The New England Patriots routed the Cincinnati Bengals 43-17 in front of a raucous home crowd.
Tom Brady returned to vintage form, going 23-of-35 for 292 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
There are no undefeated teams left in the NFL, as the Arizona Cardinals lost to the Denver Broncos earlier on Sunday.
Here's what you need to know:
- Tom Brady led the Patriots down the field on the opening drive of the game, and running back Stevan Ridley punched in a 1-yard touchdown.
- Brady ticked over 50,000 career passing yards, becoming the sixth player in NFL history to do so.
- Tight end Rob Gronkowski had his best game of the season, catching six passes for 100 yards and a touchdown.
- Ridley had his second 100-yard game of the season, running for 113 yards and a touchdown on 27 carries.
- After 16 quarters, the Bengals finally allowed a sack. Patriots defensive end Chris Jones brought Andy Dalton down.
- Dalton was solid, going 15-of-24 for 204 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. However, Dalton would have had to be spectacular to beat a Patriots team looking to put an ugly loss to the Kansas City Chiefs out of sight.
- A.J. Green had five receptions for 81 yards and a touchdown, leading the Bengals.
- Stephen Gostkowski kicked a career-high five field goals.
- New England now shares the AFC East lead with the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots play the Bills in Week 6.
