Watch: Tee Higgins' remarkable catch in double coverage against Ravens sets up Bengals' TD
Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tee Higgins made an impressive, 52-yard reception from quarterback Joe Burrow - despite double coverage - with less than one minute remaining in the first half of Sunday's Week 16 game against the Baltimore Ravens at Paul Brown Stadium.
After officials reviewed the p, Higgins' catch was upheld. The second-year receiver scored on a 1-yard touchdown catch a short time later, giving him seven catches for 129 yards before halftime.
"That was spectacular! 52-yard reception to the 3(-yard line)! ... That is about as close of coverage as you're going to design," CBS play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan said.
"That is the ultimate confidence you can have in a receiver when you throw into double coverage," CBS color analyst Trent Green added.
Higgins added his second TD reception of the game - and went over the 1,000-yard mark for the season - during the fourth quarter.
Burrow set a new franchise record with 525 passing yards in the 41-21 win.
Social media reactions:
THAT'S A CATCH. @teehiggins5 has 128 receiving yards in the first half.
Watch on CBS pic.twitter.com/xPVQU47ec2— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 26, 2021
What a catch by Tee Higgins. Burrow airs it out to Higgins with two guys on him and he comes down with. The review is coming though
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) December 26, 2021
TEE. HIGGINS.
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 26, 2021
Tee Higgins has been phenomenal in the second half of the season after a slow start
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) December 26, 2021
Tee Higgins went up and GOT IT. pic.twitter.com/LM0rxs0bL1
— USA TODAY NFL (@usatodaynfl) December 26, 2021
— Cincinnati Bengals (@Bengals) December 26, 2021
That’s the best catch I’ve seen Tee Higgins make, high-pointing the ball over the double team.
They’re reviewing the play, but it’s a sign of how much confidence Joe Burrow has in Higgins.— Charlie Goldsmith (@CharlieG__) December 26, 2021
How do you stop 8️⃣5️⃣?@teehiggins5 | @ochocinco
📺: #BALvsCIN on CBS
📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/Kl6hWQzyZ5— NFL (@NFL) December 26, 2021
Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase have both recorded more than 1,000 receiving yards this season.
The @Bengals are the 1st team in NFL history with multiple players with 1,000 receiving yards before turning 23. pic.twitter.com/2UnHFdoGHr— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 26, 2021
Joe Burrow says Tee Higgins is “absolutely” emerging as a top WR in the NFL pic.twitter.com/wZv9cuK6gz
— Kelsey Conway (@KelseyLConway) December 26, 2021
Earlier in the first half, Higgins' teammate, Ja'Marr Chase, set the Bengals' new rookie receiving yardage record, breaking A.J. Green's mark set in 2011. And Tyler Boyd flipped into the end zone on a 68-yard touchdown catch early in the second quarter.
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