The Cincinnati Bengals get to end the 2025 season with two home games against sub .500 teams. The first being against the Arizona Cardinals.
The Cardinals are an interesting team where they seem to be in the middle of a quarterback change, similar to the Miami Dolphins last week. Tyler Murray had a season-ending foot injury, but he has been replaced by veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett rather than a green rookie making their first start ever.
Can the Bengals’ defense repeat their great performance that yielded three turnovers last week? Forget about the plentiful missed tackles and poor angles.
Yet even with the uncertainty of the defense, the Bengals’ offense remains one of the most fearsome units in the NFL with a healthy Joe Burrow. Last week, we also saw running back Chase Brown pop off with three touchdowns. Just another weapon you have to worry about on top of Ja’Marr Chase and a healthy Tee Higgins.
How to Watch Bengals vs. Cardinals
Game Time: 1:00 PM ET on December 23rd, 2025
Location: Paycor Stadium in Cincinnati, OH
Series Leader: The Bengals lead the series 7-6 overall, and the home team historically has had the advantage. The Cardinals are 4-1 in games played in St. Louis and Arizona, while Cincinnati leads 6-2 in games played in Cincinnati.
TV Channel: The game will air on FOX-TV. In the Bengals’ home region, it will be carried by WXIX-TV (Ch. 19) in Cincinnati, WKEF-TV (Ch. 22) in Dayton, and WDKY-TV (Ch. 56) in Lexington. Broadcasters are Kevin Kugler (play-by-play), Daryl Johnston (analyst), and Allison Williams (sideline reporter).
Online Stream: Fox One (any device, in market), NFL+ (mobile only), NFL+ (mobile only), NFL Game Pass International (International, excluding China)
Radio Broadcast: The game will air on the Bengals Radio Network, led by Cincinnati flagship radio stations WLW-AM (700), WCKY-AM (1530), and WEBN-FM (102.7). Broadcasters are Dan Hoard (play-by-play) and Dave Lapham (analyst).
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Weather: According to NFL Weather, the game will be just under 60 degrees with an 18% chance of rain.
Odds: The Bengals are currently 7-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook
Expert Predictions
USA Today has four of their six experts taking the Bengals
All six of ESPN’s experts (at the time of writing) are sticking with the Bengals at home
Cincy Jungle Pick: Prior to the Bengals defense getting turnover after turnover off of Quinn Ewers last week, they looked rather suspect. Ewers wasn’t able to take advantage of having all day to throw, but can veteran quarterback Jacoby Brissett? Probably. Not to mention the team that has the hardest time covering tight ends is going up against Probably the best tight end this season in Trey McBride.
Still, Burrow and company will still likely put up plenty of points as well. It will probably be closer than some are thinking it could be, unless the defense gets their turnovers.
Bengals win 34-30
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