Tee Higgins Fantasy Football Week 18: Stats and Projections vs. Browns

Wide receiver Tee Higgins faces a matchup versus the second-ranked pass defense in the NFL (163.8 yards conceded per game) in Week 18, when his Cincinnati Bengals meet the Cleveland Browns, Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.

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Tee Higgins Week 18 Fantasy Football Projection

• Matchup: Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns
• Game Date: January 4, 2026
• Game Time: 1 p.m.
• Projected Fantasy Points: 8.0
• PPR Projected Fantasy Points: 10.0
• Projected Receiving Yards: 53.27
• Projected Receiving TDs: 0.45

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Higgins Fantasy Performance

• Higgins has put up 139.9 fantasy points in 2025 (10.0 per game), which ranks him 13th at the WR position. Overall, he's the No. 72 player in fantasy football.
• In his last three games, Higgins has compiled 38.4 total fantasy points (12.8 per game), grabbing 13 balls (on 19 targets) for 204 yards and three touchdowns.
• Higgins has produced 53.8 fantasy points (10.8 per game) in his last five games, as he's reeled in 21 passes on 33 targets for 298 yards and four touchdowns.
• The peak of Higgins' fantasy season so far was Week 9 against the Chicago Bears, when he caught seven balls on nine targets for 121 yards with two touchdowns, good for 26.1 fantasy points.
• From a fantasy standpoint, Tee Higgins stumbled to his worst performance of the season in Week 3 against the Minnesota Vikings, hauling in one pass on two targets for 15 yards (1.5 fantasy points).

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Browns Defensive Performance

• No QBs have registered more than 300 yards passing in a game versus Cleveland this season.
• A total of 13 players have thrown for at least one TD versus the Browns this season.
• A total of six players have thrown for at least two TDs against Cleveland this season.
• Only two players have passed for at least three TDs in a game against the Browns this season.
• A total of one player has recorded over 100 yards receiving in a game versus Cleveland this year.
• A total of 19 players have hauled in a TD pass against the Browns this season.
• Cleveland has allowed two or more receiving TDs to just three players this year.
• The Browns have given up more than 100 yards rushing to only three players this season.
• Cleveland has allowed 11 players to score at least one rushing TD versus them this year.
• The Browns have given up at least two rushing touchdowns to just three players this season.

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