Higgins caught three of six targets for 49 yards and a touchdown in Monday's 32-13 loss to the Browns.

EDGE Analysis

Increased defensive attention in Ja'Marr Chase's (hip) absence gave Higgins trouble in the first half, as he caught only two of five targets for eight yards. He wasn't thrown to again until the Bengals were trailing 32-6 in the fourth quarter, but Higgins salvaged his fantasy night with a 41-yard touchdown catch on his only target of the second half. Higgins' ability to win jump balls downfield gives him a high ceiling week in and week out, and he'll likely see more consistent usage as Joe Burrow's go-to receiver in Week 9 against the Panthers.

Higgins is expected to step in as the Bengals' top target in the passing game with Ja'Marr Chase (hip) likely to be sidelined for 4-to-6 weeks, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Chase's expected absence creates a major void in the Cincinnati passing game, as he had been averaging a robust 10.6 targets per game through the first seven weeks of the season. Higgins (6.3 TPG), Tyler Boyd (5.4 TPG) and Hayden Hurst (5.6 TPG) had already seen a fair amount of looks in the passing attack as well, but all three players should see their respective fantasy outlooks improve while the Bengals aim to replace Chase's production. Even while Chase was healthy, Higgins already shaped up as a solid starting option in weekly lineups, and the 23-year-old now profiles as a must-start player in the short term.

Higgins recorded five receptions on seven targets for 93 yards in Sunday's 25-17 win over the Falcons.

EDGE Analysis

Higgins finished fourth on the team in targets but was plenty efficient with his opportunity. Three of his five receptions went for more than 20 yards, and he narrowly missed on a bigger performance after being tackled at the one-yard line midway through the third quarter. After a few games being hobbled by an ankle injury, Higgins looked to be closer to full strength -- a good sign for his potential production moving forward.

Higgins (ankle) practiced fully Thursday, Athletic writer Jay Morrison reports.

EDGE Analysis

Higgins' return to full practice participation is an encouraging development as he tries to shake his lingering ankle issue, and perhaps this marks his full or nearly full recovery from the injury. Higgins should look more like his usual self against Atlanta on Sunday.

Higgins (ankle) was a limited practice participant Wednesday, Jay Morrison of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Higgins played 86 percent of snaps in Sunday's win over the Saints and caught six of 10 targets for 47 yards. He thus seems likely to handle a full workload this Sunday against the Saints, having seen seven or more targets in each of his four full games this year. (He's left early with injuries twice.)

Higgins (ankle) had six receptions (10 targets) for 47 yards in Sunday's 30-26 win over the Saints.

EDGE Analysis

Higgins was a game-time decision after injuring his ankle early in last week's loss to Baltimore, so it was encouraging to see him start and finish this contest. The 23-year-old couldn't match teammate Ja'Marr Chase's monster fantasy line (7/132/2), but Higgins churned out a solid game considering his health status coming into the contest. A healthy Higgins could feast on a bottom-five ranked Falcons defense next Sunday.

Higgins (ankle) is active for Sunday's game against the Saints.

EDGE Analysis

Considered a true game-time decision leading up to Sunday after managing just one limited practice this week due to the ankle injury he aggravated in the Bengals' Oct. 9 loss to the Ravens, Higgins received the green light to play after he looked to be moving around well in pregame warmups, per Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer. Though the Bengals haven't indicated that Higgins will be on any sort of limited snap count, fantasy managers should keep expectations for the wideout in check while he's presumably playing at somewhere below 100 percent health. With Hayden Hurst (groin) also getting the green light to play Sunday, Cincinnati will have all of its key pass-catching weapons available for quarterback Joe Burrow.

Higgins (ankle), who is officially questionable for Sunday's contest against the Saints, is viewed as a game-time decision, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

The Bengals won't make a decision about Higgins' status before monitoring him in pregame workouts, so fantasy managers likely won't get confirmation about his availability until the team releases its inactive list 90 minutes prior to Sunday's 1 p.m. ET kickoff. The wideout was listed as a limited participant at Friday's practice after missing sessions Wednesday and Thursday with the sprained ankle.

Higgins (ankle) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against the Saints after practicing Friday on a limited basis.

EDGE Analysis

Per Jay Morrison of The Athletic, Higgins profiles as a game-time decision for the contest, but fortunately for those considering the wideout in Week 6 fantasy lineups, the Bengals kick off among the early wave of games at 1 p.m. ET. If Higgins is out or limited this weekend, Mike Thomas would be in line to see added snaps versus New Orleans alongside Ja'Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd.

Higgins (ankle), who returned to practice Friday as a limited participant, is considered day-to-day ahead of Sunday's game against the Saints, Kelsey Conway of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.

EDGE Analysis

Per Conway, Higgins could end up being a game-time decision for the contest. With that in mind, the Bengals will likely list the wideout as questionable for Sunday's game, which kicks off at 1 p.m. ET.