Overview
- Kickoff is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. ET at Paycor Stadium with national TV coverage on CBS and streaming on Paramount+, Fubo and DirecTV.
- New England enters 9–2 on an eight-game winning streak behind a breakout year from Drake Maye, who leads the league in passing yards with 2,836 and has 20 touchdown passes.
- Joe Burrow is inactive with a toe injury, and veteran Joe Flacco makes his sixth straight start for Cincinnati.
- The Bengals are also without top wideout Ja'Marr Chase due to suspension, and All-Pro edge rusher Trey Hendrickson is sidelined by a hip injury.
- Sportsbooks list the Patriots around -7.5 as Cincinnati’s defense has allowed 33.4 points per game, the highest figure in the NFL.