The Cincinnati Bengals revealed some encouraging information on Friday concerning the standing of vast receiver Tee Higgins.
Per Ben Baby of ESPN, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor introduced after Friday’s apply that vast receiver Tee Higgins is predicted to return Sunday in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Higgins suffered a quad damage in apply on Oct. 25, two days previous to the Bengals’ loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
After lacking three weeks as a result of damage, Higgins spoke about his return to the sphere.
“I am very excited [to] get again on the market with the blokes,” Higgins advised ESPN in his first interview because the setback. “Simply sitting there watching, I hate it, you understand what I am saying? Not having the ability to contribute to assist get a win, it sucks. So I am very excited to go on the market and combat.”
For the Bengals, they get their No. 2 receiver again on the sphere. With Ja’Marr Chase and Higgins each on the sphere, Cincinnati can match up with anybody from an offensive standpoint. Quarterback Joe Burrow has been nothing in need of phenomenal this season with 2,672 yards passing and 24 TDs. If the receiving core can keep wholesome, the Bengals offense may proceed to pose issues for opposing defenses.
Regardless of an inconsistent 2024 season from an damage standpoint, Higgins has impressed in restricted begins. Whereas Higgins has solely appeared in 5 of the Bengals’ 10 video games, the fifth-year participant has 29 receptions for 341 yards and three TDs.
Solely Chase (981) and Mike Gesicki (383) have extra receiving yards than Higgins. Together with his three receiving TDs, Higgins is third on the workforce behind Chase (10 TDs) and Andrei Iosivas (4 TDs). Higgins’ total significance to this workforce can’t be understated, which makes his anticipated return a welcome sight for Cincinnati.
In his profession as a Bengal, Higgins has 286 receptions for 4,025 yards and 27 TDs. Contemplating the defensive struggles the Bengals have skilled, having Higgins again within the lineup would give Burrow some extra choices down the sphere. Per TeamRankings, the Bengals rank twenty sixth within the league in opponent factors per recreation, permitting 26.2.
Sadly for Higgins, the Bengals misplaced two of the three video games with out their playmaker, placing themselves in a precarious place of constructing the postseason with a 4-6 file.
Because the Bengals put together to tackle the Chargers, who lead the league in opponent factors per recreation (13.1), they are going to at the least have a key receiver again on the sphere for the prime-time matchup.
