2025-12-21 Bengals at Dolphins

Kickoff time: Sunday, December 21 • 1:00 PM ET • UTC −5
Miami Gardens, FL (Hard Rock Stadium)

Aries rising puts Miami in the driver’s seat, and with Mars exalted in Capricorn riding near the Midheaven, this game reads like a “finish the job” spot if the Dolphins stay disciplined. The chart is stacked in Capricorn at the top — Sun/Mars/MC/Moon — so expect a businesslike, physical tempo where execution matters more than flash. The tension comes from the fog: Sun square Neptune (tight) and Saturn–Neptune in the 12th can manifest as weird calls, stalled red-zone sequences, or sudden miscommunications. Cincinnati’s path is thinner because Venus (their ruler) is tightly squared by Saturn with Neptune also pressing — they may need a momentum swing (or a defensive/special-teams spark) to flip the script.

Chart frame: ASC 14° Aries (Home = Dolphins) • DSC 14° Libra (Away = Bengals) • MC 9° Capricorn

Dominant story

This is a Capricorn-at-the-top chart: Sun 0° Cap + Mars 4° Cap + MC 9° Cap + Moon 18° Cap — “business game,” physical, structured, with scoreboard pressure and late-game execution deciding it.

Element + modality balance (10 planets)

• Elements: Earth 4 (Sun/Moon/Mars/Uranus) • Water 3 (Jupiter/Saturn/Neptune) • Fire 2 (Mercury/Venus) • Air 1 (Pluto)
  Read: grind + trench control, but with foggy moments and a couple of “why did he do that?” decisions.
• Modalities: Cardinal 4 • Mutable 4 • Fixed 2
  Read: start/stop momentum + heavy in-game adjustment (runs of play, then a sudden tactical switch).

Moon placement (momentum + crowd)

• Moon in Capricorn, 10th house → the game “tightens up” under pressure; coaches get conservative/clinical.
• Moon ☍ Jupiter (applying 3°50) → big momentum swings (crowd surge vs. overconfidence vs. backdoor answers). Someone has a “we’re fine / we’re not fine” sequence.

Angular/angle hits (what has real weight)

• Mars near the MC (≈4°37 from MC, in Capricorn) → major “edge” signature for the ASC team if they play clean. It’s the home side’s engine sitting near the outcome angle.
• Moon and Sun are also in the MC zone (wider), reinforcing “fourth quarter = execution test.”

Team rulers (Home vs Away)

Dolphins (ASC Aries → Mars):

• Mars exalted in Capricorn (9th, near MC) → strong “finish/structure” potential, especially with disciplined coaching and a clean snap count.
• Caution flag: Mars □ Neptune (separating 5°28) → one drive can get weird (misread coverage, busted assignment, bad angle, mystery penalty, or a red-zone miscue).

Bengals (DSC Libra → Venus):

• Venus in Sagittarius (9th) wants spacing, tempo, and “win it with skill.”
• Problem: Venus □ Saturn (separating 0°39) is tight → stalled drives, timing issues, conservative decisions, or a “can’t quite finish” red-zone feel.
• Add the haze: Venus □ Neptune (applying 3°06) → miscommunications / drops / route depth mismatch / special-teams fog.

“Weird game” signatures (the ones you actually feel)

• Sun □ Neptune (separating 0°43) + Saturn ☌ Neptune (applying 3°45, 12th house)
  → classic “fog overlay”: officiating frustration, unclear moments, injuries/availability questions, or a plan that dissolves when pressure rises.
• Saturn ⚹ Uranus (applying 2°37) + Jupiter △ Saturn (separating 3°01)
  → despite the weirdness, the team that stays structured and adapts wins the middle/late quarters.

KTB lean (chart-only)

Slight Dolphins edge: Mars (ASC ruler) is exalted and outcome-leaning near the MC, while Venus (DSC ruler) is under a tight Saturn square with Neptune haze building.