In a campaign where little had gone wrong before Sunday, the Patriots lost both of their rookie offensive linemen on the left side. Campbell suffered his injury in the second half. In the first half, left guard Jared Wilson, a third-round pick in April, suffered an ankle injury that kept him out of the remainder of the contest.

The New England Patriots may have escaped the “Queen City” with a 26-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 12. However, they may be feeling the effects

The Patriots' win over the Bengals wasn't pretty, and it was also costly. But that doesn't erase what the Patriots are doing.

If there was any game this year from the New England Patriots to walk away from and feel upset about, the Week 12 win might be near the top of that list. Though

Perhaps the biggest talking point after the game will be the injuries to starting left tackle Will Campbell and left guard Jared Wilson. Both were carted to the locker room after going down with injuries in the game. That left the Patriots down to backups Vederian Lowe and Ben Brown filling in on the left side of the line.

The Patriots lost rookie offensive lineman Will Campbell to a leg injury that required him to be carted to the locker room, but remained undefeated on the road.

The Patriots gained 392 yards but went 0-for-2 in the red zone to keep it a game. The Bengals reached the New England 26 before a spike and three incompletions to end it with 18 seconds left.

In the end, the Patriots made enough plays on defense to spoil a potential game-winning drive by Bengals quarterback Joe Flacco for a 26-20 victory.

The left side of the New England Patriots offensive line has suffered another devastating setback, during a hotly-contested Week 12 showdown with the Cincinnati