Team news: Cincinnati Bengals

Zac Taylor says Joseph Ossai and Kris Jenkins won't play, and Tee Higgins is questionable, still has one more hurddle to clear in concussion protocol

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Mike Gesicki, Andrei Iosivas, Mitchell Tinsley

Gesicki was in a smash spot as a TE streamer last week and ended up putting up a TE50 dud. We would hope he has a better performance here if Higgins is a no-go, but there's no guarantee. Ja'Marr should be considered a high-end WR1 whether or not his teammate is on the field.

The Bengals have no path to the playoffs, but that isn’t changing their plan at the quarterback position.

Head coach Zac Taylor said at a Monday press conference that he expects Joe Burrow to remain the team’s starter for the final three games on their schedule.

Taylor said the team simply just wants to win their remaining games. Burrow missed nine games this season with a toe injury. Burrow and the Bengals were shutout against the Ravens this past week however.

Tee Higgins is out this week.

Related players: Ja'Marr Chase, Andrei Iosivas, Mitchell Tinsley, Chase Brown, Mike Gesicki

This puts Iosivas back on the fantasy radar, but with no more bye weeks, you might not need his WR4-ish profile. Gesicki, on the other hand, is in the TE streaming streets, should you be looking for an answer this weekend. Ja'Marr Chase is, as always, a must-play.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins experienced concussion-like symptoms last night and this morning and is back in protocol, coach Zac Taylor said.

Related players: Andrei Iosivas, Mitchell Tinsley, Jermaine Burton, Chase Brown, Mike Gesicki

Taylor said Higgins said he felt OK when he went through protocol yesterday and then reported the symptoms after the game, in another post from Baby. Higgins seems like he could have a tough time being ready for Week 15, now suffering a couple of concussions in the span of less than a month. Iosivas and Tinsley will run behind Ja'Marr Chase at WR and RB Brown should stay heavily involved in the passing game, as could TE Gesicki. In other news, the team waived WR Burton.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins has cleared concussion protocol and is full go for Sunday vs. Buffalo.

Related Players: Ja'Marr Chase, Andrei Iosivas, Mike Gesicki

If the Bengals had a better record right now, this would be the game of the week, but for fantasy purposes, it should still be must-watch. Chase and Higgins should be in any and all lineups Week 14.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins is still in concussion protocol, coach Zac Taylor said.

Related players: Andrei Iosivas, Mitchell Tinsley, Chase Brown, Samaje Perine

The hope was Higgins would be back after missing Thanksgiving night's game because of a concussion, but still being in protocol isn't a great sign for Week 14. It's possible Higgins can still clear for an early Sunday game at the Bills. We'll continue to track Higgins' progress on practice reports this week. Iosivas did catch a TD, but it was his only reception while Tinsley had two catches. Brown was targeted seven times and had seven catches to go along with 15 rushing attempts and may see that workload again if Higgins is out.

Bengals officially activated Joe Burrow for Thursday night’s game at Baltimore. He is expected to start.

Related Players: Joe Flacco

It's fair to assume this means Burrow will be taking the field on Thanksgiving. Might be too late for the Bengals to make the playoffs, but there's still time for our fantasy teams. Consider him a QB1 in what could end up being an exciting divisional matchup.

Bengals RB Samaje Perine (high ankle sprain) would have been a full participant if the team had practiced today, per the estimated injury report.

Related players: Chase Brown, Tahj Brooks

This is updating a previous story about Brooks being in concussion protocol and looking like he won't be able to play in Week 13. With Perine practicing fully, he'll backup Brown. Brown has been producing the fantasy numbers as of late, but Perine is likely to get some work well, perhaps especially in the passing game.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins (concussion), DE Trey Hendrickson (hip/pelvis), RB Tahj Brooks (concussion) will all be out vs. Baltimore, coach Zac Taylor said.

Related players: Chase Brown, Samaje Perine, Kendall Milton

The Brooks injury is significant for fantasy because he was the team's RB2 behind Brown with Perine out of action. Perine's status is up in the air for Week 13, but if he's not back in action the Bengals would need a RB behind Brown. Brown would likely get a bulk of the work on a short week, and has performed better as of late in terms of fantasy.

Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow appears poised to return on Thanksgiving against the Ravens.

Related players: Joe Flacco

Head coach Zac Taylor said today that he anticipates Burrow playing on Thursday night, the story said. Burrow hasn’t played since suffering a toe injury in Week 2. He likely won't have Tee Higgins in the lineup due to a concussion, but Ja'Marr Chase returns from suspension.