BENCHED: Tua Tagovailoa DONE WITH DOLPHINS, Massive Divisional Showdowns & Ravens Last Playoff Shot

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🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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The Miami Dolphins took a tough loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday Night Football and it has led them to bench Tua Tagovialoa in favor of rookie Quinn Ewers. This likely spells the end of Tua in Miami and his next destination may be a place that currently has their starting quarterback still on the roster. We have three massive divisional matchups this week starting with Thursday Night Football where the Los Angeles Rams will play the Seattle Seahawks for the second time in 2025. The Rams won the first matchup, but now will be without Davante Adams and that could slant things towards Seattle, but the Seahawks will need a return to form from Sam Darnold. The Chicago Bears get a rematch with the Green Bay Packers after losing the opening faceoff two weeks ago and with the devastation of the Micah Parsons injury and the loss to the Denver Broncos, the Pack are vulnerable. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have let the Carolina Panthers back in the race in the NFC South, but neither team has taken the opportunity to take the division and cashed in. Now they will go head-to-head to decide if either team actually wants this spot. Finally, the AFC North is getting closer to being over, but the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens both have tough matchups this weekend that could shake things back up again.

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0:00.0	The Miami Dolphins have benched to a tug of Aloha,
0:04.9	and I think this means the end of his time in Miami.
0:08.8	That and more on today's edition of Locked on NFL.
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0:13.5	The madman Tyler Rowland is your double shot of NFL espresso.
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0:33.2	Football fans, welcome in to the Locked-on NFL podcast, bringing you a double dose of the NFL's biggest stories with help from our local experts that know your favorite teams like no one else.
0:43.9	I am your host, the madman.
0:45.8	Tyler Rowland, joined today by Locked-on NFL expert, the data queen, Michelle Majuk, on today's episode.
0:51.8	We are going to break down an awesome week 16 in the NFL.
0:56.1	It's the final chance for the Baltimore Ravens.
0:58.7	Also, we got three incredible divisional matchups that have real implications for the playoffs.
1:04.4	But we got to start with the benching of Tua from the Miami Dolphins.
1:09.0	Before we dive in, though, do want to thank you for making Locked on NFL your first listen.
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