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Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) runs the ball against New England Patriots strong safety Patrick Chung, left, in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

Patriots Find A Way Despite Mixon's Big Day

Joe Mixon was good Sunday. Very good. Good enough to dust off Cedric Benson’s 282 rushing yards in consecutive games from the last two games of the 2008 season and match it with a 136-yard effort against the best defense and defensive mind in football. Good enough that even as Patriots head Bill Belichick and quarterback Tom Brady clinched their 11th straight post-season berth with a 34-13 victory at Paul Brown Stadium, they saluted the Bengals MVP. But not good enough to overcome five turnovers. The Bengals haven’t won a game making at least five turnovers in 43 years and they weren’t going to do it against the 42-year-old Brady.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor speaks to reporters after an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

What Zac Taylor And The Bengals Said About The Patriots After Week 15

Head coach Zac Taylor and the Bengals players met with media members to discuss their Week 15 performance against the New England Patriots.

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) passes in the first half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Frank Victores)

Quick Hits: Bengals Turn It Over 5 Times For 2nd Time Under Dalton; Taylor Says WRs 'Bullied'; Brady Salutes Mixon; Hubbard's 'Bucket-List Moment'

For just the second time in quarterback Andy Dalton’s 131 starts the Bengals turned over the ball five times in Sunday’s 34-13 loss to the Patriots at Paul Brown Stadium. The only time before that came in the 2017 opener, a 20-0 loss to the Ravens in which he threw four interceptions.

Pats Turn over Bengals

If there was a day the Bengals could knock off the Super Bowl champion Patriots, Sunday at Paul Brown Stadium looked to be it. However, the Patriots do what they do and forced three turnovers in a nine-minute span to turn them into 17 points. The Bengals fell 34-13 despite Joe Mixon's 136 yards on a season-high 25 carries to pull within 75 yards of 1,000 yards.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Alex Erickson (12) fumbles a punt for a New England Patriots recovery in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

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Pats Leap On Bengals Mistakes

You knew the Bengals and Patriots couldn’t get out of the first half without some sort of controversy as the Patriots took a 13-10 halftime lead on Nick Folk’s 46-yard field goal with five seconds left. And it happened when New England forced a disputed fumble on an Alex Erickson punt return with 1:30 left in the game that was recovered in front of an enraged Cincinnati bench at the Bengals 23.

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Photos: Patriots at Bengals | Week 15

Check out gameday photos of Week 15 as the Bengals host the New England Patriots from Paul Brown Stadium.

Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon practices before an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

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Bengals Go With Four TEs, Four WRs Vs. Patriots

The Bengals appeared to oil up their running game Sunday when they opted to go with as many tight ends (four) as wide receivers against the Patriots’ top-ranked NFL defense at Paul Brown Stadium.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tyler Boyd (83) catches a pass before running in a touchdown in the second half of an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Gary Landers)

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Media Roundtable: Super Challenge For Bengals

It’s always intriguing when the best coach of the 21st century comes into the building named for the best of the 20th as Paul Brown’s Bengals try to spring the upset Sunday (1 p.m.-Cincinnati’s Local 12) at PBS against Bill Belichick’s Patriots on the brink of another post-season berth. The Bengals.com Media Roundtable is a healthy mix of scribes born B.B. and A.B. Before and after Brady.