No damage was found in an MRI on Tuesday, but his bad back could keep Ja\u2019Marr Chase out of the lineup on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Chase is officially questionable to play in the Cincinnati Bengals’ Week 10 tilt against the visiting Houston Texans.<\/p>\n
In the Bengals’ Week 9 victory against the Buffalo Bills, Chase skied for a high ball and came down with an ugly thud on his back. He didn’t leave the game, but he did miss practice on Wednesday before returning in a limited capacity on Thursday and Friday.<\/p>\n
On Thursday, Chase delivered his MRI news and added that he was dealing with a back bruise.<\/p>\n
Chase’s loss Sunday would be monumental individually, but it will be magnified in combination with wideout Tee Higgins (hamstring) being out. Higgins is dealing with a hamstring injury and NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday he was expected to be out. Charlie Jones is also listed as questionable due to a thumb injury.<\/p>\n
Cincinnati rolls into Sunday with four straight wins. During that span, Chase has totaled 35 receptions for 413 receiving yards with four touchdowns.<\/p>\n
On the season, Chase’s 64 catches, 697 yards and four TD catches are all tops on the Bengals.<\/p>\n
Quarterback Joe Burrow’s top target is up in the air with the Texans (4-4) and Bengals (4-4) set to kick off Sunday at 1 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n