The Cincinnati Bengals desperately need a win on Monday Night Football in Week 3. Cincinnati has started the 2024 season with a 0-2 record, barely losing to Kansas City in Arrowhead in Week 2. They may be getting some much-needed reinforcements on offense thanks to some positive injury news.

Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins will practice today, head coach Zac Taylor said per ESPN's Ben Baby. Paul Dehner Jr. of The Athletic added that all signs point to Higgins being ready to make his 2024 debut on Monday Night Football.

Higgins has been dealing with a hamstring injury that has kept him out of the Bengals' first two games of the season.

Tee Higgins has been a consistent contributor on offense for Cincinnati since 2020, when the Bengals drafted him in the second round.

Higgins had a down year in 2023, hauling in only 42 receptions for 656 yards and five touchdowns. However, Higgins played in a career-low 12 games and had Jake Browning under center after Joe Burrow went down with a wrist injury in Week 11.

Adding Higgins back into the Bengals offense could help relieve pressure off of Ja'Marr Chase and make the entire unit more dangerous.

Can the Bengals dig themselves out of their 0-2 hole? 

Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Trent McDuffie (22) breaks up a pass intended for Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase (1) in the first quarter of the NFL Week 2 game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. The Bengals led 16-10 at halftime.
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The Cincinnati Bengals are in a precarious position heading into Week 3 of the 2024 NFL season.

Cincinnati is sitting at 0-2 heading into a vitally important Week 3 matchup against Washington on Monday Night Football.

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The Bengals have been here before. Cincinnati started the 2022 season 0-2 and still managed to win the AFC North. However, 0-3 is a different beast entirely.

Only one team since 2000 has made the playoffs after starting the season 0-3 — the 2018 Houston Texans. There have also been zero Super Bowl champions who have started the season 0-3. Those figures do not mean it is impossible to start 0-3 and still have postseason success. However, it simply shows that historically it has never been done.

As odd as it might seem, the Bengals are still alive in the AFC North. The Ravens started 0-2 just like the Bengals, and the 2-0 Steelers are currently at the top of the division with Justin Fields under center. It is easy to imagine any number of scenarios where the Bengals can turn their season around and contend for another AFC North title.

They simply need to take care of business against the Commanders on Monday night.