Video Shows Ja'Marr Chase Spitting on Steelers' Jalen Ramsey

Tempers flared between Jalen Ramsey and Ja'Marr Chase in the fourth quarter of the Pittsburgh Steelers' Week 11 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, leading to the former's ejection after he threw a punch at the latter.

After the game, Ramsey told reporters that he went to the lengths that he did only after Chase spit on him. While Chase was not ejected, a video posted by FOX 19's Austin Briski that has come to light following the contest appears to back up Ramsey's story.

Field-level view of the second altercation between Ja'Marr Chase and Jalen Ramsey. Chase said "I didn't spit on nobody."

The video clearly shows he did.#Bengals @FOX19 pic.twitter.com/ooGzInoPdS
— Austin Briski (@austin_briski) November 16, 2025

The only discipline Chase has faced thus far was an unsportsmanlike penalty that offset with Ramsey's, but with the NFL set to investigate the incident, that could soon change.

What Ramsey and Chase Said After The Game

Ramsey stated that as soon as Chase spit on him, the importance of the game more or less went out the window.

Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey (5) is pushed away from a skirmish before being ejected in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 11 game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. The Bengals lost 34-12. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

"He spit on me, so it's up," Ramsey said. "I don't give a [expletive] about football after that, respectfully."

He went on to state that officials warned the two players after they began to go at it a play before Ramsey was ejected.

"He snatched my mouthpiece off my facemask, and that's when I pushed his facemask... that was just a little scuffle," Ramsey said. "But the refs told us right there lie, 'Aye y'all, chill, no more of this'... as soon as he spit, it was [expletive] that."

Chase, meanwhile, vehemently denied Ramsey's accusation.

"I didn't spit on nobody," he said.

“I didn’t spit on nobody.”

Here is what Ja'Marr Chase had to say about his altercation with Jalen Ramsey: pic.twitter.com/PRRnqWt4kw
— Noah Hiles (@_NoahHiles) November 16, 2025

As seen in the video above, though, Chase's comments aren't backed up by the footage.

Referee Speaks on Altercation

Referee Bill Vinovich spoke with pool reporter Brian Batko from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette after the game, and he stated that the officiating crew did not witness Chase spitting on Ramsey in the moment.

"No. Obviously, we did not. We did not see anything that rose to that level at all," Vinovich said, according to NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.

Referee Bill Vinovich told pool reporter @BrianBatko that officials didn’t see Ja’Marr Chase spit on Jalen Ramsey. pic.twitter.com/RdUgwOBgzp
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) November 16, 2025

Possible Discipline

Should the NFL's investigation prove that Chase did in fact spit on Ramsey, the possibility for a suspension exists.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter was ejected at the start of the team's Week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys for spitting at Dak Prescott, but he only avoided a suspension due to the ejection.

Ramsey may not be out of the clear either, as Washington Commanders defensive tackle Da'Ron Payne was suspended for punching Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown in Week 10, so he may face that same fate depending on the results of the investigation.

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