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How the Bengals Answered the Bell Against the Patriots

The safety tells Albert Breer about the drill that kept alive their hopes for home field advantage. Plus, the Panthers’ playoff push and how the Ravens are winning without Lamar.

There was a point in the Bengals-Patriots game Saturday where the whole thing had taken on the look of Alabama beating down The Citadel the week before the Iron Bowl.

Here’s a snapshot of where the teams stood after the Bengals scored their final points of the first half on a four-yard touchdown pass from Joe Burrow to Trenton Irwin to take a 22–0 lead:

• The Bengals had 303 yards; the Patriots had 60.