Patriots WR DeMario Douglas joined Keion White in expressing displeasure with how this season has gone. Read more on Boston.com.

If only the home team had actually shown up to play. Perhaps that’s why we heard multiple audible “Fire Mayo!” chants in the fourth quarter at Gillette Stadium. In a season full of low points, this loss represents rock bottom for Jerod Mayo’s team.

The New England Patriots will be looking to get back on the winning end of things when taking on the Los Angeles Chargers in a rare Saturday afternoon game. It will be an opportunity for the Patriots to bounce back from their 24-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills last week and put an end to a five-game losing streak.

His eight receptions for 94 yards and two touchdowns Saturday help him break Keenan Allen’s marks with 77 receptions and 1,054 receiving yards in a season

The loss moved New England (3-12) into position for the No. 2 pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, something the Patriots will likely maintain with losses in the final games against Los Angeles and Buffalo. Wins in either contest would likely drop New England several spots in the draft order.

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Entering Week 2, the Patriots hold the No. 2 draft pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, trailing only the New York Giants by one game. There is a logjam of teams at 3-12, with the Patriots ahead of four other 3-12 teams. That means there’s going to be a lot of movement over the last two weeks of the regular season.

This is the first of three NFL games scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 28. All will air on the NFL Network. The starting time for this one is 1 o'clock ET.

Patriots QB Drake Maye reiterated his support of Jerod Mayo and Alex Van Pelt after New England's blowout loss to the Chargers.

Every time it looks like the New England Patriots have made some progress, they take another step backward. After hanging tough with the Buffalo Bills on the ro

Speaking after the contest on Saturday, Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo gave a brutally honest assessment of the blowout. "Really nothing good to take out of that game today," Mayo told reporters. "We just didn't play well enough in any phase of the game. No complementary football, that's what you get."