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What a turnaround for Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Brady finally looked like a quarterback who has 50,000 yards in his career, becoming the sixth to reach that milestone and throwing for two touchdowns as he rebounded from the second-worst loss of his career for a 43-17 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday night. Six days after a 41-14 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Patriots’ offense broke out of its season-long slump. Brady threw for 292 yards and Stevan Ridley gained 117 of the team’s 221 yards rushing against a team that had allowed an NFL-low 11 points per game. The Patriots (3-2) surpassed that by scoring on their first two possessions on...