Bengal Bites: Cincinnati Bengals News & Analysis · Derek Davis

Ep. 0113 - Week 12 Preview ( Patriots @ Bengals)

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Jamar Chase spit on Jalen Ramsey, and the league suspended him one game.

1. Bengal Bites: Cincinnati Bengals News & Analysis Episode 0113 previews Week 12, with the Bengals hosting the New England Patriots in Cincinnati. 2. Derek hosts the show and frames it as a “realistic, honest perspective” on Bengals football. 3. The episode asks whether a 3-7 Bengals team without Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase can keep pace with a 9-2 Patriots team on an eight-game winning streak. 4. Derek spends significant time on Jamar Chase’s suspension after the spitting incident with Jalen Ramsey in Pittsburgh. 5. He says the video showed Chase spitting, Ramsey was fined a little less than $15,000, and Chase’s one-game suspension was upheld on appeal by Jordy Nelson. 6. Derek argues that Chase’s public denial made the situation worse because reporters were relaying what fans could already see on video. 7. He also criticizes the lack of an explicit apology or accountability statement from Chase during the week. 8. Zach Taylor’s defense of Chase is presented as similar to his earlier defense of Logan Wilson after the Mark Andrews hip-drop tackle controversy. 9. Burrow’s return became a major subplot because he progressed from limited work to full participation in Wednesday and Thursday practices. 10. Derek says the Bengals still did not activate Burrow by the Saturday 4 p.m. injured-reserve deadline, so Joe Flacco will start. 11. He connects that decision to the Bengals’ playoff math, saying a loss would leave them in a very difficult position even with seven AFC playoff spots. 12. The Patriots offense is described as being led by second-year quarterback Drake May, whose accuracy, passing volume, and rushing ability are central to New England’s success. 13. Derek notes that May has thrown for 2,800 yards, 20 touchdowns, and five interceptions while operating behind an offense coordinated by Josh McDaniels. 14. Travion Henderson is highlighted as a recent breakout, with five touchdowns over the last two games and three in the most recent one. 15. Derek says the Bengals defense ranks near the bottom of the league in rushing defense, pass defense, scoring defense, sacks, and missed tackles. 16. He also points to injuries across Cincinnati’s roster, including Cam Taylor-Britt, Trey Hendrickson, Shamar Stewart, and Cam Sample, as reasons the defense looks thin. 17. The episode’s tone is blunt and opinionated, with Derek frequently correcting himself, challenging common fan narratives, and revisiting game tape details. 18. The format mixes preview analysis, injury updates, roster movement, and a long run of commentary on accountability and fan reaction. 19. Bengals fans tracking injuries, roster moves, and AFC North implications. 20. Casual listeners wanting neutral, concise NFL analysis.

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A blunt Bengals preview that treats an upset as remote but still worth talking about.

Bengal Bites reads like a sober Week 12 check in, not a sales pitch. The 3-7 Bengals are home underdogs against a Patriots team on an 8-game winning streak and tied for the best AFC record at 9-2, and the episode does not pretend that gap is small.

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