The New England Patriots struggled mightily yet again on Sunday, losing 30-17 to the Arizona Cardinals to drop to 3-11 on the year. In particular the offense was quite the eyesore; they managed only 90 yards in the first half and totaled all of three points before garbage time in the fourth quarter. At this point in the season it is not necessarily unexpected, but coming off a bye week this late in the season it was a shockingly terrible performance.
Head coach Jerod Mayo seemed to express his frustration with the unit in a strange manner after the game while speaking to media. He was asked about one particularly questionable sequence for the Pats, when they had the ball at the Cardinals' four-yard line in the third quarter and faced a third-and-one. Offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt called two run plays that were stuffed for no gain and New England turned the ball over on downs deep in enemy territory.
