Tom Brady may as well used Aaron Rodgers' "R-E-L-A-X" this past week. After the Kansas City Chiefs dominated the Patriots last Monday night, the media and fans were freaking out about the Patriots and their star, Tom Brady. Brady solved a lot of worries on Sunday night, throwing for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Cincinnati Bengals.
"It's hard to be oblivious to things. We all have TVs or the internet or the questions I get and the emails that I get from people," Brady said after Sunday night's game. "Nobody died or anything. It's just a loss, and I think we've always done a great job putting losses behind us quickly."
Brady also became the sixth quarterback to pass the 50,000-yard mark.
Tom Brady and Stevan Ridley did most of the damage on Sunday evening. With Brady passing for 292 yards, Ridley also chipped in 113 rushing yards and a touchdown. The Bengals defense came into the game with an NFL lowest 11 points per game.
The Bengals continued to show their inability to play under the spotlight. The way their team plays when it's Sunday afternoon and when it is a Monday night or a playoff game is completely different. It's almost black and white.
"If you turn the ball over and don't make any third downs, you have a chance to have this happen to you," Bengals coach Marvin Lewis said.
The Patriots and Bengals both have different issues to work out, and for the meantime, all is well in Foxboro.
"We don't sit around listening to what everybody else says," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "We try to do the best we can."