Cincinnati Bengals wideout Tee Higgins was carted off the field in Week 12 after slamming his head on the ground while trying to make a catch in a tight loss to the New England Patriots. He was quickly ruled out for the rest of the contest due to a concussion.

Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco's day was blighted by a pick-six interception for the second week in a row. Flacco was without the suspended Ja'Marr Chase, his top receiving target, and lost receiver Tee Higgins to a concussion late in regulation.

Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco pump-faked a throw to wide receiver Tee Higgins before trying to check down a pass to running Tahj Brooks. Jones read the play all the way and jumped out in front of the pass for an interception that he took 33 yards to the house.

In a campaign where little had gone wrong before Sunday, the Patriots lost both of their rookie offensive linemen on the left side. Campbell suffered his injury in the second half. In the first half, left guard Jared Wilson, a third-round pick in April, suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of the remainder of the contest.

With a Joe Burrow return looming in the background, the Cincinnati Bengals lost to the New England Patriots, 26-20. There, one of the historically worst defenses by DVOA of all-time showed newfound fight and held Drake Maye and the nine-win Patriots in check deep into the second half.

In the end, the Patriots made enough plays on defense to spoil a potential game-winning drive by Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco for a 26-20 victory.

Against Chicago in Week 9, Bengals receiver Tee Higgins reached and surpassed 5,000 career receiving yards in his 79th NFL game.

Tthe AFC-leading New England Patriots rallied from an early 10-point deficit and extended their winning streak to nine games.

Cincinnati Bengals kicker Evan McPherson broke his own record for longest field goal in team history with a 63-yarder to end the first half of the NFL Week 12 game against the New England Patriots at Paycor Stadium. The previous record was 59 yards.

The Patriots lost rookie offensive lineman Will Campbell to a leg injury that required him to be carted to the locker room. New England remains undefeated on the road.