The New England Patriots fought back from a 17-0 deficit to defeat Washington 26-17 and there’s a lot to break down. Keep in mind that this is the first game of the preseason so we can’t make any big judgments on the team, but we can still raise some questions.

1. Crossing routes and in-patterns are still a question mark.

The Patriots first team secondary struggled with crossing routes in 2017- a staple of the Andy Reid-style Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles offenses- because it’s a difficult route to cover when the receiver gets the defensive back in isolation.