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Tee Higgins, Sam Hubbard out on final Texans vs. Bengals injury report

The Bengals won’t have some big names against the Houston Texans.

The Cincinnati Bengals won’t have two key pieces of the team during the Week 10 game against the Houston Texans.

Before the final injury report went live, Bengals head coach Zac Taylor confirmed that wideout Tee Higgins and defensive end Sam Hubbard won’t play.

The full report:

  • WR Ja’Marr Chase (Questionable)
  • DT Josh Tupou (Doubtful)
  • DE Sam Hubbard (Out)
  • WR Tee Higgins (Out)
  • WR Charlie Jones (Questionable)

Of note, Ja’Marr Chase is officially questionable with the back injury that required an MRI, with the star wideout saying on Thursday that he felt much better.

Rookie wideout Charlie Jones will see action if the team actually activates him to the 53-man roster after having his practice window from IR opened this week.

Otherwise, names like Trenton Irwin will step up in Higgins’ place, as this is merely the latest setback to his season.

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Sam Hubbard another big item on Bengals injury report

Sam Hubbard continues to miss time on the Bengals injury report.

The Cincinnati Bengals continue to battle one of their most extensive injury lists of the season before the Week 10 game against the Houston Texans.

First up, Ja’Marr Chase had an MRI on his back but is feeling better. Tee Higgins, however, won’t play due to a hamstring injury suffered Wednesday.

Now, Thursday’s full injury report:

  • WR Ja’Marr Chase (LP)
  • DT Josh Tupou (LP)
  • DE Sam Hubbard (DNP)
  • CB Jalen Davis (FP)
  • LB Akeem Davis-Gaither (LP)
  • WR Tee Higgins (DNP)
  • WR Charlie Jones (FP)
  • CB Cam Taylor-Britt (FP)

Tupou and a few others are actually getting better, but the big non-receiver headline here is Sam Hubbard continuing to miss time with an ankle injury.

If Hubbard isn’t able to go, the steady breakout of first-rounder Myles Murphy could continue.

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Sam Hubbard says nobody watches more film than Bengals LB Germaine Pratt

Germaine Pratt puts in the work.

Fresh off the mild surprise that was returning to the team at all in free agency, Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Germaine Pratt has picked up where he left off by having a huge impact this season.

That’s not a surprise to his teammates. Defensive end Sam Hubbard, for example, told Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com that nobody he knows watches more film.

A general chat with Pratt would seem to confirm as much.

“I probably watch a couple of hours a day,” Pratt said.”I watch some before I go home. When I get home, my son and daughter have a lot of energy and they want to play. After we put them to bed, I probably watch 30 to 45 minutes before we watch TV or go to bed.”

Pratt also explained why: “I think the game is simpler because you watch film and see the tendencies they like to do. Everybody goes back to their roots in critical situations. They have routes or run schemes they’re doing against us that week, but when the game gets tight they run their stuff they would normally call in certain situations.”

Through seven games, Pratt is third on the team with 49 total tackles, plus one sack, two interceptions and one forced fumble.

Or in other words, he’s pacing toward another routine season as one-half of what has quietly become one of the league’s best linebacker cores.

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Bengals defensive ends climbing up all-time leaderboards

Some big Bengals names are making some big history as season continues.

The Cincinnati Bengals‘ Week 6 win over the Seattle Seahawks featured a dominant defensive line performance that they had been waiting for in the 2023 season. Four Bengals generated at least six quarterback pressures, and they had four sacks.

Defensive ends Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson have been particularly impressive, and both of them are climbing up all-time leaderboards for the Bengals as they do it.

Hubbard’s next sack will put him into a tie with nose tackle Tim Krumrie for 10th place in Bengals history with 34.5 in his career.

That same number also isn’t out of reach for Hendrickson either, who already has 29 sacks in Cincinnati since he joined the team in 2021. He had 14 in his first year with the team, then eight last year, and he has already managed seven in the still-young 2023 season. His 29 sacks in 37 games put him currently at 15th all-time.

With 11 games still to go this year and the pace they are both at, they will likely be moving up the all-time leaderboard soon.

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Sam Hubbard named most underrated player in NFL

A big honor for Bengals DE Sam Hubbard.

The Cincinnati Bengals are off for Week 7, but they aren’t being forgotten about while they aren’t on the schedule. Peter Schrager of Good Morning Football named his most underrated player in the NFL this season and it was defensive end Sam Hubbard.

“Hubbard’s been all over the field,” he said. “You know him from the big play in the wild card game last year, but Hubbard’s been an All Pro this season, too. He’s been fantastic against the run and also against the pass.”

Through six games, Hubbard has 32 tackles (21 solo), three sacks, and 10 quarterback hits. In just the win over Seattle, he had seven tackles, a sack, five quarterback hits and nine quarterback pressures, leading the way for the Bengals defensive line.

The entire line had a great game against the Seahawks, and Hubbard was the one that set the tone for them. After the off week, the Bengals are going to going up against the star-studded San Francisco 49ers offense, followed by Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. The pass rush could very well be a deciding factor in those games, so to see Hubbard and the entire front four get a great game under their belt is encouraging.

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Bengals pass rushers had impressive performance in Week 6

Sam Hubbard and the Bengals DL put on an epic show against the Seahawks — and the numbers prove it.

The defense led the way in the Cincinnati Bengals‘ 17-13 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, bringing the Bengals up to a 3-3 record going into the bye week.

In the game, the Bengals became only the fourth defense since 2020 to have four different players have at least six quarterback pressures in one game, according to Next Gen Stats.

Sam Hubbard led the way with nine, Trey Hendrickson had seven, and both D.J. Reader and B.J. Hill had six. Eight of Hubbard’s pressures came against Seahawks right tackle Jake Curhan.

“We have a lot of guys, and it starts with the starters, up front and then those guys coming off the bench,” head coach Zac Taylor said after the win. “Our starting group is just as good as any in the league. And so, again, a lot of credit to those guys up front and in the back end supporting them and making some big plays today.”

The pressure on Geno Smith was very effective, forcing him to throw two interceptions and no touchdowns despite having 323 yards.

In a game where the offense started quickly but wasn’t able to keep that pace up, it was huge for the Bengals that the pass rush was able to show up in such a big way.

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Sam Hubbard leads all NFL edge rushers in stopping the run

Sam Hubbard is underrated.

The Cincinnati Bengals defense has improved dramatically with Lou Anarumo calling the shots and a few key difference makers that the Bengals have picked up along the way.

However, one of the highlights of the defense has been defensive end Sam Hubbard who, according to the Bengals official Twitter account, has had a run-stop win rate of 33.4 percent, which is the highest of any edge rusher in the NFL.

Last season in 15 games, Hubbard had 6.5 sacks and one forced fumble to go with 34 solo tackles.

Over his career, Hubbard has been a bright spot with the Bengals when things weren’t going as well, and a leader on an AFC Championship defense recently, proving that he very well could be the best edge rusher in the league against the run.

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Ranking the edge rushers the Colts will play in 2023

The Colts will face a gauntlet of edge rushers during the 2023 season.

Braden Smith and Bernhard Raimann have their work cut out for them in the upcoming season. The Indianapolis Colts have a gauntlet of pass rushers that they will be facing. Their schedule features some of the elites at the position, proven veterans, and young players looking to take that next step.

For this list, I took the top two edge rushers from each team and cut the list in half. To get an idea of the talented pass rushers of the schedule, the 2022 No. 1 overall pick and the first defensive player selected in the 2023 NFL draft didn’t make the cut.

Let’s take a look at the top 14 edge rushers on Indy’s schedule:

Bengals fan takes over Reds-Royals game where Chiefs were honored

A Bengals fan stood alone in Chiefs territory.

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While the Cincinnati Bengals are right in the middle of the offseason, Bengals fans still have the Cincinnati Reds through the summer and the Bengals rivalry with Kansas City is finding its way into baseball as well.

A Bengals fan named Ryan Gallenstein had tickets to Kauffman Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Royals where the Reds are in town. At the game, he wore a Sam Hubbard jersey, who he went to high school with, and sat directly behind home plate

The Chiefs were honored pre-game at Kauffman Stadium, and Gallenstein made sure Cincinnati’s presence was felt the whole game, up on his feet and very loud in the Reds’ 5-4 extra-inning win Monday.

Hubbard said he appreciates the support and reached out to Gallenstein after he saw what happened at the game.

The Cincinnati fan also made it to the game Tuesday where the Reds won 5-4 again, and he wore his Hubbard jersey in the same spot behind home plate.

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Bengals’ Sam Hubbard sets lofty goal for 2023

Sam Hubbard has eyes on making an even bigger impact for the Bengals.

Cincinnati Bengals wide reciever Ja’Marr Chase recently made it clear he was hunting for more team records in 2023.

While defensive end Sam Hubbard doesn’t sound like a guy necessarily aiming for the record books, he’s got some lofty goals of his own going into the 2023 season.

“I got double-digits in ’21 including playoffs, but I want regular-season double-digits,” Hubbard said, according to Geoff Hobson of Bengals.com “I’ve been close. Last year I was on pace before I tore my calf … with (four) games to go and slowed me up.”

Granted, Hubbard also stressed he wanted to keep being one of the NFL’s best run-defending edges, too. But the flashier stats would be more of a visual representation of the further improved offseason work he’s putting into his body and preparation.

Aiding Hubbard’s pursuit? He says this offseason is the best he’s felt in a long time, with one goal still trumping everything else — a Super Bowl win.

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