Week 12 Pros & Cons: Patriots 26 Bengals 20

2025-11-23

Pros

  • Defense played very well against an opponent I was concerned about. Flacco had under 200 yards passing. Of the 20 points allowed: 7 was a defensive TD and 3 was a 63-yard field goal.
  • Craig Woodson is mastering hard-hitting safety play without penalties.
  • Carlton Davis had his best game as a Patriot with huge breakups in crunch time.
  • Hunter Henry (Mr. Reliable) moved the chains all day.
  • The offensive line, while battered, only allowed one sack for the second week in a row.
  • Marcus Jones defensive TD flipped momentum.

Cons

  • Maye started slow and the early defensive TD put us in a hole, but he still hit a career high in passing yards—floor is improving.
  • Injuries: Moses, Campbell, and Wilson left the game (Moses returned). Losing the left side for a month is very bad.
  • Vederian Lowe entering/starting is a major concern.
  • Goal-line offense was rough. Would like more throws to Henry/Diggs and better short-yardage answers.

Bonus (Forward Looking)

Next week feels riskier with pass rushers and the left side injuries.