FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots were prepared to give coach Mike Vrabel time to establish a new culture for a team that had won just four games in each of the last two seasons.

He already has New England sitting atop the league in his first year.

Rookie TreVeyon Henderson rushed for two touchdowns and made a TD catch to help Drake Maye and the Patriots win their eighth straight game, 27-14 over the New York Jets on Thursday night.

“No one feels outmatched. We’re never going to feel like an underdog,” linebacker Robert Spillane said. “We’re going to continue to play team defence, team offence, team football and just let the chips fall where they may… We know the real season is ahead of us.”

The Patriots (9-2) matched their longest streak since Tom Brady’s final season with the team in

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