Welcome to the Unconventional Review, an instant reaction to standouts, stats, and storylines from the Patriots’ most recent game . . .
The Patriots played the 1,000th game in their existence Sunday, regular season and postseason included. They have won 562 of those games. Not many of their regular-season wins have been as thorough and encouraging against an alleged quality opponent as Sunday’s 45-7 throttling of the Browns.
Make no mistake: This was a vintage Bill Belichick-era victory, a complete team effort, and now we can understand why he praised his team even when they started 2-4.