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Paul Dehner Jr., senior Bengals writer for The Athletic, takes you inside Paycor Stadium to keep you informed and entertained on all things Bengals. He's joined by Mo Egger of ESPN1530, Charlie Goldsmith of Fox19 & Charlie's Chalkboard, Jay Morrison, of Sports Illustrated and comedian Mark Chalifoux across four shows a week to elevate the conversation about the team from gritty details to philosophical debates to comical storylines and postgame analysis.
Preview: Bengals at Texans
Paul and Jay run through all you need to know in 20 minutes for Bengals at Texans.
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Who Dey Light: Ja'Marr's week, Burrow's health and Scott Peters' impact
Paul and Mark kick off the weekend as the Bengals prepare to head to Houston.
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Burrow injury & offensive evolution
Paul and Jay join and start with the big news of the day at Paycor Stadium before getting into the bigger picture of the offense. Hear from Joe Burrow and Bengals OC Dan Pitcher.
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Bengals encouragement and concerns
Paul is joined by ESPN 1530's Mo Egger to go over the encouraging and concerning elements from the Bengals' home opener against Tampa Bay. Plus, the Growler debut of The Skinny Podcast as Richard Skinner and Rick Broering give their view of the Bengals win.
-Intro
-Show rundown
-News from Monday
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-Mo Egger joins
-Skinny and Rick on the Bengals opener
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Rewatch: Bengals LBs & Dexter Lawrence
Paul and Charlie serve up the first Rewatch show of the season and welcome Bengals’ linebackers coach Mike Hodges into the Coach’s Office presented by R&A Marketing.
Also, a closer look at the impact of Dexter Lawrence beyond the stat sheet, Joe Burrow’s interception and a new favorite play.
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The Walkout: Bengals 33, Bucs 27
Paul and Jay recap the Bengals’ opening week win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the heels of four forced fumbles. Plus, hear from Barrett Carter, Dexter Lawrence and Zac Taylor.Â
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Game preview: Bengals vs Bucs
Paul and Jay run through everything you need to know about the Bengals opener against the Bucs in 20 minutes.
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The Growler Live: Season kickoff show from 50 West
Paul is joined by a plethora of Bengals media members to offer thoughts on the 2026 season.
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Bengals season preview: I know, I think, I wonder
Paul and Jay sit down to offer a final run of thoughts on the Bengals' season ahead.
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Season predictions and scary optimism with Mo Egger
Paul is joined by Mo Egger as he offers three predictions for the season and they come to grips with an optimism that is uncomfortable for Bengals fans.
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Who Dey Light: Predicting Bengals Captains & Team Energy
Mark is joined by Charlie for a special Who Dey Light to kick off your Labor Day Weekend. They look at the week in Bengals news, conduct a draft of potential Bengals' captains, and answer your questions on the national media's coverage of the Bengals, the tackle situation and locker room music.
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PD&Jay: Early-season visions
Paul and Jay run through the fallout from the final roster cutdown as roles and positional visions start to come into clearer view.
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Who Dey Night: Cutdown day reaction
Paul, Mark, Jay and Charlie get together to react to the Bengals' cutdown to 53 and where the roster currently stands.
-Intro
-Running through the cuts
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-Takeaways from the roster cuts
-Charlie from Wrigley
-One sentence each on Charlie Jones, McKinnley Jackson and Daijahn Anthony
-50 West cheers of the night
-Questions from the chat
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The Walkout: Bengals 30, Eagles 13
Paul and Jay recap the final game of the Bengals' preseason and the impact on the 53-man roster cut coming Sunday.
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02:00 Intro and headline
07:23 Offensive impact on the season
24:09 Defensive impact on the season
33:36 Best of the...
Who Dey Light: Chase's injury, Burrow's urgency and listener questions
Paul and Mark take listener questions and wrap up Bengals' training camp with the final preseason game on deck. Paul gives a recap of Ja'Marr Chase Day. They break down their favorite Bengals' stories of the week, including the national media's reaction to Joe Burrow's urgency comments and Marvin Lewis' take on Bengals' ownership. They answer your questions on potential extensions, Jonah Williams, Pro Bowl replacements, and Ja'Marr Chase's HOF chances.
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PD&Jay: Trades, concerns and roster shuffling
Paul and Jay sift through what's happening at the final stretch before roster cutdown.
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The Walkout: Bengals 27, Bears 9
Paul and Jay recap the Cincinnati Bengals' victory against the Chicago Bears in the second preseason game.
-Intro and headline
-Show rundown
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-Winners
-The continued concern on the OL
-Best of the locker room: Josh Johnson and Erick All
-Fifty West cheers of the game
-Injury update
-What's next
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Bengals camp report: Joint practice with Chicago
Paul and Jay react to a full joint practice between the Cincinnati Bengals and Chicago Bears on the practice fields adjacent Paycor Stadium.
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02:00 Theme song and intro
04:03 Takeaways from Bengals' joint practice
08:01 Plays of the day
12:06 Sharefax Credit Union Poll Results
13:16 Things heard at Bengals' training camp
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Tour of the Bengals' 53
Paul and Jay crank out a packed show with Cincinnati Bengals' training camp hitting a crescendo with the joint practice against the Bears on Thursday.
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OT concerns, encouraging returns and show surprises with Mo Egger
Paul and Mo run through a host of issues surrounding the Cincinnati Bengals as training camp begins to wind down.
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02:00 Intro and new theme song (!)
07:37 Offensive tackle concern level
16:11 Encouraging takeaways
20:57 Mo Egger Show Award update
29:49 Fun future bet
32:00 The Ron Marinaccio Era
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Training camp recap: Day 11
Paul and Charlie break down Saturday at Bengals training camp, including fallout from Thursday's preseason game against the Lions.
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The Walkout: Bengals 16, Lions 14
Paul and Jay recap the Cincinnati Bengals' preseason opener on Thursday night from Paycor Stadium.
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02:00 Intro and theme
04:25 The good from Thursday's game
11:08 Sharefax Credit Union Poll Question results
13:02 The...
Who Dey Night: Rookie Show!
Paul, Mark, Jay and Charlie weigh in on the training camp turned in by the rookies thus far. Plus, questions from the chat, Jay's Got Challenge Stats and Dad Life closer.
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Bengals camp recap: Day 9
Paul and Jay recap one of the most active days of Bengals' training camp.
-Intro
-TJ Slaton impresses
-Well-rounded vision
-Tee is still good
-Colbie Young flash and miss
-Other superlative plays
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-Confident Iosivas
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Bengals camp recap: Day 8
Paul and Jay recap the night practice in the stadium that overcame a storm to sneak in 30 minutes in front of the crowd.
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00:00 Intro and theme song
01:53 Mother Nature hates the Bengals
02:58 Light, camera, offense
06:08 Easy...
Bengals camp recap: Day 7
Paul and Jay recap the third day in pads and seventh practice of training camp for the Cincinnati Bengals.
00:00 Theme song and intro
01:15 Cashius Howell pops
05:18 Orlando Brown plants a seed
07:45 Dax Hill battling an ailment
09:43 Jalen Davis makes a play
11:16 Dohnte Meyers has "juice"
14:06 Preseason and live tackling insight
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Who Dey Light: Best camp stories, Mo Egger, candy takes
Paul and Mark get together to focus on the lighter side of the start of football season. Also, a guest appearance from Mo Egger.
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Bengals camp recap: Day 6
Paul and Jay break down the plays and themes that mattered from Day 6 at Bengals' training camp.
00:00 Intro and theme song
01:08 Bengals defense dominates
04:50 Running game improvements
08:00 Notable plays of the day
13:55 Bryan Cook
15:31 Dan Pitcher
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Bengals camp recap: Day 5
Paul and Jay discuss the fifth day of Cincinnati Bengals' training camp. The pads came on and intensity went up.
00:00 Theme song and intro
01:16 Bryan Cook: peacemaker
02:43 Bengals' diverse defense
05:15 Notable plays
11:39 Quotes from camp
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Bengals' early camp themes
Paul and Charlie use the off day to take a wider view of the themes that mattered through the first four days of Cincinnati Bengals' training camp.
-Intro
-The defensive line identity
-The offensive candy store
-Cornerback hierarchy
-Early risers
-Competitive fire foundation
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Bengals camp recap: Day 4
Paul and Jay break down a busy day of action at Cincinnati Bengals' training camp.
00:00 Theme song and intro
00:56 Uncharacteristic Joe Burrow
02:58 Chase vs Turner
03:50 Bengals D-line shows up
06:16 Dexter Lawrence & Mitch Tinsley
10:36 Jalen Davis
11:20 Ted Karras and grown men
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Bengals camp recap: Day 3
Paul and Jay break down what they learned on the third day of the Cincinnati Bengals' training camp.
00:00 Theme song & intro
01:41 Glorified walkthrough
03:11 Barrett Carter comments
04:52 Why Zac Taylor planned this
06:18 Bengals hybrid players
11:37 Ja'Marr Chase hunting explosives
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Bengals camp recap: Day 2
Paul and Jay break down what they saw from the second day of Bengals' training camp.
00:00 Theme song and intro
01:15 Bengals linebackers shine
05:28 Erick All Jr.'s insane story
08:02 Mo Egger Award heats up
11:35 Shemar Stewart update
13:04 Ja'Marr Chase talks trash
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Bengals Day 1 camp recap: Ready and fight!
Paul and Jay recap a wild first day of Bengals training camp.
-Intro
-Shemar Stewart gets hurt, what's next?
-Fights break out, what happened?
-Dexter Lawrence takes on the "King of the Jungle"
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Mock turtle lessons and camp questions
Paul and Charlie sit down the morning after the Bengals' mock turtle soup media luncheon to discuss what they learned and set the stage for the start of training camp on Wednesday.
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-Intro
-Mock turtle takeaways
-CB battle breakdown
-Moves coming?
-Final thoughts
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Bengals training camp preview
Paul and Jay talk through the latest news and give an in-depth look at who has the most to win-lose in training camp for the Bengals.
-Intro
-Mock Turtle Soup
-Who Bengals can least afford to lose
-Draft: Who has most to gain?
-Jay's Got Stats
-Ring of Honor
-Growler Bet
-ARBIES
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(Encore) My Favorite Game: Dan Hoard, 2021 Bengals-Raiders
This is an encore presentation of a podcast published July 15th, 2024.
Paul Dehner, Jay Morrison and Mo Egger welcome Bengals radio play-by-play announcer Dan Hoard to our newest show called My Favorite Game. Dan picks the 2021 Bengals-Raiders playoff game as his favorite game from the more than 200 he's called in his Bengals career and we talk through all the big-picture meaning and intricate minutiae that made that night special at Paul Brown Stadium.
From the pandemonium in the seats to the tradition in the bars and Cartier shades on Joe Burrow's eyes, we tackle it...
Rewatch: Current relevance of the 2021 rise
Paul, Jay and Charlie each rewatched the breakout game of the 2021 Bengals season, a 41-17 victory in Baltimore against the Ravens.
We dive into the details of that rise, it's relevancy to the 2026 team, the litany of connections, legacy moments, rank Ja'Marr's most memorable plays from that year, talk Burrow vs Lamar, shout out Tre Flowers and much, much more.
Enjoy a view at the 2021 rise through the lens of 41-17.
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Who Dey Light: Fan survey results, surprise guest, summer questions
Paul and Mark throw together one of the last true offseason shows before camp begins.
-Intro
-Back from Yellowstone
-Show preview
-Bengals fan survey analysis
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-Taking Growl Pal questions
-Ambush Light: All Hair vs All-Bald Team
-Power rankings: Vacation modes of transport
-Go see Mark in Lexington this weekend! www.markchalifoux.com
-Dad Life
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The Growler: Players who will be better (and some worse)
Jay Morrison and Mark Chalifoux anchor this combo episode of PD&J and Who Dey Lite. They play "Better or Worse" with Ted Karras, Boye Mafe, Bryan Cook, Evan McPherson and more. Jay's Got Stats about playoff unit rankings and they discuss the biggest potential drama before cutdown day.
The Growl Pals have questions about MVP Winners after injury seasons, Joe Burrow's prep, position group success rate, and a DJ Turner regression (nope). Ambush question, ARBIES, a power rankings of things that happen every four years and Dad Life rounds out this special episode of The Growler.<...
