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.

Upon arrival to the team facility Monday morning, head coach Jerod Mayo had a conversation about his post game comments with Alex Van Pelt. Mayo relayed the coordinator did not know what he was talking about.