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Enquirer beat writer Kelsey Conway breaks down the Cincinnati Bengals’ loss to the Buffalo Bills on Dec. 7.

The Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins are no longer scheduled to play in primetime in Week 16.

The NFL on Dec. 8 announced the Bengals’ previously-scheduled Dec. 21 Sunday Night Football (NBC) game against the Dolphins was being “flexed” out of the primetime slot and moved into a 1 p.m. scheduled start for the same date. The game is now scheduled to air on CBS.

Filling the Sunday Night Football spot will be the AFC East-leading New England Patriots (11-2) and the Baltimore Ravens (6-7). That game was selected from a list of several other eligible contests that held high-interest playoff implications, including the 7-6 Buccaneers versus 7-6 Panthers, and the 8-4 Chargers at the 6-6-1 Cowboys.

Cincinnati’s playoff push took a sizable hit Dec. 7 in a loss to the Buffalo Bills to drop its record to 4-9.

The Dolphin are 6-7 on the 2025 season.