The New England Patriots defense has started to hit its stride. After already having some encouraging moments over the first four weeks of the season, the unit led by assistant coaches Steve Belichick and Jerod Mayo has turned up the heat the last two games.
It started with a shutout win over the Detroit Lions, who entered the two teams’ Week 5 bout as the top-ranked scoring team in the league but were kept off the scoreboard. One week later, this Sunday against the Cleveland Browns, the unit surrendered just one touchdown and three field goals en route to celebrating a 38-15 blowout victory.