FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Joe Burrow threw three touchdown passes and the Bengals forced a late turnover in the red zone to preserve a 22-18 win over the New England Patriots.
The Bengals won their seventh straight game and remained in the driver’s seat for a second consecutive AFC North title despite nearly blowing a 22-0 halftime lead.
They clinched a playoff berth by virtue of the New York Jets’ loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, and they still have a chance at the conference’s top seed and a first-round playoff bye.