The Cleveland Browns are coming off a 31-6 win over the Miami Dolphins last Sunday, improving their record to 2-5.
However, in Week 8, they will visit Drake Maye and the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, and it will be up to Kevin Stafanski’s team to break -or not- a historic losing streak.
Luck is not on the Browns’ side
If we go back in time, during the last ten games in which both teams faced each other, the Browns have lost nine of them.
As if that weren’t enough, they haven’t won in Foxborough since six-time champion Bill Belichick was their coach in 1992, according to Tony Grossi in X.
It should be noted that, in the following years, the current North Carolina Tar Heels coach was the Pats’ coach starting in 2000, where he won his six Vince Lombardi trophies alongside Tom Brady and company.
Now, under new head coach Mike Vrabel and after a start with two consecutive losses, New England (5-2) will look to extend its winning streak to five consecutive victories when it hosts the Browns at home.
However, if there is one thing that benefits Stefanski’s team, it is that it can boast a great defense, even if it has not been as good on the road. Nevertheless, Vrabel recently praised it: “They put pressure on the quarterback, and they do it through their players and their identity,” Vrabel said of Cleveland’s defense. “They understand what they want to do and how they want to play. They want to force you into mistakes.”
Furthermore, considering that the Pats lost to the Las Vegas Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers, where they only scored 13 and 14 points respectively, if Cleveland’s defense limits their opponents to less than 20 points, they could have a chance to achieve their third win of the season.
The truth is that if the Browns can repeat the result they achieved against the Dolphins, where they scored more than 17 points and allowed only six, this game could change history.
Winning this matchup could not only be used to break this streak that has been going on for years, but it could also be the perfect opportunity for Dillon Gabriel to establish himself as QB1 in his fourth NFL start and dispel all the doubts and criticism he faces for his battle with Shedeur Sanders.
Meanwhile, the Browns and Patriots will face off this Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at 1 p.m. EDT, and the game will be broadcast on FOX.
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