Bengals WR Tee Higgins expected to miss Week 10 with hamstring injury, per report; Ja’Marr Chase plans to play

The Cincinnati Bengals are rolling, having gained 4 immediately video games coming into Sunday’s house video games in opposition to the Houston Texans. But the Bengals’ roll is also slowed with one in every of their celebrity receivers most likely sidelined for Week 10 and most likely longer.

Tee Higgins, who injured his hamstring in follow Wednesday, isn’t expected to go well with up in opposition to the Texans, and might be thought to be week-to-week, according to NFL Media.

Ja’Marr Chase, then again, returned to follow Thursday as he offers with an unwell again after touchdown arduous on it in Week 9. After follow, Chase introduced an encouraging replace on his standing. 

“In my head, I’m playing,” Chase stated about going through the Texans, via CLNS Media. “Until further notice and anything else, we’ll see.” 

Chase gave the impression to maintain his harm whilst attempting to make a catch downfield all the way through the Bengals’ win over the Bills this previous Sunday night time. Chase fell arduous on his again whilst attempting to make the catch. He had simply 4 catches for 41 yards in opposition to the Bills however is lately tops at the group with 64 receptions for 697 yards and 4 touchdowns via 8 video games. 

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Higgins, who just lately battled via a rib harm, recorded season highs of 8 receptions for 110 yards in Sunday’s win over Buffalo. A 2020 second-round pick out, Higgins posted consecutive 1,000-yard receiving seasons all the way through the previous two years whilst serving to Cincinnati seize back-to-back AFC North department titles. 

There isn’t any changing Chase and Higgins, however the Bengals do have reinforcements within the match that they’ve to play with out both participant on Sunday, and on this case, Higgins in all probability. Joe Burrow would nonetheless have Tyler Boyd, the group’s veteran wideout who has stuck a landing in two of the group’s final 3 video games. 

The Bengals even have rookie wideout Andrei Iosivas, fellow wideout Trenton Irwin and the tight finish trio of Irv Smith Jr., Drew Sample and Tanner Hudson who stuck a blended 10 passes for 101 yards and two touchdowns in opposition to the Bills. 

Cincinnati’s offense too can lean extra at the operating recreation and Joe Mixon, who alongside with his paintings at the flooring may be fourth at the group in receptions.