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How to watch Patriots vs. Bengals 2013: Online, TV schedule, radio and more

Coming off a tough loss to the Browns, the Bengals will attempt to rebound at home against New England.

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The Bengals and Patriots have each had their share of offensive issues this season, yet New England will bring a perfect 4-0 record into Cincinnati, while the Bengals are 2-2.

The Patriots are averaging 22.3 points per game, just 2.0 more points than Cincinnati. The difference in record is largely due to the Patriots’ ability to close out close games. New England won on a last-second field goal in Week 1 and notched a three-point win in Week 2. The Bengals lost by a field goal in the season opener and were unable to get anything going offensively in a 17-6 loss to Cleveland last week.

The good news for Cincinnati is the Bengals have been much better at home this season. Cincinnati is 2-0 when playing in Paul Brown Stadium and average 27 points per game. New England, however, has proven to be a solid road team with two early wins away from home, including an impressive 30-23 win at Atlanta last week.

New England also has history on its side. The Patriots are 4-1 against the Bengals since 2001, and scored at least 34 points in four of those five games.

Game Date/Time

Sunday, Oct. 6, 1 p.m. ET

Location

Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Oh

TV Schedule

National: CBS

Bengals affiliate: WKRC 12

Patriots affiliate: WBZ 4

Watch Online

A DirecTV Sunday Ticket subscription offers the best chance to watch the game online, which means you either need to be out of their market or you had to have purchased the Madden NFL 25 Anniversary Edition from Amazon. If you’ve got NFL Game Rewind you can catch the game after it airs.

If you’re out of the United States, then you can use NFL Game Pass to watch the games.

Verizon subscribers can watch games live with the NFL Mobile app (subscription required).

Distribution Map

The506.com

Radio Schedule

Cincinnati: ESPN 1530 AM

New England: WBZ 98.5 FM

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