Patriots 32, Browns 10

 

Five in a row! Your 2025 New England Patriots with Drake Maye and coach Mike Vrabel are 6-2! 

Maye passed for 282 yards on 18 for 24 attempts, including three touchdown passes. He rushed for an additional 50 yards. TreVeyon Henderson rushed for 75 and Mack Hollins had 89 receiving yards on 7 catches.

The Pats were limited to a bunch of field goals in the first half and took a 9-7 lead into halftime. It was in the third quarter, though, that they really came alive. Maye connected with Henry Hunter for a 7-yard TD, with Stefon Diggs for a 1-yard TD, and with Kayshon Boutte for a spectacular 39-yarder, all in the one quarter. They capped the game off with a Brown's safety in the fourth.

The Browns fall to 2-5. 

At 6-2. the Pats have sole possession of first place in the AFC East, no tie-breaker needed for the 5-2 Bills. Next week, they host the 3-3 Atlanta Falcons and I'm sure that during the game, at least one commentator will mention "25-3."

With the Celtics and Bruins both off to shaky starts, who would have guessed that the Pats would turn out to be the one dependable New England sports team this year?