FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It’s too early to know whether the New England Patriots have gotten back on track following the tumultuous end of Bill Belichick's coaching tenure and the failed one-year regime of successor Jerod Mayo.

But at 6-2 following Sunday’s 32-13 win over Cleveland and riding a five-game win streak that's the Patriots' longest since last qualifying for the playoffs in 2021, it has created confidence throughout the team facility that first-year coach Mike Vrabel believes is a positive sign.

“I don’t have expectations. We just have things that we want to try to focus on and improve on,” Vrabel said. “I think that they believe in themselves, that they believe that they’re going to make some plays, that they’re not really panicking, signs of complementary football and signs of pr

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