Coming off a three-game road stretch, the New England Patriots return home to Gillette Stadium as owners of the No. 2 seed in the AFC and winners of four straight to improve to 5-2 on the year. In order to keep their hot streak alive, they will need to fend off a talented but underperforming opponent on Sunday: the Cleveland Browns, who themselves have won just two of their seven games so far this season.

The Browns are a formidable opponent, particularly on defense. How do they stack up against the Patriots, though? Let’s go through the two team’s key areas to find out.

Passing game

Patriots pass offense vs. Browns pass defense: Cleveland’s pass defense has performed well this season, ranking eighth in expected points added per dropback (0.027) and net yards per attempt surrendered (5.

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