Cincinnati opens 2025 with a fast-start mindset, leaning on Burrow, Chase and Higgins to push the ball early while Risner shuffles into a pivotal right-guard role. The defense pins its hopes on Hendrickson and Ossai pressuring Cleveland’s attack, with Cam Taylor-Britt and Logan Wilson patrolling the back end. Noah Fant’s addition for CLE adds a new mismatch, and Knight’s learning curve adds a rookie ceiling-floor dynamic. The episode predicts a Week 1 result that tilts offense for one host and toward defensive pace for the other, with season-long outlooks peppered in.