Bengal Bites: Cincinnati Bengals News & Analysis · Derek Davis

Ep. 0118: Week 14 Recap (Bengals 34 - 39 Bills)

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T Higgins played through a concussion like a soldier, but we shouldn't praise that because your brain doesn't heal like your muscles do.
Bengal Bites episode 118 recaps Week 14 loss to Bills (39-34) with focus on game conditions, Burrow's performance, and critical safety concerns around T Higgins' return to play after recent concussion. Derek uses game analysis as framework to discuss NFL player welfare, concussion protocol failures, and problematic narratives around toughness that endanger young athletes.

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A Buffalo loss turns Burrow's four-touchdown night into another hard Bengals reality check.

The Bengals recap keeps its focus where it should be: on the 34-39 loss in Buffalo and the way a game that looked there for the taking slipped away in the final minutes.

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If you want the Bengals' Buffalo collapse without sugarcoating, this is your lane.

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