Should the No. 1 receiver always get the most targets? It’s not that simple in the Cincinnati Bengals’ offense.
In the eyes of the four defenses the Bengals have played, Ja’Marr Chase remains the top option in the passing game. To say that’s benefitted Tee Higgins is an understatement. The attention Chase has garnered in the form of scheme and bodies has allowed Higgins to exceed Chase in targets, receptions, yards, and touchdowns in the past three games after Chase went off against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1.
Ever since the beginning of the offseason, head coach Zac Taylor has preached creativity in getting the ball to last year’s fifth-overall pick after he took the league by storm as a rookie.