Huddle Up: Gesicki has been highly productive in most of the games Tee Higgins has missed this year but has been virtually nonexistent in every other game. So it came as no surprise he posted a bagel in Week 11 as Higgins returned against the Chargers. Especially with the Bengals going on bye in Week 12, Gesicki can be dropped in most leagues.

Huddle Up: Hudson went off for six catches, 42 yards and a touchdown in Week 10 against the Baltimore Ravens, but the return of Tee Higgins and linebacker/safety play of the Chargers was enough to keep him from being overly involved in this one. Outside of some deep tight end premium leagues, it is safe to drop Hudson in whatever leagues he was picked up in over the last week.

Huddle Up: Iosivas made a nice 27-yard catch near the end of the game that put the Bengals near midfield and gave them the chance to attempt a couple of deep shots to tie the game. Other than that, it was another quiet outing for him. Although he has flashed at times and is a trusted red zone option for Joe Burrow, it has become almost impossible to play him in fantasy because Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins absorb so many of the targets. He can be left on waivers in most leagues when the Bengals return from their bye in Week 13 against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Huddle Up: Chase is leaving no doubt he is the most dominant receiver in the league right now. Over the last four games, the 24-year-old is averaging 8.5 catches, 13 targets, 109 receiving yards and 1.5 touchdowns. Not much else needs to be said. The Bengals go on a bye in Week 12, but Chase will remain a no-brainer start in Week 13 despite a likely shadow matchup against Joey Porter Jr. and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Huddle Up: Excluding Week 3 when he was returning from a hamstring injury, Higgins has been nothing short of amazing for fantasy purposes. In five "healthy" games, Higgins has scored four touchdowns and is averaging seven catches for 90 yards. Higgins and his teammates will get the week off in Week 12, but he will remain as good of a fantasy WR2 option as there is in Week 13 against a stout Pittsburgh Steelers defense.

Huddle Up: This marks the second time in three games with Zack Moss sidelined that Brown has handled at least 27 touches. For the second time since being acquired in a trade two weeks ago, Khalil Herbert did not receive a touch. While Herbert will certainly get worked in at some point, Brown is well-positioned to be a league-winner if he continues to handle this kind of workload over the remainder of the season. Brown will have a week off to rest up before the Bengals face the tough Pittsburgh Steelers defense. Despite the difficult matchup, Brown's workload should be enough to keep him in the high-end RB2 conversation.

Huddle Up: Burrow is having a season for the ages with 27 touchdowns and four interceptions through 11 games, but the Bengals' defense continually fails to hold up its end of the bargain, which is largely why Cincinnati is 4-7. Burrow and the Bengals will go on a bye in Week 12 before returning in Week 13 to face arguably the best defense in the league in the Pittsburgh Steelers. While he should still be considered a QB1 in fantasy for that matchup, expectations need to be kept in check.

Huddle Up: Burrow has thrown at least two touchdowns in seven of his 10 games this season and has nine touchdowns in the last two games. He should be a starting option in all fantasy leagues.

Huddle Up: Higgins has missed the last three games with a quad injury he suffered a few days before the team's Week 8 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The 25-year-old has been a stud in 2024 when he hasn't been dealing with an injury (missed Weeks 1-2 with a hamstring issue), scoring three touchdowns while averaging 6.5 catches for 75.5 yards during a four-game stretch before suffering his latest injury. While the Chargers have been one of the stingiest defenses against receivers this season, a healthy Higgins should be a more-than-capable WR2 option this week.

Huddle Up: Burrow has thrown nine touchdowns over the last two games and has been one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL this season. He is a must-start option in all leagues as long as he is healthy.

Huddle Up: Higgins seems to have a chance to play in Week 11 after missing multiple weeks because of his injury. He is a big part of the passing game when healthy and can be a starting option in fantasy leagues if he is cleared to play.

Huddle Up: Higgins has missed multiple games because of the injury, so fantasy players will have to see if he will be able to practice this week. He is a starting option in all leagues when healthy, but players will need other options available in case he remains sidelined.

Huddle Up: Burrow is coming off another outstanding performance and has thrown nine touchdowns in the last two games. He has become a must-start option in all leagues when he is healthy.

Huddle Up: With Tee Higgins (quad) out for a third straight week, and the NFL's last-ranked pass defense on the other side, the stars seemed to be aligning for Gesicki, who'd averaged 5.5 receptions, 71 yards, and 0.5 TDs in the previous four games missed by Higgins. Instead, he posted a 4-30-0 line and took a backseat to Tanner Hudson. Gesicki would still offer some value if Higgins is sidelined again in Week 11, but if the star wideout is back, Gesicki is better ticketed for your bench.

Huddle Up: Iosivas had a little buzz early on when he caught three TD passes in the first three weeks. He's done little since, however, and with a combined 3-39-1 line during Tee Higgins' current three-game absence, the Princeton product no longer warrants any fantasy consideration regardless of league size.

Huddle Up: If you had Chase in your lineup Thursday night, congratulations, you probably just won your Week 10 matchup. While he hasn't been as consistent as you'd like from a WR1 this year -- he'd logged fewer than 60 yards in each of his previous three games coming into TNF -- Chase's weekly ceiling is as high as anyone in the NFL. While you can quibble about who should be the overall WR1, Chase is on the short list, and he belongs in your lineup each week.

Huddle Up: While the fumble was officially charged to Joe Burrow, it was clearly on Herbert, who jogged off the field and never touched the ball again. Don't read into it. Herbert was rusty and just got to Cincy earlier this week. His role should grow in future weeks, though his fantasy value at this stage seems exclusively as a handcuff option for Chase Brown owners.

Huddle Up: With Zack Moss (neck) likely done for the year, Brown looks to be in line to function as a Joe Mixon style workhorse for the Bengals the rest of the way. The team did add Khalil Herbert to give them some depth and another experienced option, but Brown looks like the guy. He holds low-end RB2 appeal.

Huddle Up: Ja'Marr Chase and Mike Gesicki likely will be the main options in the passing game with Tee Higgins still unavailable. Chase should be a starting fantasy option in all leagues, while Gesicki can be a low-end No. 1 tight end in most leagues.

Huddle Up: With Chase Brown taking over the backfield, Herbert is a high-end handcuff until his role in the offense becomes more clear.

Huddle Up: Brown will be the starting running back for the foreseeable future and will see plenty of touches this week. He should be a starting option in all fantasy leagues.

Huddle Up: Burrow has been one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL this season and will be facing a Baltimore Ravens defense that has struggled at times in 2024. He should be a starting option in all fantasy leagues.

Huddle Up: Higgins has been sidelined for a few weeks because of the injury but may be helped by the longer rest after the Week 10 game. Andrei Iosivas should see a handful of targets with Higgins still sidelined but can be avoided in most fantasy leagues.

Huddle Up: The trade for Khalil Herbert would have been a good move for Cincinnati regardless, but it makes even more sense now. Herbert will likely need at least a couple of weeks to acclimate himself to the playbook (the Bengals play on Thursday this week), but he should be added in most leagues because he will quickly become Chase Brown's primary handcuff.