Patriots clinch playoff spot by breaking away from Bengals

CINCINNATI – The New England Patriots were indeed on to Cincinnati.

After a week of controversy, which some are dubbing “Spygate 2,” the Cincinnati Bengals wouldn’t get any revenge on Bill Belichick and the Patriots. A week after the Bengals were reportedly furious as a Patriots production video crew was caught filming the Cincinnati sideline in Cleveland, the only team that played angry on Sunday was the Patriots.

It wasn’t perfect inside Paul Brown Stadium, but this Patriots team — which clinched its 11th consecutive playoff berth with the win — never took its foot off the gas pedal.

This game played out like many other Patriots contests this season — the defense and special teams units stood up and forced turnovers to lead the way. Meanwhile, the Patriots offense played a blend of inconsistent football against this 1-13 Bengals team. But the effort on Sunday was more than enough as the Patriots handed the Bengals a 34-13 loss.

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