There was almost nothing good to be taken from this one. Coming off their bye week, the Patriots played their boring, short pass game, went 0 for 6 on third down, and only a couple garbage-time touchdowns made the score look respectable.

Now granted, Mayo has been the guy in NE for years now, to the point where it was literally written into his contract that he would replace the long-time clipboard holder in Foxboro, but that task is still easier said than done, as every move he makes will be judged fairly or not against one of the greatest coaches to ever do it.

Everyone knew it would take time for Mayo, a first-time head coach, to grow into the job. But no one expected it to look like this.