting his knee in the first half if the Cardinals’ 34-20 loss to the Bengals.

The Arizona Cardinals lost running back James Conner in the first half of their 34-20 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals to a knee injury. He left the game after a 35-yard run and did not return.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon gave a little update on what happened.

“He’s feeling okay,” Gannon said after the game. “On that long run, he might have gotten his foot stuck in the ground and might have twisted his knee, so we’ll see tomorrow.”

Conner returned to the sideline with his helmet after he had gone to the locker room to get examined. It appeared he might return to the game but he did not.

He finished with 46 yards on six rushing attempts.

After he left the game, Emari Demercado filled in and finished with 45 yards on 10 carries, scoring his first NFL touchdown.

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