The December visit to Paul Brown Stadium ended in victory for the New England Patriots.
And it ended in a berth for January.
New England extended its NFL record to 11 consecutive playoff seasons Sunday afternoon against the Cincinnati Bengals, with five turnovers and a stretch of 20 unanswered points arriving in the process of the calendar’s last road trip.
Here’s a touchdown of observations from the 34-13 result.
Tom Brady gets No. 537 and No. 538
On third-and-10 during New England’s opening drive, Brady found James White on a screen pass. And from the quarterback to the running back, 23 yards and a visit to the end zone were the byproduct.