Derek Davis
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Real, Raw, Unfiltered news and analysis about the Cincinnati Bengals and the NFL. Hosted by a former college football player and passionate longtime Bengals fan, we provide in-depth insights you won't find elsewhere. Not sponsored. Not officially affiliated with the Cincinnati Bengals.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Derek turns Bengals results, roster choices and coaching claims into patient football arguments grounded in the plays.
Derek treats every Cincinnati Bengals result as a problem to be worked through, not merely a score to mourn. Bengal Bites: Cincinnati Bengals News & Analysis moves between game previews, detailed recaps and offseason roster discussion, with Derek tracing how player execution and…
A 47-42 loss makes Derek reach for the roster, while you might be reaching for pitchforks.
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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.
A blunt Bengals rant centered on Duke Tobin's press conference and a season recap.
Backed by a season recap, this Bengals episode leans hard into the frustration around Duke Tobin's press conference and Mike Brown's choice to make no changes.
A blunt Bengals recap that finds a narrow reason for optimism in a nine-point loss.
Derek keeps the Bengals recap grounded. The team went to Lambeau Field, lost its fourth straight, and still managed to stay in it as a 14-point underdog.
A blunt Week 7 Bengals preview that treats Thursday night as a real must-win.
Bengal Bites treats the Week 7 Thursday night meeting with the Steelers as a real must-win, with the whiteout at Paycor Stadium and the season hanging by a thread.
A tense Bengals win recapped like someone still replaying the final snap.
Week 7 comes through as a real-time argument about the Bengals' 33-31 Thursday night win over Pittsburgh, and that approach works. It keeps coming back to the same pressure points: the early wobble, Aaron Rodgers' two interceptions, the Bengals' struggle to create pressure, and…
A bitter Bengals recap that stays locked on the game, the coaching, and the Chase-Ramsey mess.
The Bengals' Week 11 loss to Pittsburgh comes off as a messy, frustrating night, and the focus stays on the Jamar Chase-Jalen Ramsey confrontation that could still carry suspension fallout. Derek does not try to soften the anger.
A loose Bengals preview that ties the Joe Flacco move to the Green Bay matchup.
Bengal Bites folds the Joe Flacco trade into a broader Bengals check-in, then spends most of its time on what Cincinnati has to sort out before Green Bay.
A sharp, frustrated postgame breakdown of a collapse that kept getting worse.
The Week Eight loss to the previously winless Jets reads like a collapse that never quite settled into one shape. Derek keeps the focus on the Bengals' early control, the blown 14-point and 15-point leads, the 500-plus yards allowed, and the 39-38 finish, all in a voice that…
Daily Bills roster logic, pick by pick.
Episode 128 wraps up the 2025 Bengals season with a look back at the Super Bowl and the small bit of Cincinnati news on hand.
Myles Garrett is half a sack shy of breaking the NFL single-season sack record
Derek recaps the Bengals’ 37-24 home loss to the Lions and says the final score makes the game look a lot closer than it really was.
Derek recaps a 39-38 Bengals loss to the previously winless Jets.
The host opens by remembering Bob Trumpy, who passed away at 80, and treats him like the broadcasting legend he was.
Derek opens episode 102 with a Bengals preview for the trip to Green Bay.
Bengal Bites episode 103 recaps the Bengals’ 27-18 loss to the Packers at Lambeau Field, where Cincinnati was a 14-point underdog but kept the game within single digits.
Derek recaps Cincinnati’s 33-31 Thursday night win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, highlighting Evan McPherson’s late 36-yard field goal and a last-second stop on Aaron Rodgers’ Hail Mary.
Bengal Bites Episode 124 recaps the Bengals’ 37-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals, with Derek saying Cincinnati was “taking care of business at home” in Week 17.
Derek marks episode 100 and goes straight into a Week 5 Bengals-Lions preview.
Derek recaps the Bengals' 32-14 Thanksgiving night win in Baltimore, where Cincinnati improved to 4-8 and to 3-1 in AFC North games.
Episode 129 opens the 2026 season with free agency getting underway.
Bengal Bites episode 114 recaps the Bengals’ 26-20 loss to the New England Patriots, a fourth straight defeat that moved Cincinnati to 3-8.
This episode recaps the Cincinnati Bengals' 34-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, focusing on Jamar Chase's spitting incident and potential suspension, criticisms of head coach Zach Taylor's decisions, and analysis of defensive struggles and wind conditions affecting the game.
Bengals facing playoff elimination in critical must-win against Ravens
Derek provides a Week 17 preview for the Cincinnati Bengals vs Arizona Cardinals matchup.
Derek's Week 16 preview for Bengals @ Dolphins starts with Cincinnati's 24-0 loss to Baltimore, Joe Burrow's first career shutout, and the team being eliminated from playoff contention with three games left.
Joe Burrow returned to Bengals practice about 53 days after surgery on his left big toe, and Derek says the footage of Burrow throwing with a special shoe and support around the toe was the biggest Bengals story in months.
Derek previews Week 7 for the Bengals’ Thursday night home game against the Steelers at Paycore Stadium in Cincinnati.
Derek uses Episode 111 of Bengal Bites to preview Bengals-Steelers in Week 11 at Acrisure Stadium, with Cincinnati sitting at 3-6 and trying to avoid a deeper slide.
Bengal Bites episode 120 covers the Bengals’ 24-0 home loss to the Baltimore Ravens, a game that shut out Joe Burrow for the first time in his NFL career.
Bengal Bites episode 126 recaps the Bengals’ 20-18 loss to the Cleveland Browns, a game the host says Cincinnati should have won by multiple scores if not for two defensive touchdowns and a blocked extra point.
Derek opens Bengal Bites Episode 113 with a Week 12 preview of Bengals vs.
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 analyzes the Bengals' post-season organizational decisions following an underperforming season.
Derek offers a critical Bengals analysis centered on the theme of unrealistic expectations.
The Jets are winless at 0-7 - about as low as a franchise can get.