The New England Patriots pushed their winning streak to five games with a 32-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

It’s the first time they’ve won that many consecutive games in four seasons, which is a statistic we seem to reference just about every week.

New England had a few familiar trends unfold — both positive and negative, but also learned plenty about what it will take to continue pushing that winning streak even further on the calendar. I’ve got your takeaways:

EARLY DEFENSE

The Patriots’ defense has been looking to start faster, and has exhausted just about every option throughout the last few weeks in order to do so.

It’s just not working…

Patriots senior defensive assistant Ben McAdoo, who called offensive plays across stints with three different franchises, was

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