The Patriots are playing a lot better, but they’ve still been sloppy and sleepy in the first quarter

Patriots coach Mike Vrabel said starting faster would be a “priority” this week, but he also downplayed the slow starts.

Patriots mailbag: Questions on the defense, and who knew Stefon Diggs was a good leader?

The Patriots seem to give up a long drive for a score to start each game, then the defense steps up for the rest of the game.