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Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase is still sore today, coach Zac Taylor said. Will be limited if he practices today at all.

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Tyler Boyd, Andrei Iosivas

Chase landed hard in the second half of the team's Sunday Night Football win, and it's very possible he will miss Week 10. By the end of the game, the Bengals were simply running out the clock so it's hard to peg exactly who is going to get the bump in play after Higgins and Boyd, but Iosivas could very well get a boost after showing out in the preseason. The sixth-round rookie had 27 targets on 82 preseason routes.

Bengals Ja'Marr Chase making it sound like his back injury will be something worth monitoring. Concerned tone, to be certain, from him.

"I’m just going to support my teammates, man. Let those guys do what they got to do. Only thing I can do is get healthy for the team."

Dehner went on to say that Chase added he fell on his back. "As for right now, that's all I know, for real." Chase continued and said he's "pretty sore just moving around," and the injury, "got worse as the game went on," according to the rest of Dehner's posts. We'll have to continue to monitor his practice statuses this week. The Bengals play an early game at home against the Texans, so owners should have time to adjust lineups if he comes down to a game-time decision.

Joe Burrow could be seen working on his right index finger during the first half of the game and he got some attention on the sideline as well.

“Little cut, nothing bad,” Burrow said in his postgame press conference.

None of the machinations got in the way of Burrow throwing a 22-yard touchdown to tight end Drew Sample before halftime and Burrow go 31-of-44 for 348 yards and two touchdowns over the course of the 24-18 win over the Bills, the story said.

On Monday, head coach Shane Steichen said that he is “always self-evaluating everything” and said there were “absolutely” chances to run the ball after watching the film of the loss but that the scoreboard helped dictate the move in the other direction.

“Sometimes the game, the flow of the game will kind of dictate how it’s called there,” Steichen said, via Joel A. Erickson of the Indianapolis Star. “You’re down two scores in the fourth quarter. Could I have popped a run in there? Absolutely, but I decided to throw it there towards the end.”

Related players: Jonathan Taylor, Zack Moss

The story went on to say Taylor had 11 carries for 94 yards over the first two quarters, but he didn’t get much of an opportunity to build on it in the second half. Taylor ran once for a yard on the first play of the third quarter, but the Colts went with Moss as their back on the next possession and then went three-and-out with three passes to open the fourth quarter. The Saints would go up 15 points before the next Colts drive and running was off the table for the rest of the 38-27 loss.

Zac says Tee Higgins looks positive but will list him and Awuzie questionable and make them game time call. Tupou also questionable.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd

While Chase went absolutely nuclear without Higgins last week, Boyd didn't make much of his expanded role, turning his seven targets into a 6-39 stat line. With an un-hobbled Joe Burrow under center, Higgins should be in WR2 consideration if he's able to suit up.

Wide receiver Tee Higgins is still "day-to-day," but did practice on Friday, which gives him a chance of suiting up against the Cardinals. "We'll sleep on it tonight and look at it tomorrow," head coach Zac Taylor told reporters on Friday.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd, Andrei Iosivas

It doesn't sound promising, but the Bengals offense could certainly use all the help they can get right now. While the 3WR-set of Higgins/Chase/Boyd is one of the best in football, the team is floundering with a non-mobile Joe Burrow and a struggling offensive line.

In his first public comments since June, Colts’ RB Jonathan Taylor told reporters: “It feels really good to be healthy. The main goal was to be healthy and play football.” Taylor is physically ready to play.

Related Players: Zack Moss

We're still waiting to hear something concrete on his role in the offense for Week 5, but it sure seems like he will be out there. Expect a split backfield right out of the gate, but Taylor should have a majority role with Moss spelling him.

Colts’ RB Jonathan Taylor was listed today as a full participant in practice.

Related Players: Zack Moss

Welp, I guess that's that? If Taylor is fully healthy and back with the team in a full capacity, nothing is keeping him from retaking hold of the backfield. We'll keep an eye on the situation, but it seems like business as usual with the Colts and the former fantasy stud.

Tee Higgins has not ruled out playing in Week 5 against Arizona, saying he’s “hopeful” to play. But if he’s not available for this week, then he plans to return for the Week 6 game against Seattle at home.

Higgins told reporters on Monday that he’s not anticipating being sidelined for long. Via Kelsey Conway of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Higgins said that he landed wrong and fractured one rib and not multiple ribs. Higgins may be hopeful, but we can't always go by what a player says, so owners should definitely have another plan just in case Higgins is out for Week 5.