Overview
- Higgins left the field twice for concussion checks after helmet-to-turf impacts, then was cleared both times to re-enter.
- The receiver finished with six catches for 92 yards and two touchdowns despite the scare.
- Cincinnati lost 39-34 in Buffalo, a result that further dents the Bengals’ fading playoff hopes.
- Higgins, who sustained a Week 12 concussion and sat out Thanksgiving, said he felt fine and vowed to keep playing, calling himself “a soldier.”
- Reaction grew nationwide as commentators and concussion experts questioned the clearances and some called for an investigation into who let him return.