Tee Higgins doesn’t need much convincing when it comes to how this Bengals passing game stacks up.
"You got to win the (AFC) North to get to that bowl."
— Joe Danneman (@FOX19Joe) November 12, 2026
90 locker room seconds with Tee Higgins ahead of Sunday's primetime game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. pic.twitter.com/JCVgBpp4bt
Through the first half of the 2026 NFL season, Cincinnati’s offense has been humming, and Higgins is right in the middle of it. He’s on pace for a career year, working alongside Ja’Marr Chase in one of the league’s most dangerous receiver pairings while Joe Burrow keeps the whole operation moving at quarterback.
Asked about the group on Thursday ahead of Week 10, per reporter Joe Danneman, Higgins didn’t hesitate to put this season near the top of his time in Cincinnati.
“It's definitely one of the best for sure. I feel like I feel like it's another level we can reach. Just gotta go out there and just keep executing the way I've been,” Higgins said.
He pointed to the structure behind the production, too.
“It starts with the coaches coming up with a game plan…and just us going out there executing it, and us as receivers being in a good position for Joe to deliver us a good ball.”
The Bengals have plenty to feel good about at 6-2, a mark that has them second in the AFC North behind the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cincinnati sits ahead of the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens in the division, and it’s sixth in the AFC standings, with the New England Patriots and Browns behind them and the Chiefs and Steelers above them.
Now the focus shifts to a big one at home. The Bengals host the Steelers in Week 10 on Nov. 15 at 8:20 p.m. ET as they keep building toward what they hope becomes a playoff return in the Joe Burrow era.
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