Tom Brady and the Patriots aren’t magically fixed just because they beat the Bengals at home Sunday night.

The 43-17 rout and the way Brady played were indeed very impressive, but it would be foolish to think New England is a dominant team again due to one victory — especially considering three of the four games before it.

The Patriots’ structural deficiencies are still there: the patchwork offensive line that misses the traded Logan Mankins; the popgun cast of wide receivers; the soft defensive interior that’s vulnerable to the run; the lack of depth due to Bill Belichick’s poor drafting.

Brady didn’t get seven years younger overnight, either. He still struggles to throw the deep ball with any accuracy and doesn’t show nearly as much drive with his throwing motion as he once did.

What Sunday night showed was Brady and the Patriots are still capable of being a good team when their backs are against the wall after an embarrassing loss, they’re at home and they’re feeling besieged by critics.

That’s not surprising for one game (especially in cozy Foxborough), but there are still 11 to go. That’s more than enough time for the Patriots’ woes to be exposed like they were in losses to the Dolphins and Chiefs and a close home win over the hapless Raiders.

It also didn’t hurt that Sunday’s opponent, the Bengals, always seem to flop in big games. They played like they were in a trance and bizarrely conceded the middle of the field to the New England receivers the entire night.

Even the biggest positive of the night for the Patriots — the reemergence of Rob Gronkowski — has to be viewed with caution, considering the big tight end’s proven inability to stay healthy for an extended period of time.

Brady and Belichick might have quieted their critics for one night and Brady tried to dispel rumors of his unhappiness with his coach, but all is not instantly well again with the Patriots.