After losing 35-34 to the Ravens in Week 10, the Bengals fell to 4-6 on the season. Slow starts to the season have plagued the Bengals in recent years, and the same thing happened in 2024. After starting the year 0-3, Cincinnati won three of the next four years. The Bengals, who are 4-6 heading into Week 11, need a win to stay in the AFC playoff race.
Quarterback Joe Burrow continues to play well in 2024. He has over 2,600 passing yards with 24 touchdowns this season. Ja’Marr Chase was outstanding as Burrow’s WR1. However, Tee Higgins did not have the same success. This is because Higgins missed five games this season due to injury. He has missed the Bengals’ last three games in a row but is expected to return in Week 11 against the Chargers.
Tee Higgins is expected to play in Week 11 for the Bengals.
#Bengal Coach Zac Taylor told reporters Tee Higgins (quad) is expected to play this week. He hasn’t played since October 20th.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 15, 2024
In the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Bengals selected WR Tee Higgins out of Clemson. The 25-year-old has appeared in 63 games over five seasons, making 56 starts. He has played a full season only once in his career, as a rookie in 2020. Higgins had back-to-back seasons with 74 catches and over 1,000 receiving yards for Cincinnati in 2021 and 2022. For the Bengals in 2023, Higgins was injured and played in 12 of 17 games. He made 11 starts for the Bengals.
Higgins had 42 catches for 656 yards and five touchdowns in 2023. Through five games in 2024, the WR has 29 catches for 341 yards and three touchdowns. In total, Higgins has already missed five games for the Bengals this season. He missed the first two weeks of the season with a hamstring injury. Additionally, he has missed the last three games with a quad injury. NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reports that Higgins is expected to play in the Week 11 game against the Chargers. It will be his first game in almost a month.
