Joe Burrow is slated to return to the field earlier than projected, but he will be missing one of his favorite targets.On Monday, Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor confirmed to reporters that wide receiver Tee Higgins would not play in Thursday's game against the Baltimore Ravens because of a concussion. He sustained the injury after colliding with Carlton Davis during a loss to the New England Patriots on Sunday.NFL @NFLLINKBengals head coach Zac Taylor says Tee Higgins (concussion) will be out for Thursday vs. Ravens.When asked about Higgins' physical state, Taylor declined to give a definitive answer:“I don’t want to speak for him. It was obviously a tough one. So, that’s where we’ll land.”Before his exit, Higgins had covered 31 yards on five grabs. He has 575 yards and seven touchdowns -- the latter stat tied for fourth -- on 40 receptions this season.Bengals HC Zac Taylor discusses Joe Burrow's impending return to actionThe loss of Tee Higgins is expected to be overshadowed, in a good way, by Joe Burrow's return as the Bengals' QB1. On Monday, he posted an Instagram Story of himself wearing LeBron James' No. 23 Cleveland Cavaliers jersey:But during Monday's press conference, Zac Taylor held off on an official decision:"I anticipate him playing, but we'll continue to work through the week. ... Coming off an injury, he's done everything he could. He put himself in position to do his best to play (last Sunday). We'll continue with that mindset. He looks like he's in good shape right now and he can be ready to go."He continued:"It's good to see him through the progression that we've had over the last several weeks. ... It's been helpful for him."Running back Chase Brown also shared his thoughts on what seeing Burrow back on the field again would feel like:"It will be crazy. Everyone is making it seem like it's going to be this big Dark Knight rises or returns or something like that. I'm excited for him to get football back. He loves football and to take it away from him for however long it's been, that's hard."Kickoff for the Bengals-Ravens game is at 8:15 p.m. ET on Amazon Prime.