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Authentic Jabrill Peppers Jersey , six-sack game usually leaves defensive coordinators thrilled.Not this one.Cincinnati let an 18-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter before rallying for a 37-34 win over Tampa Bay on Sunday. It was among the worst defensive performances in Bengals history — the Bucs piled up 576 yards and had touchdown passes of 60 and 72 yards ."There's not many times I've been involved in a game where we had four turnovers, you score a touchdown, have six sacks and you're in a dogfight," defensive coordinator Teryl Austin said Monday. "Usually it doesn't happen that way."There's nothing ordinary about this defense.The Bengals (5-3) enter their bye week with one of the NFL's best records despite having the worst defense in the league. They're one of nine teams with at least five wins, trailing Pittsburgh by percentage points for the AFC North lead.The defense has played a leading role in the wins, giving up a lot of yards, but scoring four touchdowns off turnovers.A fumble return for a touchdown saved an opening win in Indianapolis. Joe Flacco's fumble closed out a win over the Ravens the following Thursday. Touchdown returns off a fourth-quarter fumble and interception provided a win over the Dolphins.Four interceptions of Jameis Winston — one returned for a score — put the Bengals up 34-16 late in the third quarter Sunday. Then, it all fell apart. The Bucs tied it on Ryan Fitzpatrick's touchdown pass with 1:05 left. Randy Bullock's 44-yard field goal on the final play won it."We gave up 500 yards," cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick said. "It's a win, but it's not a great win."The Bengals gave up 551 yards during a 45-10 loss in Kansas City the previous week. It's the first time in franchise history that a Cincinnati defense has allowed 500 yards in back-to-back games. The 576 yards allowed Sunday were the fourth-most in club history.At the season's midpoint, the Bengals have given up the most yards and most points in the NFL. They also rank last in third-down defense. They're on pace to give up 7,164 yards and 474 points, both of which would be club records. The Saints are the only team to allow 7,000 yards in a season — they allowed 7 Youth David Njoku Jersey ,042 in 2012. The 1981 Baltimore Colts hold the record for most points allowed with 533.Injuries have played a role. The Bengals were missing cornerback Darqueze Dennard and linebackers Vontaze Burfict and Nick Vigil. All three are expected back at some point. Pass-rush specialist Carl Lawson suffered a season-ending injury to his right knee in the first quarter.The long passes were particularly troubling, with receivers getting open beyond the coverage for easy scores. It's been a recurring problem that figures in those enormous yardage totals. Antonio Brown's 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds left gave the Steelers a 28-21 win on Oct. 14, when Pittsburgh piled up 481 yards.Instead of closing out games, the Bengals have given up big plays in the fourth quarter."When you strike up the band like that, it's hard," coach Marvin Lewis said Monday. "That's supposed to be us ringing the gong, not the other team."PRICE WILL STARTLewis said rookie center Billy Price will regain the starting job when he's able to play, which could come after the bye week. Price partially tore a ligament in his right foot during the second game of the season and was in a protective boot for a month. He rejoined practice on a limited basis last week.MUM ABOUT HUELewis said he hadn't yet been in contact with Hue Jackson, who was fired as the Browns head coach on Monday. Jackson was Lewis' offensive coordinator before taking the job in Cleveland, and the two are close. The Bengals offered Jackson an assistant coaching job after he was fired by the Raiders in 2011.Asked whether Jackson could rejoin the Bengals in some capacity now that he's out of a job again, Lewis said, "I'm not going to make a headline. It's unfortunate. Anything else?" It took a few days before Bill Belichick finally admitted Friday that troubled but talented wide receiver Josh Gordon is a New England Patriot.The trade bringing Gordon, who played in just 11 games with the Cleveland Browns since 2013 due to NFL suspensions, was announced by both teams on Monday. Gordon and a seventh-round draft pick went to New England for a fifth-rounder. The New England coach then refused to talk about it on Tuesday when it hit the NFL transactions wire. Belichick then said the trade still wasn't done on Wednesday http://www.brownsauthorizedshops.com/authentic-larry-ogunjobi-jersey , when Gordon was on the practice field.Belichick doesn't talk to the media on Thursdays. On Friday, he said matter of factly, as usual, "Since the last time we met, we officially added Josh and Cyrus (Jones, re-signed) to the roster, so it's good to get them here. I'd say really in both cases, those two guys have done about as much as they can do in the few days that they've been here, or been back in Cyrus' case. We'll see how it goes."Belichick refused to talk about Gordon's off-field problems, but noted his new receiver was learning quickly. "I think Josh is a smart kid," he said. "He's worked hard. He picked up a lot."Asked if Gordon, who played in the first Browns games this season and is hampered by a sore hamstring, is the type of talent that doesn't often come available on the trade market, Belichick added Jarvis Landry Jersey , "Look, all players in this league are talented players or they wouldn't be in this league. We'll see."Limited in practice, Gordon, who missed 43 of his last 48 games, could make his debut with his new team Sunday night in Detroit when the Patriots (1-1) face former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia and his Lions (0-2)."(He's) been eager to get in there and learn everything we're doing and, you know, just trying to acclimate himself to what the program is," Tom Brady said Friday.As far as Gordon playing Sunday after limited exposure to the Patriots' complicated playbook, Brady said, "It's just up to the coaches. I think if they're in there it's up to the coaches to decide those things. I don't think anyone is going to put anyone out there if they don't know what they're doing. Now you can limit the number of plays and try and do that, I think we've done that plenty of times; anytime you get new players that's what you try to do."Asked Thursday about Gordon, who had a big game against New England in 2013, Devin McCourty, stumbled a bit and said Authentic Nick Chubb Jersey , "That's a lot of, 'I don't knows.' I don't . he's only been here for I think two days now so I wouldn't say I can formulate an opinion on him. But, we all know he's a good player."Excited to have him here and he seems excited to get to work. We'll see how it all shakes out."NOTES: TE Rob Gronkowski, "limited" in practice Wednesday (ankle) was back at "full participation" Friday. ... Brady completed his first NFL pass against the Lions on Nov. 23, 2000, but that was at the Pontiac Silverdome. He was 1 for 3 for 6 yards, the completion to Rod Rutledge in a 34-9 Thanksgiving Day loss. That was the only game Brady saw any action in his rookie season. . The Patriots lead the series with the Lions 7-4 and come into this game 16-9 on "Sunday Night Football," 10-2 in their last 12. . New England hasn't lost two games in a row since 2015 and is 12-1 since 2002 (the loss in 2012) after a September loss. . Jones, the Patriots' second draft choice in 2016 and injured all last year, was cut by the club at the end of camp and was on the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad when New England decided to bring him back. Custom Dallas Cowboys Jerseys