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Coach Jerod Mayo calls Patriots 'soft' after sixth straight loss

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LONDON -- New England Patriots coach Jerod Mayo didn't mince words to describe his team's sixth straight defeat -- a 32-16 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium on Sunday.

"We're a soft football team across the board," Mayo said. "We talk about what makes a tough football team and that's being able to run the ball, being able to stop the run and that's being able to cover kicks. We did none of those."

The Patriots opened a 10-0 lead and then fell apart. They totaled 38 rushing yards, allowed 171 rushing yards as Jacksonville at one point ran 16 straight times, and surrendered a 96-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the second quarter.