Patriots-Bengals: Week 6 News And Notes
BOSTON (CBS) -- The Patriots host the Bengals on Sunday, with Tom Brady making his first appearance of the season at Gillette Stadium. Here are some news and notes.
--The Pats have won six straight home games against the Cincinnati Bengals
--The Pats' first win in the Kraft era came against the Bengals. It happened on Sept. 18, 1994.
--This will be the 25th time that the Pats and the Bengals meet. New England leads the all-time series against the Bengals 15-9
--Since 2003, the Pats are 41-6 in the regular season after they lose a game. They won last week, following a loss in Week 4.
--Last week was the 35th time in team history that the team had two different receivers in a game go for over 100 yards. (Chris Hogan and Rob Gronkowski)
--Tom Brady has thrown touchdown passes to 61 different players in the regular season.
--Rob Gronkowski has 21 career 100-yard games. He's tied with Antonio Gates for fourth-most by a tight end.
--Malcom Brown has two sacks on the season after 5 weeks. Last season, he had three all year.
--Rob Gronkowski (66) needsthree more receiving touchdowns to move past Stanley Morgan (68) and become the all-time leader in touchdowns scored in Patriots history.
--The Pats have sold out 244 consecutive home games. That includes playoffs and preseason games.
--Since 2000, the Pats are an NFL-best 50-17 in the month of October.