There’s no dodging the expectations in 2025. Cincinnati can’t fumble another season of Burrow’s prime. It’s playoffs (and more) or bust for the Bengals, who are once again poised to boast an elite offense while hanging on for dear life with just enough defense.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor has made it clear there is an emphasis on changing how the team does things this offseason in order to avoid one of those now-infamous slow starts. Taylor got the ball rolling on this by changing up how intense the practices are,

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“One of the biggest stories of the 2025 regular season was the Bengals finding ways to lose games despite continuous heroic efforts from quarterback Joe Burrow,” Dalton Wasserman wrote. “Burrow ranked second in the NFL in PFF passing grade, but the team’s lack of balance around him on both sides of the ball prevented them from making the playoffs.

Cincinnati Bengals coach Zac Taylor said he saw improvement in all phases of the game this offseason and called the team’s workout program “really productive.”

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A wide range of outcomes for the 2025 Cincinnati Bengals. CBS Sports writer Cody Benjamin thinks the team could win the Super Bowl as the best-case scenario, or play behind the Baltimore Ravens as the worst-case scenario.