Bill Parcells, who coached four teams over 19 seasons in the NFL, once said that “you are what your record says you are.”

If that still holds true, then the Cleveland Browns and New England Patriots should save everyone the trouble and call off Sunday’s game in Foxborough, Mass. After all, the Browns are just 2-5 after breaking a three-game losing streak, while the 5-2 Patriots have won four in a row and are one of the league’s early-season darlings.

One problem with simply conceding the game is that the Patriots may not actually be as good as their record indicates.

Those five wins by the Patriots? Four of them have come against the Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, and Tennessee Titans, teams that enter this weekend a combined 7-21.

Even their fifth win, an impre

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