CINCINNATI — The Bengals are betting underdogs again this week despite playing the New England Patriots at home. Drake Maye's crew is a seven-point favorite in the contest with a point total set at 50.5.

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor didn’t have much to say after the loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. That’s not a knock on Taylor, either, just an observation. In his traditional postgame presser, the whole postgame media session hardly went over the six-minute mark .

Burrow’s return and a weekend off was supposed to be the recipe to fix all of the Bengals’ issues. Instead, the Bengals lost 34-12 to the Steelers and the season is all but over now that team is 3-7.

The Bengals' offense killed them on Sunday after a month-plus of great football from Joe Flacco and that unit.  Cincinnati's quarterback was abysma

With a Joe Burrow return looming in the background, the Cincinnati Bengals visited the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 11. After beating the Steelers earlier in the season with Joe Flacco under center, the Bengals hoped to complete the series sweep and remain undefeated in the AFC North.

If the Cincinnati Bengals defense improved against the Pittsburgh Steelers, it wasn't enough improvement to avoid a third straight loss.

As for when the Bengals are aiming for him to get back under center in a regular-season game, here's what Collins had to say: "I was told by the Bengals this morning that Week 13 against the Ravens is a possibility, as is Week 14 against the Bills. But as of now, no definitive return date for Joe Burrow."

The Bengals were the next to worst team in allowing third-and-long conversions coming into Sunday. And somehow they got even worse in loss to Steelers.