The Cincinnati Bengals will play their starters against the Eagles as they try to start faster in 2025.

Let's break down what we're looking for from the Bengals in their preseason debut.

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James, time to gear up for some football.

The Bengals playing their starters against Philadelphia Eagles, as we've discussed,

ad nauseum, but perhaps there's some people tuning in for the first time to get a preview

before the Bengals take the field for the first time in 2025.

It'll be first impression time for many rookies, for many fans who haven't been following every day, for all of the drama around Samar Stewart.

It'll be his opportunity for him and the rest of this rookie class to make their first impressions.

And more than that, the Bengals will be trying to kick off the rust, begin their class to make their first impressions. And more than that,

the Bengals will be trying to kick off the rust, begin their warm up for the regular season,

so they're not warming up through weeks one and two this year. But with all that said,

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