Kansas City Chiefs’ Willie Gay Jr says ‘NOTHING’ impresses him about Bengals offense

Kansas City Chiefs star Willie Gay Jr was short and sweet in stating that “nothing” about Cincinnati’s offense impresses him, before the two teams go head-to-head in the AFC Championship game on Sunday. Sunday.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid wants his players to talk Sunday at Arrowhead, but Gay didn’t mince words when questioned by reporters.

When asked what specifically impresses him about Joe Burrow and the Bengals’ offensive line, Gay said “nothing,” before repeating himself in case anyone had any doubts about his dismissive comment.

Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr took a shot at the Cincinnati Bengals offensive line

Gay Jr. Said ‘Nothing’ About Joe Burrow and Bengals’ Offense Impresses Him

“I’m excited to play soccer,” Gay said in the Chiefs’ locker room after practice Thursday, via FOX4’s PJ Green.

That’s what comes with the game. As Coach Reid said, ‘We don’t talk; we just leave. Take care of business when it’s time to go.

When asked about the game plan to stop the Bengals on Sunday, Gay Jr was more focused on the ground than the air, specifically targeting in-form running back Joe Mixon.

“Stop the race for sure,” Gay added.

Gay Jr is impressing this season, but his comments will likely upset Cincinnati’s offense

“You know they’re going to try to do that, act like they can fool us, but the six, seven forwards will definitely do our job and try to stop that.”

Gay Jr’s comments will not have been lost in the transit to Cincinnati and it will be a fascinating first moment for the Bengals offensive line to see how they target linebacker.

Gay Jr is thriving this season and it helps to understand his total confidence.

The linebacker is enjoying his best NFL season to date, ranking third on the Chiefs with 88 tackles.

He also has 2.5 sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown on his 2022-23 resume.

Burrow and the Bengals put on a show in the divisional round to defeat the Buffalo Bills 27-10

Cincinnati heads into Arrowhead confident on the back of a 10-game winning streak.

They’ve scored at least 20 points in each of those games and produced their best display of the lot in the divisional round to beat Buffalo 27-10 on the road.

Also, don’t forget that Burrow has an unbeaten record of 3-0 against Mahomes and the Chiefs over the past two years.

Sunday serves as a rematch of the 2022 AFC Championship game, which the Bengals topped 27-24.