The New England Patriots extended their win streak to five games on Sunday afternoon when they picked up a 32-13 victory over the Cleveland Browns. It wasn’t necessarily their best game, but the Patriots did enough to get past a Browns team that is tougher than many folks believe them to be.

With the win, the Pats kept pace atop the AFC East division, and they took another step towards establishing themselves as one of the top playoff contenders in the league. Before turning the page to Week 9, let’s look back at the action and pick out four studs and four duds from this big win.

Studs

Robert Spillane

After a slow start to the season, Robert Spillane is really finding his groove at the heart of New England’s defense. Spillane had a game-high 14 tackles, two of which went for a loss

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