The New England Patriots' 26-20 win over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday propels the team to a 10-2 record, the best in the NFL. They are the first team to double-digit wins across the league, and now sit atop the AFC playoff picture.
Their hard-fought, injury-riddled win in Cincinnati extended New England's win streak to nine games in a row, and they also broke a record with that victory, one set in the 1961 season.
This Patriots squad joins the 1961 Houston Oilers, who won the AFL championship, as the only teams to ever score 23-plus points and allow 23-or-fewer points in nine straight games within a single season.