After a mini bye weekend, the Pats Chat podcast is back as the Patriots prepare to face the Bengals, who have the worst defense in the NFL (and arguably of all time). Sunday should be a big, big day for Drake Maye and the New England offense.

Defensively, losing Milton Williams for at least four games is a huge hit for Mike Vrabel's defense to take. Even though they're deep at defensive tackle, subtracting a dominant player like Williams will have a ripple effect -- especially against Buffalo and Baltimore.

Throw in a scorching hot Troy Polamalu take, some "The damage is done, my friend" recollections, criticisms of the goofy Bengals organization, some deep-dive NFL stadium talk, a few early '90s Patriots memories, and some warnings about the Chiefs, and this is officially a JAM-PACKED episode.