Bengals' Tee Higgins: Scores TD in championship game loss
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Higgins caught six of 11 targets for 83 yards and a touchdown in Sunday's 23-20 AFC Championship Game loss to the Chiefs.
Higgins played second fiddle to Ja'Marr Chase in Cincinnati's previous two playoff games, but the former led the team in both targets and receiving yards in this hotly contested AFC title matchup. His biggest play was a 27-yard touchdown, which tied the score at 13 apiece in the third quarter. Higgins recorded his second consecutive 1,000-yard regular season before adding 148 yards and one touchdown across three postseason contests. The 24-year-old wide receiver has established himself as a key piece of Cincinnati's passing attack, which is projected to return the core of Chase, Higgins and quarterback Joe Burrow in 2023.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Just three catches
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Higgins caught three of four targets for 28 yards in Sunday's 27-10 win over the Bills in the AFC divisional round.
Higgins had another quiet outing by his standards, as he's now totaled just seven grabs for 65 yards through Cincinnati's first two playoff games. To his credit, though, Higgins drew an important defensive pass-interference call on a third down to begin the fourth quarter, ultimately helping the Bengals extend their lead. After Sunday's victory, Higgins will next face the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. Against Kansas City in Week 13 of the regular season, Higgins caught three passes for 35 yards and a touchdown in a 27-24 win.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Modest production in playoff win
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Higgins caught four of six targets for 37 yards and added a two-point conversion in Sunday's 24-17 wild-card round win over the Ravens.
Higgins was kept in check by the Ravens again but got free for a two-point conversion to put Cincinnati up 17-10 in the third quarter. He had the same number of targets and catches as tight end Hayden Hurst, while Ja'Marr Chase led all Bengals pass catchers with nine catches for 84 yards and a touchdown on 12 targets. Higgins will look to raise his game against the Bills in the AFC divisional round.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Full practice Thursday
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Higgins (illness) returned to a full practice Thursday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
After missing Wednesday's practice, Higgins' return to all activity Thursday paves the way for the wideout to be available for Sunday's playoff opener against the Ravens. Higgins is coming off a one-catch effort in the Bengals' Week 18 win over Baltimore, but he's a bounce-back candidate this weekend, given that he averaged 4.6 catches and 64.3 receiving yards while recording seven TDs over the course of 16 regular-season outings.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Back at practice
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Higgins (illness) returned to practice Thursday, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Higgins sat out Wednesday's session, but his return to the field a day later puts him on track to suit up for Sunday night's playoff game against the Ravens. The Bengals' upcoming injury report is slated to clarify Higgins' official participation level in his return to on-field work.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Misses practice Wednesday
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Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said Higgins didn't practice Wednesday due to an illness, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Higgins now has two more chances to practice as Sunday's wild-card round matchup against the Ravens approaches, but the wideout's absence from Wednesday's session makes his status work tracking. He's coming off a quiet effort in the Bengals' 27-16 win over Baltimore this past Sunday, when he caught just one of his seven targets for seven yards.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Not seen at practice
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Higgins doesn't appear to be practicing Wednesday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Higgins dealt with a concussion, toe injury and an ankle sprain in the first half of the season and a hamstring injury for the first three weeks of December. The Bengals' practice report Wednesday should reveal if Higgins' absence is due to an aggravation of the hamstring injury or something else.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Struggles in Week 18
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Higgins recorded one catch on seven targets for seven yards in Sunday's 27-16 win over the Ravens.
Higgins finished tied for second on the team in targets with Tyler Boyd, though he struggled to get on the same page with Joe Burrow. Higgins had a particularly inconsistent close to the regular season, as he had three games with at least 100 receiving yards but also had 35 or fewer yards in four other contests. Despite the poor close to the regular season, Higgins will likely remain one of Burrow's most targeted pass catchers during Cincinnati's postseason run.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Excels in plus matchup
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Higgins had eight catches for 128 yards and a touchdown on nine targets in Saturday's win over the Patriots.
Higgins was featured early and often as the Bengals jumped out to a 22-0 lead at halftime, but the Bengals looked his way a lot less frequently in the second half. On multiple occasions, Higgins drew Marcus Jones in single coverage and was able to post him up successfully. The TD catch was Higgins' fourth over the past five games.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Logs full practice
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Higgins (hamstring) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Listed as a limited participant the day before, Higgins now appears locked in for Saturday's game in New England, though his hamstring injury has already caused a few anxious moments for fantasy managers this month. He played 80 percent of offensive snaps in this past Sunday's 34-23 win over Tampa Bay, catching five of eight targets for 33 yards and a touchdown.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Listed as limited
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Higgins (hamstring) is listed as a limited participant on Tuesday's practice report estimate, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.
Higgins was present for the walkthrough with Cincinnati on a short week ahead of Saturday's game against the Patriots. His recovery from a hamstring injury has been an adventure in the second half of the season, but Higgins was able to handle 80 percent of the snaps and eight targets, leading to a 5-33-1 receiving line, in Sunday's 34-23 win over Tampa Bay. A similar workload this Saturday wouldn't come as any surprise.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Suits up Sunday
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Higgins (hamstring) is listed as active for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
As is fellow wideout Tyler Boyd (finger), which is good news for Cincinnati's Week 15 passing attack, with top tight end Hayden Hurst (calf) unavailable. Higgins was limited to just one snap in Week 14 due to his hamstring issue, but after being limited at practice Wednesday and Thursday, the 2020 second-rounder was listed as a full participant Friday. That practice pattern suggests he has a chance of seeing closer to his normal workload this time around, in the absence of any in-game setbacks.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Expected to face Buccaneers
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Higgins (hamstring), who is listed as questionable, is expected to suit up for Sunday's contest against the Buccaneers, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.
Higgins and fellow wideout Tyler Boyd (finger) are both expected to be available Sunday, though top tight end Hayden Hurst (calf) is ruled out. After Higgins was limited to just one snap Week 14 due to his hamstring issue, however, fantasy managers will still want to monitor his official status when Cincinnati's inactive list is revealed 90 minutes ahead of Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Practices fully, listed as questionable
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Higgins (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Buccaneers after being listed as a full practice participant Friday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
The same applies to Tyler Boyd (finger), which makes the duo's status worth confirming ahead of Sunday's 4:25 p.m. ET kickoff. That said, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site notes that there is optimism from coach Zac Taylor, as well as the wideouts, that both Higgins and Boyd will be active this weekend.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Expects to play Sunday
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Higgins (hamstring) noted Friday that he expects to play Sunday against the Buccaneers, Andrew Gillis of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Meanwhile, Geoff Hobson of the Bengals' official site relays that in reference to the Week 15 statuses of both Higgins and Tyler Boyd (finger), coach Zac Taylor indicated that he "feel(s) good about it." Friday's final injury report will clarify whether one or both of the wideouts head into the weekend with injury designations.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Another limited practice
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Higgins (hamstring) remained limited at practice Thursday, Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic reports.
As did Tyler Boyd (finger), which gives both wideouts a chance to play Sunday against the Buccaneers. Higgins, who was limited to just one snap Week 14 due to his hamstring issue, likely will need to practice fully Friday, however, in order to avoid a Week 15 injury designation.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Logs limited practice
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Higgins (hamstring) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Tyler Boyd (finger) also was limited, with head coach Zac Taylor having previously noted that the two receivers are viewed as day-to-day ahead of Sunday's game at Tampa Bay, per Conway. Higgins' hamstring issue limited him to just one snap in the Week 14 win over the Browns, while Boyd suffered a dislocated finger in that contest and played just two snaps.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Considered day-to-day
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Coach Zac Taylor said Monday that Higgins (hamstring) is day-to-day, Ben Baby of ESPN.com reports.
Higgins played just one offensive snap Week 14 due to a right hamstring issue that he aggravated during pregame warmups. Tyler Boyd (finger) also suffered an injury Sunday, and both wideouts now are considered day-to-day. Given Taylor's comments, fantasy mangers will have to monitor the Bengals' practice reports throughout Week 15 prep for further clarity on which wideouts will be available Sunday against Tampa Bay.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Hamstring being evaluated
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Higgins (hamstring) is undergoing further medical evaluation Monday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
Higgins suffered a right hamstring injury during warmups prior to kickoff of Sunday's win over the Browns. The Bengals' initial hope is that Higgins avoided a severe issue. Meanwhile, Tyler Boyd reportedly is in danger of missing one or two games due to a dislocated finger, testing Cincinnati's depth at wideout Week 15 against Tampa Bay.
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Bengals' Tee Higgins: Injured in warmups
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Higgins aggravated his hamstring injury in warmups, according to Bengals coach Zac Taylor in his postgame press conference, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
Higgins' absence in the game had a pronounced effect on the Bengals' offense early in the win over the Browns, and it was naturally devastating for fantasy managers who'd relied on the fact he'd been removed from the injury report heading into the weekend.
