The Cincinnati Bengals’ top wide receivers, Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgin,s will both suit up Sunday against the Miami Dolphins, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported, removing the biggest uncertainty surrounding the Bengals’ offense heading into Week 5.
Both players entered the final injury report as questionable. Chase has been working through the NFL’s concussion protocol after taking a hit in the second quarter of last week’s 22-17 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
He did not practice Wednesday, was limited Thursday, and returned as a full participant Friday, yet still required clearance from an independent neurologist before he could be activated.
Higgins, meanwhile, left the same game late with groin and neck issues after posting 11 catches for 157 yards. He sat out the first two practices of the week before logging a full session Friday and was expected to test the injuries during pregame warmups.
Schefter’s update settles the matter for both: they will play at Hard Rock Stadium.
The pair form one of the league’s most productive receiving tandems when healthy, and their availability gives quarterback Joe Burrow his preferred weapons against a Dolphins team that has yet to win this season.
Cincinnati enters at 2-2 and is looking to halt a two-game skid; Miami sits at 0-4. Without Chase and Higgins, the Bengals would have leaned more heavily on depth options such as Mike Gesicki, Dohnte Meyers, and recent practice-squad addition Mitch Tinsley.
Their presence instead restores the vertical threat and intermediate reliability that have defined the offense in recent years.
Chase has been productive through four games despite the early exit last week, while Higgins has been among the team’s most efficient targets when on the field.
Their joint return also eases pressure on the run game and the offensive line as the Bengals travel to South Florida.
For the Dolphins, the news means facing a full-strength version of an attack that already ranks among the more explosive units in the AFC when both receivers are available.
The game is scheduled for 1 p.m. ET on FOX.
With both stars active, Cincinnati can deploy its preferred personnel groupings rather than piecing together a contingency plan built around secondary receivers.
Schefter’s report, issued hours before kickoff, ends days of speculation that had dominated the injury conversation for both clubs.





