Bengals (10-4) at Patriots (7-7)

Time/tv: 1 p.m., CBS

Latest line: Bengals by 3 ½.

Series record: Patriots lead 17-9

Last meeting: Patriots beat Bengals 34-13 on Dec. 15, 2019, in Cincinnati

Last week: Bengals beat Buccaneers 34-23; Patriots lost to Raiders 30-24.

Bengals player to watch: QB Joe Burrow.

Patriots player to watch: LB Josh Uche: He has a career-high 10 sacks this season, all in the past seven games.

Key matchup: Burrow vs. Patriots secondary. The Patriots best chance of slowing down the Bengals offense will be by limiting Burrow in the passing game.

Game notes: Cincinnati has a six-game win streak.

... New England has lost three of its past four games and enters the week eighth in the AFC . ... The Bengals have had 400 or more net yards in four games since Week 7, tied for the fourth most in the NFL in that span. ... New England’s red zone offense ranks last in the NFL, producing a TD on only 14 of 37 trips inside the 20-yard line . ... The Patriots scored on defense for the fifth time last week, tying them with Arizona for the most this season. The Patriots’ six non-offensive touchdowns (including a Marcus Jones punt return for a TD) lead the NFL. The franchise record for most defensive scores in a season is six . ... New England ranks third in the NFL with 48 sacks, trailing only Philadelphia (55) and Dallas (49). With one more sack the Patriots will tie for the most sacks under Bill Belichick (49 in 2015). The franchise record is 66, set in 1963 . ... Entering Week 16, LB Matt Judon has 14 ½ sacks, second in the

NFL to Nick Bosa (15 ½) . ... DB Marcus Jones leads with the league with 799 total return yards.

Fantasy tip: Patriots RB Rhamondre Stevenson is coming off rushing for a career-high 172 yards last week at Las Vegas.