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Patriots-Bengals: Week 6 News And Notes

BOSTON (CBS) -- The Patriots host the Bengals on Sunday, with Tom Brady making his first appearance of the season at Gillette Stadium. Here are some news and notes.

--The Pats have won six straight home games against the Cincinnati Bengals

--The Pats' first win in the Kraft era came against the Bengals. It happened on Sept. 18, 1994.

--This will be the 25th time that the Pats and the Bengals meet. New England leads the all-time series against the Bengals 15-9

--Since 2003, the Pats are 41-6 in the regular season after they lose a game. They won last week, following a loss in Week 4.

--Last week was the 35th time in team history that the team had two different receivers in a game go for over 100 yards. (Chris Hogan and Rob Gronkowski)

--Tom Brady has thrown touchdown passes to 61 different players in the regular season.

--Rob Gronkowski has 21 career 100-yard games. He's tied with Antonio Gates for fourth-most by a tight end.

--Malcom Brown has two sacks on the season after 5 weeks. Last season, he had three all year.

--Rob Gronkowski (66) needsthree more receiving touchdowns to move past Stanley Morgan (68) and become the all-time leader in touchdowns scored in Patriots history.

--The Pats have sold out 244 consecutive home games. That includes playoffs and preseason games.

--Since 2000, the Pats are an NFL-best 50-17 in the month of October.

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