JD Vance puts his son’s Bengals moment on the record

After Cincinnati beat Baltimore 35-13 on Oct. 25, Vance praised Ja’Marr Chase for noticing his six-year-old son’s football gloves.

Vice President JD Vance praised Cincinnati after the Bengals beat Baltimore 35-13 on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2026, and said Ja’Marr Chase’s attention to his six-year-old son’s football gloves made the child’s year. Vance posted the message on X that day, calling the result a “huge win for Cincinnati.”¹

Vance’s original X post is embedded below so readers can see his words in full, including his prediction. The Bengals’ own post, which Vance’s message accompanied, read “Divisional dub.”² Vance wrote that the season is early but that he thinks the Bengals are going to make a run¹.

Cincinnati answered with a second-half comeback. At halftime, Chase told the offense it could not keep looking to the defense to carry the game. Chase’s gesture came the week before, when he spotted Vivek holding Bengals gloves during Vance’s visit to the practice facility. Teammate Amarius Mims said players listened when Chase spoke. Joe Burrow credited execution for the comeback. Chase caught five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown, and Tee Higgins caught six for 128 yards and a score. The win moved Cincinnati to seventh in the AFC³. Four of Cincinnati’s next five opponents have losing records, according to Fox News⁵. Washington and Tennessee have won only once each, and the stretch includes division co-leader Pittsburgh, a matchup the New York Times Post says will help determine what kind of run the Bengals can make⁴.

Vance ended his post with a prediction: “I think the Bengals are going to make a run. ”¹

JD Vance puts his son’s Bengals moment on the record

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