Tee Higgins and the Bengals vs. the Patriots: Week 1 Stats, Matchup, Game Info
Published 8:57 pm Thursday, September 5, 2024
Tee Higgins will be running routes against the 11th-ranked passing defense in the league last year when his Cincinnati Bengals play the New England Patriots in their season opener, on Sunday at 1:00 PM ET.
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Matchup Information
- Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots
- Game Day: September 8, 2024
- Game Time: 1:00 PM
- TV: CBS
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Paramount+ (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Higgins’ Current Injury Status
- Higgins (undisclosed) makes an appearance on the injury list this week, and is currently listed unknown.
Higgins’ Season Stats (2023)
| Targets | Receptions | Yards | YAC | TDs | Yards/Catch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | 42 | 656 | 235 | 5 | 15.6 |
Higgins’ Stat Rankings and Insights (2023)
- Last season, Higgins was 94th among NFL pass-catchers in yards after the catch with 235.
- With 656 yards on 42 receptions, Higgins was 14th in the NFL with 15.6 yards per catch last season.
- He averaged 8.6 yards per target last year (35th in NFL), racking up 656 yards on 76 passes thrown his way.
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Opposing Defense Rankings (2023)
- The Patriots allowed 208.4 passing yards per game, ranking them 11th in the NFL against the pass last year.
- With 1.1 passing TDs allowed per game last year, the New England pass defense ranked fourth in the NFL.
- The Patriots’ defense ranked 23rd in the NFL a year ago by collecting 10 interceptions.
- Higgins will square off against a New England squad that allowed 93.2 rushing yards per game last season and was fourth-ranked in the NFL in run defense.
- Higgins and the Bengals will take on the NFL’s 11th-ranked run defense from a year ago (14 rushing touchdowns conceded).
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