Is Joe Burrow Poised to BOUNCE BACK in Bengals' Matchup vs Dolphins?

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4.7 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The Miami Dolphins are benching Tua Tagovailoa for rookie Quinn Ewers, while the Cincinnati Bengals face mounting frustrations over Zac Taylor's future and Joe Burrow’s uncharacteristic mistakes. James Rapien is joined by Kyle Crabbs of Locked On Dolphins to break down key storylines, including Ja'Marr Chase’s matchup with Dolphins corners, the impact of De'Von Achane’s explosive speed, and the battle in the trenches for Burrow’s protection. With intriguing roster changes and urgent play calling, both teams fight for momentum and answers before season’s end.

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0:00.0	Thursday here on the Locked On Network, and we have a crossover between the Dolphins and Bengals
0:05.6	to non-playoff teams in 2025 with plenty of interesting storylines down the stretch.
0:17.2	You are Locked-on NFL crossover, part of the Locked On podcast network, your team every day.
0:27.2	What's going on, everybody?
0:28.4	Welcome to another crossover Thursday here on the Locked On Network.
0:32.6	I am Kyle Crabs, host of Locked on Dolphins, joined by James Rapine, host of Locked on Bengals.
0:37.2	And we want to welcome you to this crossover Thursday episode. It is your teams every day here on the Lockdown Network. We don't just say it, we live it. We want to give a special thank you to everyone who has helped make the Lockdown podcast network, the number one sports podcast network in the world. Today's episode of crossover Thursday is presented by
0:54.9	prize picks. Download the prize picks out today. Use code locked on NFL to get $50 in
0:58.9	lineups after you play your first $5 lineup. And James, it's been a little bit since we had a chance
1:05.6	to kind of cross streams here on the crossover Thursdays and a disappointing season for both the dolphins and the
1:12.6	Bengals. I want to kick it to you first. I'd be a terrible host as the home team. If I didn't
1:17.0	give you first crack it, what's the big storyline right now in Cincinnati after a tough loss
1:21.8	this past week? What changes could be coming, not coming, will anything change?
1:27.8	And I think frustration has really reached super high levels among the fan base, and rightfully
1:35.6	so with the way they performed against the Baltimore Ravens in week 14, their season,
1:40.2	week 15, their season on the line essentially, and they get shut out for the first
1:45.6	time in Joe Burroughs tenure. And so naturally, it went to Zach Taylor in his future,
1:51.0	Bengals director of player personnel, aka the pseudo-GM, Duke Tobin, in their future, with him.
1:57.7	And it sounds like both guys are going to be back. And so that's where it starts.
2:03.4	That's certainly not where it ends, right? Joe Burrow is going to continue to play. And I think that
2:08.7	that's an interesting storyline in and of itself. And you talk about this matchup, because you could
2:14.6	make a good argument. And I certainly would buy it. If you said,
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