The Patriots did nearly enough to outlast the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, but a few critical mistakes at untimely moments yielded a 23-20 overtime loss instead.
In his first postgame press conference following a setback, New England head coach Jerod Mayo told reporters the execution simply “wasn’t good enough.”
Here are four takeaways:
Mayo took the blame.
Mayo said part of his message to the team was that it’s all about the details. If the Patriots do the little things right, Mayo said, the big things will take care of themselves.