The last time the Patriots played in Cincinnati, they won as touchdown underdogs.

On Sunday, they’ll try to keep the Bengals from doing the same.

The Pats are slated as 7-point favorites Sunday as they chase their 10th win of the season and try to take another step toward the top seed in the AFC. The mystery surrounding Cincinnati’s quarterback situation threw a late wrench into a matchup between one of the NFL’s hottest teams and one of its worst. The Bengals are 3-7, having lost seven of their last eight and allowed a league-worst 33.4 points per game.

But Joe Burrow isn’t coming to save them. Burrow will not play Sunday, leaving Joe Flacco to make his sixth start for Cincinnati this season. Flacco is just 1-4, but his individual numbers place him among the league’s best quarterbacks

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