Watch: Ja'Marr Chase bobbles likely touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Chargers' Davis

Just when it looked like the Cincinnati Bengals might be showing signs of life against the Los Angeles Chargers, a pass from Joe Burrow to Ja'Marr Chase that looked promising turned disastrous during the first quarter of Sunday's 41-22 loss at Paul Brown Stadium.

Trailing 9-0, Burrow picked up a big first down one play earlier with a 21-yard pass to Tee Higgins on 3rd-and-14. He hit Chase in stride on a long pass, but Chase bobbled it into the hands of Chargers cornerback Michael Davis.

Chase, who had Davis beat by a couple of steps when he started bobbling the ball, likely would have scored a touchdown. Instead, Justin Herbert's second touchdown pass of the day to Keenan Allen gave Los Angeles a 16-0 lead before the first quarter was over.

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An ugly start for the Bengals got worse when linebacker Logan Wilson was carted off the field with a shoulder injury.

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