ESPN’s Mike Reiss delivered his “quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and the NFL” on Sunday morning , hours ahead of the team’s Week 12 road game against the Cincinnati Bengals.

The Patriots insider noted that if the Patriots defeat the Bengals for their ninth straight victory, they’d be making franchise history, in a way.

“If the Patriots beat the Bengals for their ninth win in a row, it would mark the longest New England winning streak ever outside of the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era. Vrabel’s 2025 Patriots are tied with Bill Parcells’ 1994 Patriots for the longest franchise winning streak outside of the Belichick/Brady years,” Reiss wrote.

Of course, fans can’t ignore the Bill Belichick/Tom Brady era, as their time together miraculously represents more than

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