The New England Patriots obtained outperformed, out-coached and humiliated by the Los Angeles Chargers in Saturday night’s Week 17 contest, so badly, that followers turned their backs at Gillette Stadium.
For the reason that Patriots gave their residence crowd nothing to cheer for on the sector, the hundreds in attendance collectively locked in arms for a loud and clear “Hearth Mayo” chat throughout New England’s 40-7 loss, which dropped the workforce to 3-13. The message completely capped off a dreary-weathered, putrid all-around efficiency from the Patriots on either side of the ball however had no impact on Mayo himself who took the excessive highway.
“Look, you hear these issues however on the identical time they paid to sit down within the seats and we gotta play higher, and if we play higher we don’t have to listen to that stuff,” Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo informed reporters, per team-provided video.
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Mayo’s spent nearly all of his debut on the helm in Foxboro pelted with skepticism about whether or not or not he’s the person for the job. The Patriots knew they had been in for a rebuild coming off final season’s 4-13 end earlier than Invoice Belichick was proven the door by workforce proprietor Robert Kraft, nevertheless, Mayo’s entry into head teaching hasn’t been in the slightest degree promising. By way of misspeaking with the media, failing to arrange the workforce routinely and regressing every week, the case for a Mayo return isn’t a straightforward promote.
The Patriots watched, in distress, because the Chargers clinched their playoff spot at Gillette Stadium, doing so by bulldozing New England from kick-off to the ultimate second of the fourth quarter. Los Angeles took benefit of the Patriots, holding possession of the ball for 23:20 within the first half — New England held the ball for six:40 — as Mayo’s squad always spent many of the night punting away and granting the Chargers an opportunity at their subsequent scoring alternative.
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Patriots quarterback Drake Maye suffered a head damage scare within the first quarter and made a visit to the damage tent earlier than returning to the sector to rejoin teammates and endure the rest of the Week 17 nightmare. Followers had sufficient and let Mayo, Kraft and all the group know the way they felt about sitting again and watching the Patriots, who for a 3rd 12 months in a row, received’t be competing for a Tremendous Bowl title.
