Patriots vs. Bengals: Hunter Henry touchdown cuts deficit to 10-7

Back from their mini-bye, the 9-2 New England Patriots head out to Cincinnati for a matchup against the 3-7 Bengals. In the midst of nine straight victories, New England will look to make it 10 in a row to match their longest winning streak since 2015.

The Patriots offense will have reinforcements in order to do so, as Kayshon Boutte and Rhamondre Stevenson return from injury to help Drake Maye against a historically bad Bengals defense. Cincinnati, meanwhile, will be without star wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase while quarterback Joe Burrow was not activated off injured reserve despite practicing this week.

Follow along down below throughout Sunday’s contest.

Live score: Patriots 14 : 10 Bengals

Sunday, Nov. 23, 1:00 p.m. ET | Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH | Broadcast information | Inactives | Game day roster

The Bengals won the toss and deferred putting Drake Maye and the Patriots offense on the field first. New England picked up an opening third-down on the ground — in which left guard Jared Wilson went down with an injury — before Maye’s pass on the following third-down fell incomplete as he was hit as he threw.

New England’s defense allowed the Joe Flacco-led Bengals offense to pick up three first downs — including a pair of third-down conversions to Mike Gesicki — to start their first possession of the game. Across midfield, Cincinnati settled for a 53-yard field goal attempt on a fourth-and-3 following a drop by Tee Higgins. [Patriots 0 : 3 Bengals]

Facing a third-and-6 to start their next drive, Maye’s pass to Hunter Henry fell incomplete leading to a second straight Patriots punt.

A pair of runs got the Bengals offense back on the move picking up a first-down before Chase Brown moved the chains again to bring the unit to midfield. Set up with a third-and-5, Flacco’s pass was slightly behind Gesicki and fell incomplete, but the offense stayed on the field on fourth-down which saw K’Lavon Chaisson jump offsides. New England’s defense then get off the field on the next third-and-5, as strong coverage allowed Harold Landry to get home for a sack.

The Patriots next drive started backed up at their own 10-yard line and disaster quickly struck as Maye airmailed an interception to Geno Stone who returned it for a touchdown. [Patriots 0 : 10 Bengals]

Trailing by double digits for the first time since Week 3, New England picked up an opening first-down on the ground but saw Morgan Moses head to the locker room with an injury. Then facing a third-and-4, Maye stepped up and kept it himself diving forward for a first-down. Converting another third-and-short to Hunter Henry to move into Bengals territory, Maye then maneuvered the pocket and went right back to his tight end for a 28-yard touchdown. [Patriots 7 : 10 Bengals]

The Patriots defense then made their mark, as Marcus Jones jumped a Flacco pass to the flat and took an interception to the house for a pick-six. [Patriots 14 : 10 Bengals]