Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer believes that Jerod Mayo should be "on notice" regarding his future with the Patriots after Sunday.

Ultimately, New England’s comeback hopes were shattered in a sequence where head coach Jerod Mayo and offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt turned third-and-short inside the Arizona five-yard line into predictable back-to-back handoffs the Cardinals below average run defense were able to stuff for a turnover on downs.

The Patriots were expected to lose. But losing like this, while they regress, coach poorly and make a mess at the podium, could invite more trouble than anyone expected next month.