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Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots

Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts

Sunday, October 05, 2014 8:30 PM

Cincinnati Bengals 17
New England Patriots 43
-2
46.0
Final

Bengals Patriots Game Recap


Patriots 43, Bengals 17: Tom Brady threw for 292 yards and a pair of touchdowns as host New England rebounded from an embarrassing defeat by handing Cincinnati its first loss in lopsided fashion.

Stevan Ridley rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown while tight ends Rob Gronkowski (six receptions, 100 yards) and Tim Wright (five catches, 85 yards) each caught a scoring pass as the Patriots (3-2) won their 11th straight home game as they bounced back from Monday's 41-14 drubbing at Kansas City. Stephen Goskowski kicked five field goals and Shane Vereen added 90 yards rushing as New England rolled up 505 total yards against the league's top scoring defense.

Andy Dalton completed 15-of-24 passes for 204 yards and two TDs for Cincinnati (3-1), which had allowed only 33 points in its first three games and was the league's last unbeaten team. A.J. Green made five catches for 81 yards and a TD while Mohamed Sanu added five receptions for 70 yards and a score,

Trailing 20-3 at halftime, Dalton fired a 37-yard scoring strike to Sanu early in the third, but the Patriots answered with two touchdowns in six seconds as Brady tossed a 16-yard TD pass to Gronkowski before Kyle Arrington recovered a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and returned it 9 yards for a 34-10 cushion with 6:00 left in the third. Dalton came right back with a 17-yard scoring pass to Green, but Gostkowski converted from 23 yards six seconds into the fourth to make it 37-17.

New England went 80 yards in 10 plays on the game's opening drive that culminated with Ridley bulling in from the 1. Wright caught a 30-yard pass to set up the first TD and capped the second possession by hauling in a 17-yard scoring toss from Brady for a 14-0 lead less than 12 minutes into the contest before Gostkowski tacked on a pair of field goals to send the Patriots to the locker room with a 17-point lead.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Brady became the the sixth QB in league history to throw for more than 50,000 yards with his 27-yard completion to Gronkowski late in the opening quarter. ... RB Giovani Bernard rushed for 62 yards on 13 carries for the Bengals, who allowed their most points since giving up 44 to Baltimore in the 2012 season opener. ... Patriots starting S Devin McCourty (ribs) and DT Dominique Easley (shoulder) were knocked out of the game, while Bengals LB Sean Porter (knee) was hurt on the opening kickoff and did not return.

Preview: Cincinnati Bengals at New England Patriots



Coming off one of the most embarrassing defeats during the Bill Belichick regime, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots hope to get back on track when they host the undefeated Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night. It's the second prime-time matchup in seven days for the Patriots, who appeared ill-equipped to deal with the bright lights in a 41-14 drubbing at Kansas City. New England has lost back-to-back games only four times since 2003, the most recent coming in September 2012.

Brady is averaging under 200 yards passing and was picked off twice in the debacle against the Chiefs, leading to whispers that age may have caught up to the 37-year-old quarterback, who acknowledged: "I don't think we've played well for a long time." Meanwhile, the Bengals are well rested following their bye week and have surrendered only three touchdowns while permitting a league-best 11.0 points per game. Cincinnati beat the visiting Patriots 13-6 last season, snapping Brady's streak of throwing a touchdown pass in 52 consecutive games.

TV: 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC. LINE: Bengals -1. O/U: 46

ABOUT THE BENGALS (3-0): Quarterback Andy Dalton has been criticized for failing to win a playoff game, but his 33 victories since 2011 rank second in the league - behind only Brady - and he has a pair of dangerous weapons in wideout A.J. Green and dual-threat running back Giovani Bernard. Green missed nearly all of Week 2 due to a turf-toe injury but has two 100-yard games and is coming off a pair of 11-touchdown seasons in which he hauled in 98 and 97 passes. Bernard is tied with Green for the team lead with 12 receptions while rushing for three scores and has a capable backup in powerful rookie Jeremy Hill, who is averaging 5.1 yards per carry. Carlos Dunlap has three of seven sacks for Cincinnati, which has six interceptions in the first three games.

ABOUT THE PATRIOTS (2-2): Brady, who has already been sacked nine times behind a struggling offensive line and is completing a career-worst 59.1 percent of his passes, was yanked during the dismal effort in Kansas City. “I don’t think in any phase of the game we’re playing the way we need to play in order to compete at a high level week in and week out," Brady said. The running game lacks consistency while Julian Edelman has 26 catches to lead a receiving corps that lacks a playmaker with tight end Rob Gronkowski still not in top form less than a full year from undergoing ACL surgery. New England made major moves to revamp its defense in the offseason, including the signing of cornerback Darrelle Revis, but was gashed for 207 yards rushing by the Chiefs.

EXTRA POINTS

1. Brady needs 60 passing yards to become the sixth quarterback in league history to reach 50,000 for his career.

2. Green has gone over 100 yards in seven of his last 10 away from home.

3. New England has won 10 in a row at home, last losing to San Francisco on Dec. 16, 2012.

PREDICTION: Patriots 23, Bengals 20
Away Spread Consensus 55% Bengals (-2.5) Home Spread Consensus 45% Patriots (2.5)
Total Over Consensus 55% Over (46.0) Total Under Consensus 45% Under (46.0)
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