New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo did some reflecting following the team’s 25-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. The coach pointed to areas in particular that bogged down the team throughout the afternoon.
Red-zone conversions were a problem for New England. They went 1-for-6 in the red zone with their offense constantly faltering in that particular area of the field.
And the defense didn’t do much better.
“It’s a tough game. I just told the guys again. We’re doing a lot of things that are good,” Mayo told media members after the game, via Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan. “We just need to be more consistent and say penalties, look, it’s about us.
“Penalties continue to show up, both operational and post-snap, which we gotta do a better job of. But also, just our red area in general, our red area on offense. I think we were 1-for-6. Our red area on defense, we weren’t able to stop them there, and that’s really the game.”
The Patriots have to be better in multiple areas, as they have struggled to execute on both sides of the ball at various times this season. Sunday’s game was a microcosm of all of the issues that already existed.
