"Increased interest in the New England Patriots' 2025 season had all of the NFL pundits talking about their Week 12 matchup against the Bengals. The possibility of QB Joe Burrow returning from injured reserve only heightened that intrigue, but because he wasn't activated in time, Joe Flacco will be running the offense against the Patriots' stellar defense. It's another knock doubters can add to their list of reasons the Patriots are not a legitimate team: they won't be facing the Bengals' starting QB,"
"So, in an attempt to get Cincinnati fans excited about what is already being predicted as a loss, their social media team posted an image promoting Sunday's game. The problem is that it was immediately flagged by fans as AI-generated or photoshopped, prompting far more headlines than any attempt to hype the game. The Bengals brought more attention to their Week 12 game vs. the Patriots in the worst way possible"
"Without Burrow or Chase, and likely down Trey Hendrickson, too, it's unsurprising that the Bengals would choose to go with an image of Tee Higgins to promote this week. But the decision to include superstar cornerback Christian Gonzalez being "Moss'd" by Higgins was a mistake by the Bengals, particularly since it is easy to debunk the image as legitimate."
The Bengals prepared for Week 12 while likely missing QB Joe Burrow, WR Ja'Marr Chase and possibly Trey Hendrickson, leaving Joe Flacco to lead the offense and Tee Higgins prominent. Cincinnati's social team posted a promotional image showing Higgins appearing to 'Moss' Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez, and fans quickly flagged the image as AI-generated or photoshopped. Observers noted uniform inconsistencies and that the teams did not wear those jerseys in their only recent meeting, making the image easy to debunk. The post drew widespread criticism and trended on Twitter/X as fans called out the mishap.
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