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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.

Bengals WR Tee Higgins is in concussion protocol.

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

The good news is the Bengals will be getting back Chase after a one-game suspension, but players in protocol typically miss their next game and that could be the case for Higgins. To further complicate things for fantasy owners, the Bengals play on Thursday night, leaving even less time for Higgins to clear. It will be worth monitoring this week, but Higgins fantasy owners should probably be prepared to be without him this week.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow won’t be activated from injured reserve Saturday, ruling him out for Sunday’s game against the Patriots.

Burrow did get a full week of practice in, his first practices since his Week 3 injury. There’s a chance he’ll be active and start on Thanksgiving against the Ravens. It’ll be one more start for Joe Flacco, a start in which he will not have Ja’Marr Chase, who is serving a one-game suspension for spitting on Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey last week.

The Bengals activated TE Mike Gesicki to the active roster from IR, while signing DE Isaiah Foskey off the practice squad to the active roster. In addition, CB Cam Taylor-Britt was placed on IR.

Related Players: Tee Higgins, Noah Fant

With Ja'Marr Chase suspended for Week 12, we could see some legit fantasy usage for Gesicki, who is much closer to a slot receiver than a traditional tight end. Consider him a desperation streaming option, best left for deep leagues.

For a second straight day today, Bengals QB Joe Burrow has been taking snaps with Cincinnati’s starting offense, preparing him for the possibility that he could play Sunday vs. New England.

Related Players: Joe Flacco

This would be a very early return for Burrow, particularly when we consider that the team is 3-7 at the moment. If he were to somehow make a miraculous return in Week 12, he would actually be in a good spot against the Patriots' 25th-ranked defense according to QB aFPA, but he'd also be without Ja'Marr Chase, who is serving a one-game suspension. We'll keep an eye on the situation, but things are certainly pointing toward a return.

Bengals listed QB Joe Burrow as a full participant in today’s practice.

Related Players: Joe Flacco

This would be a very early return for Burrow, particularly when we consider that the team is 3-7 at the moment. If he were to somehow make a miraculous return in Week 12, he would actually be in a good spot against the Patriots' 25th-ranked defense according to QB aFPA, but he'd also be without Ja'Marr Chase, who is serving a one-game suspension. We'll keep an eye on the situation.

Bengals star WR Ja’Marr Chase was suspended one game by the NFL, which determined that Chase spit on Steelers DB Jalen Ramsey, who was ejected on Sunday.

Related players: Tee Higgins, Andrei Iosivas, Jermaine Burton, Charlie Jones, Mitchell Tinsley, Chase Brown, Tahj Brooks, Mike Gesicki, Noah Fant

It looks like Higgins and Iosivas will operate as the top-two WRs. Jones and Tinsley have had very limited snaps this season and could be deeper options. It's possible the team uses Brown more as a receiver out of the backfield, and even Brooks. Gesicki and Fant could get more targets at TE as well. While Chase denied he spit, there is too much tape all over social media that shows otherwise. The Bengals play the Patriots in Week 12.

The NFL will review the Jalen Ramsey-Ja'Marr Chase punching/alleged spitting incident.

Ramsey was ejected for punching Chase, but Ramsey said after the game Chase spit on him. There are some close-up views of what appears to be spit, according to Rapoport, but Rapoport also said the referee doesn't believe it got to that level. Of course, the Eagles Jalen Carter was ejected for spitting on Dak Prescott before the first snap of the teams game back in Week 1, so it's possible Chase gets a game suspension if it's found he did spit on Ramsey.