Way-too-early schedule predictions: Bengals at Patriots

A week after facing arguably the greatest QB of all-time in Tom Brady, the Cincinnati Bengals will face arguably the greatest head coach of all-time in Bill Belichick.

The New England Patriots may not have Tom Brady anymore, but they reminded everyone last season that this is still very much a team that will continue to make the NFL playoffs.

After a rough 2-4 start last year, the Pats reeled off seven-straight wins and eventually earned a Wild Card berth.

Don’t expect New England to have another rough start again this year, assuming Mac Jones continues to develop entering just his second NFL season. He showed a lot of potential as a rookie and could very well be a top-15 QB this season,…