PROGRESS or MIRAGE? Bengals Defense and Dax Hill LOCK DOWN Cardinals

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4.7 • 854 Ratings

🗓️ 29 December 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

The Cincinnati Bengals put together their strongest defensive performance of the year, and that includes rookie linebackers Barrett Carter and Demetrius Knight Jr., while cornerbacks Dax Hill, and DJ Turner continued to show they're building block players. How much of that performance gives real hope for the future? Jake Liscow and Mike Santagata break down what's worth buying on defense, including Myles Murphy and Shemar Stewart's outings. Plus, Amarius Mims and Dylan Fairchild are showing they're the future on the Bengals' offensive line, which helped enable another awesome day from Joe Burrow, Chase Brown, and the Bengals' offense.

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0:00.0	The Cincinnati Bengals took care of business against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 17.
0:05.6	What does the tale of the tape tell us about potential defensive improvements that could be pertinent to 2026 and the Bengals future?
0:14.1	Let's break it down.
0:20.3	You are locked on Bengals, your daily Cincinnati Bengals podcast.
0:25.3	Part of the Locked-on Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:31.0	Well, up Bengals fans, and welcome to another episode of the Lockdown Bengals podcast.
0:34.5	Part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, now the number one sports
0:38.7	podcast network.
0:39.8	I'm Jake.
0:40.1	Let's go join today by Mike Santagana, who's film analysis you can find both on Twitter
0:45.5	and at bengelstalk.com.
0:47.9	He's also part of our postgame Bengals squad show crew that you might have watched yesterday.
0:55.5	And Mike joins me every week to break down the latest Bengals film.
1:00.2	And at this point in the season, try to find meaning,
1:03.0	try to find evaluation notes that are pertinent to the Bengals future
1:06.3	that are relevant in the long term.
1:08.9	If you're new to the lockdown Bengals podcast, welcome. Welcome back to
1:11.7	all the everydayers out there who don't miss an episode. Everyone who makes Locked on
1:15.3	Bengals their first listen. We've been covering the Cincinnati Bengals since 2016 on this podcast
1:19.5	and haven't missed a beat the entire way. It's your best stop for all your Bengals information
1:25.3	for any podcast out there. And welcome back if you make us part of your routine.
1:30.6	And Mike, as we dive into the film as his routine,
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