After being franchise tagged in each of the last two off seasons, Tee Higgins’ future finally appears solidified.Late Sunday night, news broke that Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase had reportedly agreed to four-year extensions, keeping both in the Jungle through the 2029 campaigns.The deals will keep one of the top receiving tandems together for years to come and will please Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who has not been shy about his desire for the pair to remain in Cincinnati.Higgins is a bit of an unsung hero for the Bengals: He’s never been named to a Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team, but is still a valuable part of Cincinnati’s offense, and a player Burrow has been vocal about keeping in the locker room for multiple offseasons now.With a deal reportedly reached, let’s take a look back at Higgins’ best moments with the Bengals so far.Dec. 28, 2024: Bengals vs. BroncosThe Bengals needed a win in the worst possible way. December opened with a loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers, sending the Bengals to a 4-8 record. For Cincinnati to have any hope of making the playoffs, they’d need a little help but they also had to win each of their last five games.Entering Week 17, Cincinnati had kept their end of the bargain, winning three in a row leading into a Saturday night showdown against one of the upstart teams in the AFC, the Denver Broncos.Then came the Tee Higgins Game.Higgins accounted for all three of Burrow’s touchdown passes, including the game winning scoring reception in overtime that kept Cincinnati’s playoff hopes alive in a 30-24 thriller.The effort was Higgins’ first three-touchdown game as a professional, and his 11 receptions were the second-most of his Bengals career.If there was a game, a moment, that highlighted the importance of Higgins’ role in Cincinnati’s offense, it was on this late December night.Dec. 16, 2024: Bengals vs. VikingsThere’s something special about a Tee Higgins performance on a Saturday in December.Much like the 2024 season, Cincinnati found themselves needing to play nearly perfect football down the stretch of the 2023 season after a slow start to the campaign.And they had to do it with their backup quarterback.Jake Browning had been entrenched under center since Joe Burrow’s season-ending injury four weeks prior, but he had led the Bengals two back-to-back wins, against Jacksonville and Indianapolis, to put Cincinnati over .500 and in the thick of the playoff race.When the Minnesota Vikings came to town, it was Tee Time.For those who don’t remember this game, looking at the box score might not seem significant: While he had a two-touchdown day, just the fourth of his career to that point, he totaled only 61 yards on four catches.But the Bengals needed each of those two touchdowns.Higgins bookended the fourth quarter with his six-pointers: A 13-yard pitch-and-catch from Browning for a 13-yard touchdown to pull Cincinnati within 17-10 and a 21-yard touchdown reception on one of the most acrobatic plays you’ll ever see with less than a minute to play to tie the game at 24-24.Throwing off his back foot, Browning lofted a ball to the sideline where Higgins had to come back to it, stop in his tracks to make the catch, then turned his body 180 degrees to push the football over the goal line for the game-tying score.The effort allowed the Bengals to send the game into overtime, where Evan McPherson hit a 29-yard field goal to keep their winning streak, and season, alive.Dec. 26, 2021: Bengals vs. RavensJa’Marr Chase had one of his best performances against the Baltimore Ravens, so it’s only fitting that Higgins does as well.A week before the Bengals clinched the 2021 AFC North title in a thriller against the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati ran the Ravens out of Paul Brown Stadium as Higgins compiled his career-best day, catching 12 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, the second multi-score game of his career to that point.Higgins’ touchdowns weren’t all that impactful on the game—his first touchdown made it 31-14—but he was Burrow’s favorite target that day.Sept. 27, 2020: Bengals vs. EaglesWith a new franchise quarterback under center and a new wideout to play with, the Bengals’ aim in 2020 was to marginally improve around the margins and become competitive the following year.However, in game three of the campaign, the Bengals picked up their first non-loss of the season, one of just five games that wouldn’t end in defeat. It also marked the first time Higgins, who had been drafted with the first pick in the second round just a few months prior, would score multiple touchdowns in one professional football game. Higgins first career touchdown reception came in the second quarter, on a one-yard pass from Burrow that gave Cincinnati a 10-6 lead.In the third quarter, Higgins hauled in his second score, a four-yard pass from his draft classmate, to momentarily put the Bengals up 17-16.Cincinnati added a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter, but a last-second touchdown rush from Carson Wentz tied the game at 23-23.Neither team scored in the overtime period, leaving the Bengals and Eagles with a tie three weeks into the season.

CINCINNATI —After being franchise tagged in each of the last two off seasons, Tee Higgins’ future finally appears solidified.

Late Sunday night, news broke that Higgins and Ja’Marr Chase had reportedly agreed to four-year extensions, keeping both in the Jungle through the 2029 campaigns.

The deals will keep one of the top receiving tandems together for years to come and will please Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, who has not been shy about his desire for the pair to remain in Cincinnati.

Higgins is a bit of an unsung hero for the Bengals: He’s never been named to a Pro Bowl or an All-Pro team, but is still a valuable part of Cincinnati’s offense, and a player Burrow has been vocal about keeping in the locker room for multiple offseasons now.

With a deal reportedly reached, let’s take a look back at Higgins’ best moments with the Bengals so far.

Dec. 28, 2024: Bengals vs. Broncos

The Bengals needed a win in the worst possible way. December opened with a loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers, sending the Bengals to a 4-8 record. For Cincinnati to have any hope of making the playoffs, they’d need a little help but they also had to win each of their last five games.

Entering Week 17, Cincinnati had kept their end of the bargain, winning three in a row leading into a Saturday night showdown against one of the upstart teams in the AFC, the Denver Broncos.

Then came the Tee Higgins Game.

Higgins accounted for all three of Burrow’s touchdown passes, including the game winning scoring reception in overtime that kept Cincinnati’s playoff hopes alive in a 30-24 thriller.

The effort was Higgins’ first three-touchdown game as a professional, and his 11 receptions were the second-most of his Bengals career.

If there was a game, a moment, that highlighted the importance of Higgins’ role in Cincinnati’s offense, it was on this late December night.

Dec. 16, 2024: Bengals vs. Vikings

There’s something special about a Tee Higgins performance on a Saturday in December.

Much like the 2024 season, Cincinnati found themselves needing to play nearly perfect football down the stretch of the 2023 season after a slow start to the campaign.

And they had to do it with their backup quarterback.

Jake Browning had been entrenched under center since Joe Burrow’s season-ending injury four weeks prior, but he had led the Bengals two back-to-back wins, against Jacksonville and Indianapolis, to put Cincinnati over .500 and in the thick of the playoff race.

When the Minnesota Vikings came to town, it was Tee Time.

For those who don’t remember this game, looking at the box score might not seem significant: While he had a two-touchdown day, just the fourth of his career to that point, he totaled only 61 yards on four catches.

But the Bengals needed each of those two touchdowns.

Higgins bookended the fourth quarter with his six-pointers: A 13-yard pitch-and-catch from Browning for a 13-yard touchdown to pull Cincinnati within 17-10 and a 21-yard touchdown reception on one of the most acrobatic plays you’ll ever see with less than a minute to play to tie the game at 24-24.

Throwing off his back foot, Browning lofted a ball to the sideline where Higgins had to come back to it, stop in his tracks to make the catch, then turned his body 180 degrees to push the football over the goal line for the game-tying score.

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The effort allowed the Bengals to send the game into overtime, where Evan McPherson hit a 29-yard field goal to keep their winning streak, and season, alive.

Dec. 26, 2021: Bengals vs. Ravens

Ja’Marr Chase had one of his best performances against the Baltimore Ravens, so it’s only fitting that Higgins does as well.

A week before the Bengals clinched the 2021 AFC North title in a thriller against the Kansas City Chiefs, Cincinnati ran the Ravens out of Paul Brown Stadium as Higgins compiled his career-best day, catching 12 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns, the second multi-score game of his career to that point.

Higgins’ touchdowns weren’t all that impactful on the game—his first touchdown made it 31-14—but he was Burrow’s favorite target that day.

Sept. 27, 2020: Bengals vs. Eagles

With a new franchise quarterback under center and a new wideout to play with, the Bengals’ aim in 2020 was to marginally improve around the margins and become competitive the following year.

However, in game three of the campaign, the Bengals picked up their first non-loss of the season, one of just five games that wouldn’t end in defeat.

It also marked the first time Higgins, who had been drafted with the first pick in the second round just a few months prior, would score multiple touchdowns in one professional football game.

Higgins first career touchdown reception came in the second quarter, on a one-yard pass from Burrow that gave Cincinnati a 10-6 lead.

In the third quarter, Higgins hauled in his second score, a four-yard pass from his draft classmate, to momentarily put the Bengals up 17-16.

Cincinnati added a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter, but a last-second touchdown rush from Carson Wentz tied the game at 23-23.

Neither team scored in the overtime period, leaving the Bengals and Eagles with a tie three weeks into the season.