The Patriots have activated safety Rodney Harrison as he just got finished serving his 4 game suspension for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy.  Harrison will immediately move back into the starting lineup and dare opposing receivers to come over the middle on their pass routes.  James Sanders, who was starting in place of Harrison, will return to the bench.  He did a fine job for the Patriots as he had 20 tackles in the first four games of the season.

The Patriots went into the Jungle and they tamed the Bengals last night.  Tom Brady was outstanding again as he completed 25 of 32 passes for 231 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 interception.  Sammy Morris replaced an injured Laurence Maroney last night in the starting lineup and he was fantastic as he carried the ball 21 times for 117 yards (5.6 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 15 yards (7.5 avg).  Kevin Faulk even got into the action last night as he carried the ball 3 times for 22 yards (7.3 ypc) and he also caught 3 passes for 39 yards (13.0 avg).  WR Randy Moss had another outstanding game as he caught 9 passes for 102 yards (11.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs.  Donte’ Stallworth had a solid game with 4 grabs for 49 yards (12.3 avg).  Wes Welker pitched in with 3 catches for 22 yards (7.3 avg) and he also carried the ball 1 time for 27 yards.  Linebacker Mike Vrabel even caught a TD pass from Tom Brady last night.  The Patriots finished up rushing for 173 yards on 34 carries (5.1 ypc) and they also completed 25 of 32 passes for 231 yards as they held onto the football for 37:24 of the game.

The Patriots defense also played a good game last night.  Linebacker Adalius Thomas led the way with 5 tackles and 1 sack.  CBs Randall Gay and Asante Samuel each had 4 tackles and a interception last night.  The Bengals finished up with 57 yards rushing on 15 carries (3.8 ypc) and they also completed 21 of 35 passes for 226 yards.

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