The New England Patriots have an opportunity to create unfortunate history for their Week 12 opponent.

New England will seek its ninth straight win when facing the Cincinnati Bengals, who fell to 3-7 after Sunday’s 34-12 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Cincinnati’s defense remained a glaring problem during the lopsided division battle.

Bengals Talk’s Jay Morrison noted that the Bengals matched a Super Bowl era record on Sunday. They joined the 2020 Los Angeles Chargers as the only other team to allow 27 or more points in nine straight games.

A leaky defense kept Cincinnati out of the 2024 postseason despite an MVP-caliber campaign from Joe Burrow. The unit has gotten even worse this season.

Cincinnati has already ceded more than 30 points six times, including each of the last three

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