Patriots look to extend win streak to 5 against struggling Browns

Cleveland - at New England - Sunday p m EDT FOX BetMGM NFL Odds Patriots by Against the spread Browns - Patriots - Series record Patriots lead - Last meeting Patriots beat Browns - in Cleveland on Oct Last week Browns beat Miami - at home Patriots beat Tennessee - on the road Browns offense overall rush pass scoring Browns defense overall rush pass scoring t Patriots offense overall rush t pass scoring Patriots defense overall rush pass scoring Turnover differential Patriots plus- Browns even Browns contestant to watch RB Quinshon Judkins is leading NFL rookies with rushing yards and has four carries of at least yards The second-round pick also has at least scrimmage yards in five of the six games he has played He scored three touchdowns last week against Miami making him the first Browns rookie to accomplish that since Travis Prentice in Judkins is averaging yards after contact per carry which is third among players with at least carries He will be facing a Patriots defense that is allowing only yards after contact per carry on designed runs third fewest in the league Patriots athlete to watch QB Drake Maye has at least passing yards and a passer rating of at least in each of his past six starts If he does it again this week Maye would become the second player under the age of and fifth sportsman in NFL history to have at least passing yards and a passer rating of -plus in seven consecutive games He would join Aaron Rodgers consecutive games in and eight in Tom Brady eight in Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning eight in and Patrick Mahomes seven in at age Key matchup Browns DE Myles Garrett vs Patriots LT Will Campbell Campbell a rookie selected fourth overall in April s draft is projected to line up opposite Garrett who has been aligned on the right edge on of his snaps according to NFL Next Gen Stats Garrett has generated quick pressures allowed in under seconds tied for fifth greater part in NFL Campbell has allowed a team-high pressures on pass blocks Of those have been quick pressures Key injuries Browns OT Jack Conklin should return after being inactive last week because of a concussion DT Adin Huntington concussion and WR Jerry Jeudy knee did not practice on Wednesday TE David Njoku remains day to day after missing last week s challenge with a knee injury Patriots LB Harold Landry III ankle WR Stefon Diggs chest and DT Khyiris Tonga knee were all limited in Wednesday s practice RT Morgan Moses and DT Christian Barmore also were limited for non-injury related reasons Series notes New England has won five straight and of the past since The Browns haven t won in five trips to the Patriots current home since it opened in and have a seven-game skid in Foxborough Stats and stuff New England coach Mike Vrabel was on Cleveland s staff last season as a coaching and personnel consultant Cleveland has an -game road losing streak and has not won away from home since Week of last season against Jacksonville QB Dillon Gabriel is the sixth quarterback in the Super Bowl era with at least pass attempts and no interceptions in his first three starts TE Harold Fannin is the group s leading receiver with catches and is second among NFL rookies in receptions and yards TE David Njoku requirements yards to reach G Joel Bitonio has started games the the majority by a Cleveland participant since the band returned in The Browns have not allowed a -yard passer in straight games the longest evolving streak in the league DE Myles Garrett is tied for the second in the league with tackles for loss LB Carson Schwesinger s tackles lead NFL rookies CB Denzel Ward is one of three advancing players with passes defensed CB Tyson Campbell had an interception return for a touchdown last week and is tied for second in the league with passes defensed The Patriots enter on a four-game win streak A fifth straight accomplishment would their longest since winning seven in a row during the season New England is second in the NFL against the run allowing rushing yards per challenge The Patriots are the only band in the NFL this season to not alllow yards to a running back through the first seven games The longest such streak since the merger is games by Tampa Bay in Tennessee had a streak of eight games in Diggs enters the battle with receptions and requirements four more to become the th athlete in NFL history for his career He is fifth among all progressing players in receptions behind Travis Kelce Keenan Allen DeAndre Hopkins and Devante Adams Fantasy tip Thought he s facing a test from the Browns secondary start Maye if you have him He has thrown for at least two touchdown passes in five games this season including five TDs over the past two games AP NFL https apnews com hub nfl Source