Overview
- Higgins was removed from the Week 14 game in Orchard Park twice for sideline concussion evaluations, according to broadcast and local reports.
- He returned to the field and caught two touchdowns after the checks, contributing despite periodic trips to the tent.
- Postgame he told WLWT he felt fine, described himself as “a soldier,” and said he cleared the NFL’s concussion protocol during the game.
- Cincinnati lost 39-34 to Buffalo, and quarterback Joe Burrow praised Higgins’ toughness in his postgame remarks.
- The in-game head impacts came two weeks after a concussion against New England that cost him the Thanksgiving game, focusing attention on his near-term availability.