Week 8 NFL Preview: Browns travel to New England to clash with The Patriots, 1 PM

By Lydia Jane Allison

 

 

 

Cleveland Browns (2-5) at New England Patriots (5-2) (1 p.m. ET, FOX): The Patriots have allowed 20 or fewer points in each game during their four-game winning streak and look for their first five-game winning streak since 2021 (seven consecutive wins from Weeks 7-13).

  • New England quarterback Drake Maye leads the NFL with a 75.2 completion percentage (152 of 202) this season and is the second player all-time with a completion percentage of 75-or-higher in his team’s first seven games of a season (minimum 200 attempts), joining Drew Brees [77.4 percent (188 of 243) in 2018].
  • Maye is the third player under the age of 24 to record at least 200 passing yards and a passer rating of 100-or-higher in six consecutive games in NFL history, joining Patrick Mahomes (seven consecutive games in 2018) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Dan Marino (six games in 1984).
  • Cleveland rookie quarterback Dylan Gabriel is the sixth quarterback in the Super Bowl era with at least 100 pass attempts and no interceptions in his first three career starts, joining Tom BradyCase Keenum, Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren MoonC.J. Stroud and Carson Wentz.

 

 

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