SHOWDOWN: Josh Allen and Joe Burrow CLASH As Bills & Bengals FIGHT For Their Playoff Lives This Sunday

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🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals face off in a high-stakes Week 14 showdown, with Josh Allen and Joe Burrow battling to keep their playoff hopes alive. Both teams boast elite quarterbacks, but questions persist—will Buffalo’s unpredictable offense capitalize on Cincinnati’s struggling defense, and can the Bengals overcome their flaws for another late-season surge? Joe Marino and James Rapien break down the keys to victory, from James Cook’s breakout potential against the Bengals’ porous run defense to Ja'Marr Chase’s matchup with Bills corner Christian Benford. The episode covers pass rush concerns, red zone efficiency, and which defense can step up when it matters most. With playoff implications and divisional stakes on the line, Bills vs Bengals promises fireworks. Who will emerge as AFC contenders after Sunday’s clash?

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0:00.0	Josh Allen and Joe Burrow are elite quarterbacks on teams that are battling for a playoff spot as the calendar now turns to December.
0:09.7	Who's going to come out on top?
0:11.7	Crossover Thursday starts now.
0:19.8	You are locked on NFL crossover. Part of the Locked on podcast network, your team every day.
0:29.9	Welcome into this crossover Thursday episode of Locked on Bills and Locked on Bengals.
0:35.2	We are proud members of the Lockdown Podcast Network.
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0:41.7	And of course, we want to issue a big thank you.
0:43.3	Shout out and welcome to our everydayers.
0:45.4	Those of you who never miss a single episode,
0:48.1	we appreciate y'all being here very, very much.
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1:01.1	Marino from Lockdown Bills. That's James Rappean, the host of Lockdown Bengals, and we're here
1:05.5	to get you ready for Week 14, where the Bills play host to the Bengals in a high stakes matchup.
1:12.5	James, welcome in.
1:13.5	I'm excited to break this one down with you.
1:16.0	Yeah, I'm excited too, Joe, and it's a huge one.
1:19.7	Bill's Bengals always feels big, and this one is no different.
1:23.1	No doubt about it.
1:24.2	And I think it's going to be really interesting to see what version of these
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