The Cincinnati Bengals enter Week 8 of the 2024 NFL season sitting at 3-4, needing a win in opposition to the visiting Philadelphia Eagles to get again to .500, and maintain hopes of a playoff run alive.
Nevertheless, they’ll face the Eagles with out one among their standout extensive receivers. The receiver was simply listed as inactive for Sunday’s sport in opposition to Philadelphia:
#Bengals WR Tee Higgins might be inactive right now in opposition to the #Eagles.
Higgins pulled his quad working a route on air in apply Friday. He wished to play right now however simply couldn’t do it bodily.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) October 27, 2024
Tee Higgins suffered a quad damage in apply on Friday, and was added to the damage report late within the week as “questionable” for right now’s sport in opposition to Philadelphia. In keeping with the newest report from Bengals beat reporter Kelsey Conway, it “doesn’t look good” for Higgins to play right now:
Because it stands proper now, it doesn’t look good for #Bengals WR Tee Higgins in his probability to play right now vs. the Eagles after struggling a quad damage in apply on Friday, a supply tells me. @Enquirer
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) October 27, 2024
In keeping with NFL insider Jordan Schultz, Higgins faces an “uphill battle” to play in opposition to Philadelphia.
Higgins started the yr sidelined with a hamstring damage, and was inactive to start out the yr, lacking the primary two video games of the season. He returned to motion in Week 3 in opposition to the Washington Commanders, catching three passes for 39 yards.
On the season Higgins has caught 29 passes for 341 yards and three touchdowns.
