Speaking after the contest on Saturday, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo gave a brutally honest assessment of the blowout. "Really nothing good to take out of that game today," Mayo told reporters. "We just didn't play well enough in any phase of the game. No complementary football, that's what you get."

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The New England Patriots were blown out on on National TV on Saturday, falling to the Los Angeles Chargers, 40-7, at Gillette Stadium.

Jerod Mayo heard it from Patriots fans on Saturday during the team's embarrassing 40-7 loss to the Chargers at Gillette Stadium.

The Patriots coach resisted pulling the plug on the QB’s day even with the Patriots hopelessly behind by 30 points in the fourth quarter, exposing both Maye and himself to more unnecessary hits.

Jerod Mayo failed to explain the thinking behind a key switch for the New England Patriots vs. the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 17.

Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo pulled the stunner by going back to Rhamondre Stevenson. Did h explain the reason why?

The loss moved New England (3-12) into position for the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, something the Patriots will likely maintain with losses in the final games against Los Angeles and Buffalo. Wins in either contest would likely drop New England several spots in the draft order.

The Los Angeles Chargers are back in the playoffs. But the message is clear: They have their eyes on achieving much more.

New England Patriots fans were obviously upset with the team’s performance in Saturday’s 40-7 blowout loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Things got so heated that there was an audible “Fire [Jerod] Mayo” chant ringing throughout the stadium as the Patriots dropped their 13th loss of the 2024 season.

Eleven and a half months after he was introduced as the head coach of the Patriots, the chief reason to believe in Jerod Mayo remains unchanged. It’s nothing you can see, nor hear, nor point to as proof.