TEAM TALK
LOCAL LINKS
- Mike Reiss gives us his initial reaction to Patriots 43, Bengals 17: Running game balance on offense.
- Jeff Howe says the Patriots came out of the locker room last night like a team that was sick of hearing how lousy it was all week.
- Ron Borges takes to task the critics reporting on Brady's demise and says the O-line and WR play last night proved Brady is anything but done.
- Jackie MacMullan reports how Tom Brady answered his critics with a fiery performance against the Bengals.
- Tom E. Curran reports the Patriots find the answers in a romp over the Bengals.
- Christopher Price talks about how Brady and his teammates were feeding off each other in an emotional rout of the Bengals.
- Dan Ventura reports TEs Gronkowski and Wright combined for 11 passes, 185 yards, two TDs, to help hand the Bengals their first loss.
- Ryan Hannable points to the Pats' fast start as a key to the win.
- Mike Reiss mentions Rob Gronkowski's post-game passionate defense of Brady.
- Ryan Hannable notes Vince Wilfork says the 'best way to answer anything is to win.'
- Adam Kurkjian reports Darrelle Revis won the battle vs. A.J. Green.
- Christopher Price thinks it was great to see Revis go head to head with A.J. Green, and come out ahead.
- Mike Reiss analyzes the offensive snaps from Sunday: Pats run with Ridley.
- Mike Petraglia and Chris Price break down the Pats' annihilation of the Bengals. (8.19 min. video)
- Mike Reiss picks his Ups and Downs for Pats-Bengals.
- Dan Ventura gives us the Best & Worst from Sunday night.
- Jeff Howe Patriots Notebook: The Patriots' reemphasizedi rushing attack combined for 200-plus rushing yards; McCourty (left rib), Easley (right shoulder) and Revis (left hamstring) all went down against the Bengals; Pats paid tribute to Bengals' DT Devon Still with a display on the video boards and Robert Kraft donated $25K to Cincinnati Children's Medical Center in Leah's name.
- Lee Schechter issues his Week 5 Patriots Report Card.
NATIONAL NEWS
- NFL Game Center - Bengals vs. Patriots: Recap, stats, analysis and highlights.
- Peter King (The MMQB) MMQB: Old men and the [previously] unbeatens. It was vintage Tom Brady and Peyton Manning on Sunday.
- Chris Burke (SI) Brady, Patriots silence critics in blowout win over Bengals.
- Erik Frenz (Bleacher Report) Patriots defense showing renewed sense of pride, aggression with SNF win.
- Coley Harvey (ESPN) Patriots join Devon Still's fight.
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Sunday Night wrap-up: It’s more than just Tom Brady.
- Josh Katzowitz (CBS Sports) Patriots-Bengals: 10 things to know from New England's 43-17 victory: 'So much for the Patriots starting to suck.'
- Matt Bowen (Bleacher Report) Tale of the tape for NFL Week 5.
- Josh Alper (ProFootballTalk) Bengals look to Patriots as model after being blown out by Patriots.
- Michael Silver (NFL.com) Is Tom Brady jealous of Peyton Manning's weapons?
- Darin Gantt (ProFootballTalk) Tom Brady says there’s no tension with coaching staff.
- Staff Report (SI) Most passing yards in NFL history.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Tom Brady and Julian Edelman play hot potato.
- Don Banks (SI) Snap judgments, Week 5: Saints keep hopes of contention alive with OT win; More.
- Will Brinson (CBS Sports) Sorting the Sunday pile, Week 5.
- Chris Burke (SI) Don't look now, but these newly 3-2 teams also have division leads.
- Michael David Smith (ProFootballTalk) NFL morning after: The agony of defeat.
VIEW FROM CINCINNATI
- Paul Daugherty (Cincinnati Enquirer) Brady still has it. Bengals lay an egg. And other bad news.
- Paul Dehner Jr. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Fifth Quarter: Patriots 43, Bengals 17.
- Paul Dehner Jr. (Cincinnati Enquirer) Patriots' run game runs over Bengals.
- Paul Daugherty (Cincinnati Enquirer) Bengals' prime-time rep reinforced.