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The Late-Round Fantasy Football Podcast, Mailbag 7/21/23
JJ talks about the DeAndre Hopkins deal, Joe Mixon's fantasy value, the Chicago backfield, and more.
Cincinnati Bengals Latest News
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The Best, Worst, and Most Prolific Quarterbacks by Route Type in 2022
Which quarterbacks were the most productive throwing particular routes in 2022?
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Super Bowl LVII Preview: An Analytical Guide to Sunday's Big Game
What does a deep dive into the data show us about the matchup between the Eagles and Chiefs?
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3 NFL Player Prop Bets for the Conference Championships
Travis Kelce is the primary option for the Chiefs' passing game and can always find the endzone. What other player props should you consider?
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Conference Championships
Travis Kelce went off last week and should be in for another busy day on Sunday as the focal point of Kansas City's passing attack. Who else should you lock in for the two-game slate?
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: AFC Championship (Bengals at Chiefs)
Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase could explode versus a Chiefs defense that's struggled against wideouts. How should you attack this single-game slate?
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Super Bowl Betting Futures Update: Conference Championships
Just four teams remain in the hunt for the Super Bowl title. How do the Conference Championship participants stack up, according to our model?
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Divisional Round (Sunday)
Can we justify using Joe Burrow over Josh Allen on Sunday, and how should we handle the rest of the two-game slate?
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Divisional Round (Bengals at Bills)
Josh Allen struggled with turnovers last week, but he still leads the slate's projections by a wide margin. Who else can we consider for our MVP slot?
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3 NFL Player Prop Bets for Wild Card Sunday
Devin Singletary plays a consistent role for the Bills and has a good matchup for Wild Card Weekend. Which other player props should you consider?
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Wild Card Round (Sunday)
How big of a priority are the star receivers on the Sunday slate for Wild Card Weekend?
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Wild Card Sunday (Ravens at Bengals)
The Bengals are expected to roll against their division rivals on Sunday. Who should we prioritize at MVP?
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FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 18
Ja'Marr Chase and the Bengals still have a shot at the No. 2 seed, so motivation shouldn't be an issue against the Ravens this weekend. Which other matchups should we prioritize on Sunday?
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4 FanDuel NFL Studs to Target in Week 18
CeeDee Lamb can finish the regular season on a high note in a matchup with Washington. Which other studs should you lock in for Sunday's main slate?
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FanDuel Single-Game Daily Fantasy Football Helper: Week 17 Monday Night (Bills at Bengals)
Who is the best play in the MVP slot tonight, and who else can round out our single-game rosters in a game that could feature a lot of points?
Cincinnati Bengals Player Updates
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Tee Higgins
WR / Cincinnati Bengals
Taylor: Cincinnati's Tee Higgins (hamstring) remains out in Week 12
What it means:
According to head coach Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring) will not play in Week 12's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Higgins will miss his third straight game after he was unable to practice with a hamstring injury. Expect Ja'Mar Chase to see the most targets among the Bengals' pass catchers versus a Pittsburgh defense ranked 26th in fantasy points allowed per game to wideouts.
Chase's current projection includes 5.6 receptions for 65.1 yards on 9.8 targets.
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Tee Higgins
WR / Cincinnati Bengals
Tee Higgins (hamstring) misses Bengals' Thursday practice ahead of Week 12
What it means:
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring) did not participate in Thursday's practice ahead of the team's Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Higgins has missed two straight practices to open the week for Cincinnati and is trending towards missing a third straight game. His absence could skew even more targets towards Ja'Marr Chase in the Joe Burrow-less Bengals' offense.
Higgins has caught 27 passes for 328 yards and 7 touchdowns in his 7 games so far this season.
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Tee Higgins
WR / Cincinnati Bengals
Tee Higgins (hamstring) remains out Wednesday for Bengals
What it means:
Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (hamstring) did not practice on Wednesday for Week 12 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Higgins is on track to miss a third straight game after remaining out for the first practice of Week 12. Joe Burrow is done for the season with a wrist injury and the Bengals' receivers aren't expected to do much with Jake Browning under center.
The Steelers are allowing the seventh-most FanDuel points per game to wide receivers this season, but according to numberFire's opponent-adjusted efficiency rankings, they have the sixth-best pass defense in the NFL.
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Joe Burrow
QB / Cincinnati Bengals
Taylor: Cincinnati's Joe Burrow (wrist) will miss remainder of season
What it means:
According to head coach Zac Taylor, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow (wrist) will miss the remainder of the season.
After suffering a torn wrist ligament on Thursday night, Burrow will unfortunately miss the remainder of the season.
Expect Jake Browning to start under center while the Bengals could lean towards a run heavy offense with their new starting quarterback.
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Joe Burrow
QB / Cincinnati Bengals
Bengals' Joe Burrow likely dealing with wrist sprain
What it means:
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is believed to have a right wrist sprain, per head coach Zac Taylor.
Burrow exited toward the end of the first half in Thursday night's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He was unable to grip the ball and looked visibly frustrated, but the Bengals are optimistic Burrow will be able to return this season. Jake Browning will likely start in Week 12 versus the Pittsburgh Steelers if Burrow is unavailable.
Burrow completed 11 of 17 pass attempts for 101 yards and a touchdown before exiting. Browning completed 8 of 14 passes for 68 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions, and he rushed 4 times for 40 yards. However, most of that production came on a 75-yard touchdown drive in garbage time.
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Jake Browning
QB / Cincinnati Bengals
Jake Browning filling in for Bengals' Joe Burrow (wrist) in Week 11
What it means:
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Jake Browning will take over at quarterback while starter Joe Burrow (wrist) is questionable to return in Week 11.
Browning will close out the first half for the Bengals while star quarterback Joe Burrow gets evaluated and treated for a wrist injury. Burrow is questionable to return and will hopefully be able take the field for the second half.
Browning completed his first career pass shortly before the 2 minute warning on Thursday, securing a first down on a connection with Trenton Irwin.