The Cincinnati Bengals are coping with some points at broad receiver, particularly with their two finest.
Not solely is Ja’Marr Chase nonetheless coping with a contract situation (he did play in Week 1), however Tee Higgins (hamstring) stays injured after sitting out the season opener.
Bengals head coach Zac Taylor not too long ago up to date Higgins’ standing.
“We’ll simply maintain taking it day-to-day. … Making good progress,” Taylor mentioned, by way of Chatterbox Sports activities.
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Cincinnati is coming off arguably the worst lack of Week 1 within the NFL.
They have been upset by the rebuilding New England Patriots with a first-year head coach in Jerod Mayo main the way in which.
Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow managed simply 164 passing yards, finishing 21 of 29 makes an attempt.
The offense was shut out within the first half and was compelled to punt 4 instances.
Now, in Week 2, the Bengals need to play the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on the street, not the perfect type of “get-right” sport.
Nevertheless, if Cincinnati can pull off the upset on the street in opposition to one in every of its greatest rivals within the AFC, it could possibly be precisely what the Bengals must get again on monitor.
To be able to have an opportunity in opposition to Patrick Mahomes, they are going to want a wholesome Higgins and a totally dedicated Chase.
Moreover, they simply want to come back out and play higher as a group, as a result of that’s how they received to the Tremendous Bowl a number of seasons in the past.
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