Despite entering the 2024 NFL season with Super Bowl aspirations, the Cincinnati Bengals got off to a brutal start, losing each of their first three games. They’ve responded quite well, winning three of their last four games to improve to 3-4 entering their Week 8 matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles, saving their season in the process. Their only loss during that stretch was a 41-38 defeat against a Baltimore Ravens team that looks unbeatable right now.
A big reason why Cincinnati has played better of late has to do with Tee Higgins. Ja’Marr Chase generates most of the headlines, and rightfully so, but Higgins has averaged 75.5 yards in Cincinnati’s last four games, catching three touchdowns in that span. Higgins sat the first two games of the season and the Bengals lost them both, averaging fewer than 20 points per game in those losses. It’s no secret that their offense is a whole lot better with him in it.
With that in mind, the news that Higgins injured his right quad in practice and might miss Sunday’s game against Philadelphia according to ESPN’s Dan Graziano is tough for Bengals fans to see…