Cincinnati wide receiver Tee Higgins could miss his second straight game and four-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Orlando Brown also is doubtful for Sunday’s home game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Friday.
Both Higgins (quadricep) and Brown (knee/fibula) missed three consecutive days of practice this week. Running back Zack Moss (neck) missed practice on Friday and also is doubtful. Wideout Charlie Jones sustained a groin injury on Thursday, missed practice on Friday and is listed as questionable, as is safety Geno Stone (shin) against the Raiders.
Higgins injured his quad at practice last week and was inactive for the 37-17 loss against the Philadelphia Eagles as the Bengals fell to 3-5.
The 25-year-old has played in five games (three starts) and has 29 receptions on 45 targets for 341 yards and three touchdowns.
Cincinnati selected Higgins in the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft. He has 286 receptions for 4,025 yards and 27 TDs in 63 career games (56 starts).
Brown, 28, has started all eight games this season, his second with the Bengals. A third-round pick by Baltimore in 2018, he has started 100 of 106 games for the Ravens (2018-20), Kansas City Chiefs (2021-22) and Bengals.
Moss, 26, has started six of eight games this season and has 74 rushing attempts for 242 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 23 receptions for 187 yards and one TD.
Stone, 25, has 42 tackles and one interception in eight starts this season, his first with Cincinnati after four years in Baltimore. Jones, 26, has played in eight games, mainly on special teams as a kick returner, and has one reception for 5 yards.
–Field Level Media
